On 3rd Friday in March, Kiosk Gallery presents “Floating World”, an exhibition of paintings by Kathy Liao. From the artist’s statement:
“My work is about relationships.
“It is a record of a moment. A portrait may begin with the person sitting in front of me, to a transient smile over FaceTime, and all that might get buried under layers of painted recollection of how the sun felt the day he sat there. My mixed media work is painted from observations, layered with sharp and hazy memories and recorded snap-shot photos. With each painting, I am constantly reestablishing my relationship with the subject matter, being conscientious of my distance to them, physically and emotionally.
“I project my thought and my experiences onto the canvas and the image pushes back. The result is an intimate back and forth conversation between myself and the work. The dialogue goes through stages of cutting and pasting painted paper and reclaimed scraps, and spills over to a physical pushing, dragging, and dripping of thickly-laid and scraped-away paint. In the end, there may be so much on the painting, or only traces of history left visible.”
Join us for an opening reception Friday, March 17th, 2017 from 6-9 pm. The show runs through April 13th. Open hours: Fridays 12-6 pm, Saturdays 12-4 pm, and by appointment.
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