ARTISTS ' STUDIO
Progression of the
Scallion (2015)
Marker on paper by :
NGUYEN , Nathan
Given that college students
make very little, if any, money, the
artist had practiced money-saving
techniques, including propagating
green onion in water. The time of
day is hinted at by the orange
sunlight shining through the
window. The glass the onions are
growing in were taken from the
dining hall of the school, another
way the artist cut costs to eat. The
green onions became the subject
of ridicule when the artist’s
roommate took issue with the
smell of the green onion present
in their shared living quarters,
and thus grew to represent the
growing animosity between the
artist and his roommate.
IT Magazine / April Issue
29