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Artist and Martial Arts Instructor
Johnny Tai is a totally blind, partially deaf martial-arts instructor living in Richmond, BC. He looks forward to any opportunity that will aid in his development and maturation as an artist.His raised etchings occupy an important space in the blind arts community, allowing non-visual patrons to feel shapes and designs (both abstract and representational) as well as serving as a guidepost for non-visual artists themselves — whose work on a canvas would be nearly impossible to complete without that tactile “etched” component. His etches are created with accessibility in mind. Instead of employing colour as a means of delineating form, he uses various textured lines and blocks to convey depth, materials and elements. The subject matter of the pieces themselves are rather eclectic in nature and range from everyday personal experiences, the natural realm and traditional Chinese folklore.
Temporary Tactile 