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AMIE TIAN
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CALL TO ACTION

This screen print series explores phrases that "call to action," bringing their messages and deeper meanings to life visually. I used photo emulsion, vinyl, and drawing fluid in a combination of additive and reductive techniques to create each piece.



MURDER YOUR MEMORY


Inspired by the Title Fight's song, I wanted this print to capture the idea of a "mercy kill" of a fleeting memory. The photo, taken from Montauk's lighthouse, shows two figures walking away, framed in shadow and light, evoking the bittersweet parting of loved ones and the choice to "kill" a memory before it turns sour.




I AM ? 


Scantrons played a big role in shaping our path when we were young—determining test scores, grades, even our sense of worth. To be honest, I was never great at tests and often found myself doodling instead when I didn’t know the answers. This interactive print opens up a lighthearted conversation about breaking free from the choices and limits symbolized by the scantron. It encourages sketching beyond the lines and outside the bubbles, a reminder to express who we truly are, unconstrained.






CURE FOR PAIN


Another song inspired print, this time from the band Morphine. Cure for Pain reflects on the idea that pain itself can be a cure—a theme reinforced by the endless cycle of a fishhook feeding into an IV, both sustaining and harming the fish’s life. I've long been intrigued by the image of a fish impaled on a hook, caught between the pain of hunger and the pain of the hook. Is "a cure for pain in pain itself" just a harsh reminder that pain is inescapable, an ever-present part of existence?







BEAT ME OUT OF ME


This is a work-in-progress print inspired by lyrics from Nirvana’s Aneurysm. The line “Beat me out of me,” repeated over and over, felt like a relentless struggle to release something deeply ingrained yet hard to let go of. It also suggests that becoming your best self sometimes means pushing yourself hard—almost "beating" yourself into the best possible version, striving to bring out the strongest "me" from within.




OPEN WIDE


This piece is my first-ever screen print created through vinyl cutting. I wanted to explore the phrase “open wide,” something we all hear at the dentist. There’s a vulnerability in that phrase, a mix of compliance and exposure, as if you’re surrendering control for a moment. This print plays with that feeling, inviting reflection on how such simple words can carry weight and discomfort beyond their everyday use.