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