February 21, 2016

Ding’s work interprets the complexities of mass-produced goods and television commercials. Alongside simplified colors and forms drawn from food packaging, her work delves into bridging the consumer cultural divide as a first-generation American. She is influenced by television programs such as The Simpsons, Jeopardy, and Wheel of Fortune. Watching television and movies is how she connects to American culture and humor. From infomercials and “As Seen on TV” products, cheap and readily available consumer goods have come to epitomize American standards of abundance and wealth. Ding continues to seek the symbolic meaning found in objects through their commodity value and representation.

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Linda Ding