New York, New York, New York

This lenticular art series by Ruoyun Dai views New York City through the eyes of three familiar animal residents, reimagined as human like characters in playful yet honest stories, bringing the city’s contrasts to life through subtle animation. The series was exhibited at Art on Paper New York 2025.

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Gallery wall with colorful abstract and stylized portrait artwork, some framed and others unframed, arranged in a corner of a white room.

The Art of Jiayue Li

Jiayue Li is a New York/San Francisco illustrator whose dreamy pencil drawings blend daily moments with gentle surrealism. The collection includes prints of her original works and a lenticular recreation inspired by her art, which is exhibited at Art on Paper New York 2025.

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Gallery wall with framed black-and-white surreal and abstract art illustrations featuring distorted faces, body parts, and imaginative creatures.

Liminal

Liminal series, exhibited at San Francisco Art Fair 2025 by Ruoyun Dai, transforms hand-drawn animations into lenticular prints. The series explores themes of emotional and psychological transitions and bridges the gap between traditional art and digital media.

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A collection of various black and white sketches and a printed image of a cute, round character with a large head, small body, and minimal facial features, sitting at a table with a small cup, on a dark background.

Tom

The “Tom” series is a hand-drawn pencil collection by Ruoyun Dai, inspired by Williamsburg and centered on intimacy, emotional nuance, and the fragility of connection. The series was exhibited at Art on Paper New York 2025.

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A colorful, gradient background with multiple black squares, each containing a white outline of a person sitting with their head resting on their knees in a contemplative pose.

Post-Symbolic Communications

This lenticular print series by Meltem Şahin explores the body, its movements, and its relationship to other bodies during lockdown. It is a choreography of mood swings, tracing emotional ups and downs.

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Sketch of three cute characters waiting at a bus stop in the rain. The left character holds a bouquet of flowers, the middle character holds a bouquet and appears to be smiling, and the right character holds an umbrella. A sign reads 'bway' and a streetlamp is in the background.

New York Knows How

This is an AR print created by Ruoyun Dai explores the body, its movements, and its relationship to other bodies during lockdown. It is a choreography of mood swings, tracing emotional ups and downs.

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Nighttime cityscape with a tall illuminated skyscraper in the center, blurry and pixelated.

Shimmering NYC

This is a custom series by Ruoyun Dai. This series is made with JavaScript, you can provide your own photo to have it transformed into a shimmering artwork.

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