Zora J Murff is an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Arkansas. Murff uses his practice to highlight intersections between systemic social issues and the cultural construct of race.
For visual artists, dedication to one’s creative craft is of the utmost importance. In Reuben Wu’s case, that dedication goes above and beyond the norm.
Simultaneously reminiscent of the slick, neon glow of sci-fi aesthetics and the cryptic symbolic language of ancient petroglyphs, Reuben Wu's work is clean, yet mysterious.
Anyone familiar with the American west is also aware of the presence of petroglyphs, or prehistoric carvings in the surface of rocks and landmasses, smattered across the landscape.