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I love drawing so much that I don't feel bad sacrificing a lot of things.
I love drawing so much that I leave the most precious time for it.
I love drawing so much that I am not knocked down by the hardship and frustration of creation. — Jimmy Liao
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Jimmy uses color markers, acrylic paint and watercolor to produce the monochromatic black-and-white scenes. The drawings make no direct reference to death or loss, but rather an abundance of emotional expression through the exquisite presentation of his wonderfully crafted illustrations. You may be familiar with the warm and therapeutic side of Jimmy, but we invite you to look at things differently and explore the inner worlds conveyed by Jimmy's drawings from the selected works on display seen through the lens of contemporary challenges.
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幾米 Jimmy Liao, 母親 Mother, 2001
壓克力顏料、水彩、油性簽字筆／紙 Acrylic, watercolor and marker on paper, 35 x 49 cm / each, set of 6
NT$ 1,200,000
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幾米 JIMMY LIAO, 母親 MOTHER, 2001
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Happiness has just arrived, but sadness is already lurking around the corner.
That seems to be the tone of my works—don't be too happy.
The truth is, there's always something that makes you cry behind all the happiness... — Jimmy Liao
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The havoc wrought by disease is sublimated into poetic images
The Furry Bunny series depicts everyone escaping from the abandoned city engulfed by a plague. The once little girl has become an old lady and is reunited with the Furry Bunny in the deserted zoo. The Furry Bunny awakens the dormant little girl inside the old lady and brings her to relive a magical sweet dream.
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幾米 Jimmy Liao
謝謝你毛毛兔，這個下午真好玩 Thank you, Furry Bunny, for a wonderful afternoon
2005
壓克力顏料、水彩、油性簽字筆／紙 Acrylic, watercolor and marker on paper, 約 37 x 55 cm / each, set of 37
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Installation views of THANK YOU, FURRY BUNNY, FOR A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
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Bandage Horse, Piggy that Skips Class, A Fish That Smiled at Me... characters in Jimmy's stories leap into the gallery
The protagonists in Paradise Lost speak for the wounded hearts in their unique ways. Some are shy and lonely, some are worldly and precocious, some have lost their childhood, and some spend their days seeking unknowable answers... Their innocence lays bare the confusion we've all had in our hearts. All of our emotions that are not understood are granted solace in Paradise Lost.
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Whether it’s a long story or a short one, Jimmy is always able to use simple texts, delicate brushstrokes, imaginative illustrations and relatable stories to weave together the seemingly simple, but intertwined with loneliness, sadness, beauty, regret, hope... an eclectic poetic world coming together through his drawings.
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幾米 Jimmy Liao囈語呢喃 In a Trance, 2021壓克力顏料、水彩、油性簽字筆／紙 Acrylic, watercolor and marker on paper15 1/8 x 22 1/2 in
38.5 x 57 cmSold -
幾米 Jimmy Liao繽紛 Hues Everywhere, 未紀年 n.d.壓克力顏料、水彩、油性簽字筆／紙 Acrylic, watercolor and marker on paper14 1/4 x 21 5/8 in
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幾米 Jimmy Liao一個悠悠的下午 A Slow Afternoon, 未紀年 n.d.壓克力顏料、水彩、油性簽字筆／紙 Acrylic, watercolor and marker on paper15 1/8 x 22 5/8 in
38.4 x 57.5 cmSold -
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幾米 Jimmy Liao黑日夢 Night Dreaming, 未紀年 n.d.壓克力顏料、水彩、油性簽字筆／紙 Acrylic, watercolor and marker on paper15 1/8 x 22 1/2 in
38.5 x 57 cmSold -
幾米 Jimmy Liao貓空 Cat Sky壓克力顏料、水彩、油性簽字筆／紙 Acrylic, watercolor and marker on paper14 1/8 x 21 3/8 in
36 x 54.2 cmSold -
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Enticing blue in surreal scenes
The exhibition delves deeper into Jimmy's studio, focusing on works with cooler tones and shades of grey. Some protagonists in the drawing are sitting lonely in a dark corner, while some are wandering in a dark forest with no end in sight, frightened and uneasy. The vulnerability of the innermost workings of their hearts is known only by themselves as they face the cruelty of the world alone in forgotten corners.
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幾米 Jimmy Liao, 藍色心境 Blue State of Mind
壓克力顏料、水彩、油性簽字筆／紙 Acrylic, watercolor and marker on paper, 27.3 x 33.2 cm / each, set of 6
Reserved
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幾米 JIMMY LIAO, 藍色心境 BLUE STATE OF MIND
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幾米 Jimmy Liao午后的等待 Waiting in the Afternoon, 2017-2018油彩／畫布 Oil on canvas45 7/8 x 35 7/8 in
116.5 x 91 cmSold -
幾米 Jimmy Liao漫步 Taking a Stroll, 2017-2018油彩／畫布 Oil on canvas45 7/8 x 35 7/8 in
116.5 x 91 cmSold -
幾米 Jimmy Liao發亮的早晨 Shiny Morning, 2017-2018油彩／畫布 Oil on canvas35 7/8 x 45 7/8 in
91 x 116.5 cmSold -
幾米 Jimmy Liao紅鳥 Red Bird, 2017-2018油彩／畫布 Oil on canvas35 7/8 x 45 7/8 in
91 x 116.5 cmSold
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Jimmy Liao is prolific picture book author from Taiwan. He began creating illustrated books in 1998, expanding the readership of picture books beyond children to general audiences. Since he began to devote himself to picture books, he has published more than 60 works in all. His books have been translated into numerous languages, including English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, German, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Russian, Polish, Estonian, and Swedish. He has also created original works for British, American, and Japanese publishers.
Studio Voice magazine named Jimmy one of Asia’s “most creative 55 people”, and the Discovery Channel chose Jimmy as one of the six outstanding Taiwanese in its show “Portraits Taiwan”. Many of Jimmy’s works have been turned into musicals, television dramas and films. The animation of A Fish that Smiled at Me won the prize for best short film at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival. Jimmy’s works have won several Golden Tripod Awards in Taiwan, the Belgian literary prize “Le Prix Versele”, the First Prize for artistic illustration from Spain’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, and “Peter Pan’s Silver Stars Prize” from Sweden. He has also been nominated for the Swedish Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which is the world’s most prestigious prize for literature aimed at children and youths.
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Above text selected from 2018 All of My World is You: Jimmy Liao 20th Anniversary Exhibition
