Clearing Branch hosts an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month art exhibit through the month of May, featuring artist Mark Yee.
A professional in finance until recently, Mark Yee sees his work as a natural outgrowth of the communication tools he used in his former field: “When I worked in the field of finance and marketing, I used lines, shapes, colors and symbols to visually convey stories about the data that I analyzed. About eight years ago, I took this storytelling to the next level and started putting color, lines and shapes on canvas.
"My process involves creating layers and layers of texture and color. Portions of the canvas are obscured, and other parts of the canvas are scraped away. It's an obsessive cycle. In the end, these layers are only meant to be uncovered or slowly reveal themselves to the viewer and artist alike.”
