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The  Possibility  of  a  Slower  Paced  Life:  In  katherine  Chang  Liu’s   of  the  “unfinished”  state  of  things.  One  of  the  most  simplified  and
        paintings  there  is  something  very  Scandinavian,  even  though  the   at the same time harsh criticism is how the western world diagnose
        artist herself is building traces of her own ethnic heritage in her art.   time and space to describe culture. The west is obsessed with time.
        The  perception  of  color  and  composition  has  clear  dialogue  with   How would our perception and goals change if we were to be defined
        Scandinavian modernism and contemporary art. The refined restraint,   by our pace. You can say that katherine Chang Liu’s work encourage
        as well as the harmony the work reflects, feels very familiar. In Liu’s work   us to pace life, to return to introspection, examine the past, and in
        what are especially fascinating are the details that lead to reflections   general, to slow down.
                                                                                              Mia Tykkylainen, Turun Sanomat

        mOrNING rItUaLs #1, 2007 MIxED MEDIA ON PANEL 16x10x2.5 IN. / 40x25x6 CM.   mOrNING rItUaLs #1, 2007 MIxED MEDIA ON PANEL 16x10x2.5 IN. / 40x25x6 CM.





















































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        NOTE: katherine Chang Liu’s work range from 10”x10” to 6’x9’
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