arte-606-artist statement yang liu. “mung”, january, 2009

ARTE-606-Artist Statement

Yang Liu

“Mung”, January, 2009

“Aquarius”, January, 2009

“Family”, November, 2008

The sona drawing near the center symbolizes three birds flying together.

“Love”, November, 2008The sona drawing on eight points symbolizes “man and woman.” Many copies of this drawing are used to compose the Chinese character meaning “love”.

“Twelve”, November, 2008

The sona drawing in the middle was originally drawn with five points, and was more circlular. It symbolizes a young girl after her first period. I removed the points, made it narrower, and added the lines on the left and right.

“Thinking”, November, 2008

The sona drawing on the left was originally wider. It symbolizes prolonged old age. I made it thinner and added the straight lines.

“Tree Archive”, November, 2008

A collection of some of the sona trees I found. Trees symbolize life, and a collection of different trees symbolizes the many forms life can take.

“Quo Vadis?” November, 2008

One single curve in the form of a tree.

“Untitled”, November, 2008An attempt to balance straight lines with curves.

“Snowflakes”, November, 2008Exploring repetition and symmetry with a sona tree to create abstract snowflakes.

“Sona Textile”, November, 2008Exploring repetition and symmetry with a sona tree to create a textile design.

“Piece of Pottery”, November, 2008

Exploring repetition and symmetry with a sona tree to create a pottery design.

“Photo Album”, November, 2008

A collection of different versions of the same topological tree.