Kathy Liao’s art blog. Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Tumblr (3.0; @kathymliao)http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/<p>I think, at the end of this semester, color slapped me in the face and yelled, &#8220;What the F*(#* are you doing lady?! Get a hold of yourself!&#8221;</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/664027628http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/664027628Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:41:12 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3i5ppldmn1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Battle</em>. Oil on canvas, 6’x8’</p> <p>Here’s the drawing study for it:</p> <p><a href="http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344396775/first-week-back-at-my-studio-in-boston-i-did-a">http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344396775/first-week-back-at-my-studio-in-boston-i-did-a</a></p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663986014http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663986014Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:22:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3i5nkrGUU1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Muddy Steps of Qiangling</em>. Oil on canvas, 74”x82”</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663983367http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663983367Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:21:20 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3i5cyZTAw1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Rituals</em>. oil on canvas, 85”x61”</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663970023http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663970023Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:14:58 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3i5am7hsp1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Heads East</em>. Oil on canvas. 7’x6’</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663967064http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663967064Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:13:34 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3i548LGrv1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Arena.</em> Mixed media on canvas, 80”x64”</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663959473http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663959473Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:09:44 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3i511IcNG1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Ka-Pow, Ippon</em>. Oil on canvas, 65”x45”</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663955649http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663955649Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:07:49 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3i4vxrcQz1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Yasha</em>. mixed media on canvas, 52”x61”</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663949457http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663949457Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:04:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3i4tkIlP71qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Armored</em>. mixed media on canvas. 64”x64”</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663946608http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/663946608Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:03:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gbvwuxsG1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gbvwuxsG1qzckzmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gbvwuxsG1qzckzmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gbvwuxsG1qzckzmo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gbvwuxsG1qzckzmo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gbvwuxsG1qzckzmo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gbvwuxsG1qzckzmo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gbvwuxsG1qzckzmo11_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gbvwuxsG1qzckzmo12_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gbvwuxsG1qzckzmo13_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Artist Book - Collaboration with a Poet</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/660681498http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/660681498Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:40:44 -0700<p>I&#8217;ll be in China for the next two weeks! Will update photos when I get back :D</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/425413623http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/425413623Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:15:19 -0800<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/arts/design/14curators.html?pagewanted=1&ref=arts">what's up in NY</a>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/390759786http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/390759786Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:28:21 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxsle86J2j1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Reminded me of some David Hockey or Wayne Thiebaud paintings!</p> <p><a href="http://redefinemagazine.tumblr.com/post/389576643/mandr-alex-maclean-escape-into-life-via">redefinemagazine</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://mandr.tumblr.com/post/389165051">mandr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.escapeintolife.com/artist-watch/alex-maclean/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+escapeintolife+%28Escape+into+Life%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Alex MacLean | Escape Into Life</a></p> <p>(via <a href="http://iampirate.tumblr.com/post/389107763/crashinglybeautiful-nevver-alex-maclean">iampirate</a>:<a href="http://crashinglybeautiful.tumblr.com/post/389024987/nevver-alex-maclean-escape-into-life">crashinglybeautiful</a>:<a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/387519222/alex-maclean-escape-into-life">nevver</a>)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/390759149http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/390759149Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:27:40 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwtxkwDggZ1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> "The Performance" will be showing at...<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwtxkwDggZ1qzckzmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Rubin-Frankel Gallery in Boston!<br/><br/> <p><i>The Realization of Dreams </i>Juried Student Art Exhibition at Rubin-Frankel Gallery</p> <p>Come to the Opening this Thursday 1/28/2010 6p-9p!!</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/353441278http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/353441278Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:02:56 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwjx5jHR1U1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I started on a painting… I think I’d like to do more drawings though.</p> <p>oil on canvas</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344407504http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344407504Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:17:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwjx379iIG1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ink, gesso on cardboards</p> <p>Ink on mylar</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344406343http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344406343Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:16:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwjx24bHWL1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Decided to paint kendo. First week back I’m still trying to figure out what I want to work on this semester.  I’ve been doing kendo for the past four years but for some reason I haven’t really thought about making art about it.  In grad schools, everything is “Why Not?!” so I figure I’d give kendo as a subject a shot.</p> <p>I’ve been mostly working from photographs taken by Darrick from tournaments. I’m really enjoying just doing quick gesture drawing/paintings of these.  We’ll see what comes out of it.</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344405597http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344405597Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:15:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwjwunGfcN1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Obligatory self-portrait. Wall-sized (like at least 8’ tall?) in ink.  I made this stick contraption where I attach my brush/charcoal at the end of it so I can draw from a distance.  I think Monet and lots of impressionist did that. I like it because it gives me less control over the marks I’m making.  Mylar ink drawing in the middle.</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344401356http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344401356Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:11:11 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwjwn5eWGT1qzckzmo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>First week back at my studio in Boston, I did a wall size charcoal drawing of the view out my window.  Overlooking Comm Ave, I-90, and across Charles River to the MIT side.</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344396775http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/344396775Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:06:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwf02rcZGl1qzckzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Making Face - Juicy Goodbye (with love)</p> <p>70”x60”</p> <p>Mixed Media on canvas</p>http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/339851064http://kathymliao.tumblr.com/post/339851064Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:32:51 -0800