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QIANA LIAO | “Landscape” Short Caftan
ARTIST | Qiana Liao
BASED IN | China
TITLE | “Landscape” Short Caftan
SIZE | 1020 X 660 mm
I visualize this artwork as a landscape painting: the giant letters are like the rooftops of a traditional Chinese town and the oval white space on the right as a lake. Imagine the condensed letters as willow tree leaves being blown by a gentle breeze.
MEDIUM | 100% cotton fabric, hand-drawn lettering with fluid acrylics
PRICE | USD 300 (Contact us to purchase)
ARTIST | Qiana Liao
BASED IN | China
TITLE | “Landscape” Short Caftan
SIZE | 1020 X 660 mm
I visualize this artwork as a landscape painting: the giant letters are like the rooftops of a traditional Chinese town and the oval white space on the right as a lake. Imagine the condensed letters as willow tree leaves being blown by a gentle breeze.
MEDIUM | 100% cotton fabric, hand-drawn lettering with fluid acrylics
PRICE | USD 300 (Contact us to purchase)
ARTIST | Qiana Liao
BASED IN | China
TITLE | “Landscape” Short Caftan
SIZE | 1020 X 660 mm
I visualize this artwork as a landscape painting: the giant letters are like the rooftops of a traditional Chinese town and the oval white space on the right as a lake. Imagine the condensed letters as willow tree leaves being blown by a gentle breeze.
MEDIUM | 100% cotton fabric, hand-drawn lettering with fluid acrylics
PRICE | USD 300 (Contact us to purchase)
Details
These letter forms were inspired by landscape and waterscape paintings by Wu Guanzhong, a contemporary Chinese Painter. Wu abstracts the impression of Chinese ancient towns. My goal with this piece was to layer words together to create a village constructed of letters, in the style of Wu’s architectural paintings. I hope I have captured the spirit well.
Details of the contrasting thick and thins of the lettering
A close-up of the willow leaves letter forms
About the artist
Passionate about art, Qiana Liao graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design in Nanjing, China, and continued to enrich herself through studies overseas – textile design at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and in calligraphy at the Cooper Union.
Graduating in 2012 with a Masters degree in Visual Communication from Pratt Institute (New York), she worked for seven years with The Natori Company, a women’s fashion designer and manufacturer based in New York City. As Senior Graphic Designer there, she was involved in branding and communications, textile designs, product packaging, storefront displays, showroom design planning, as well as art direction in photography and fashion shows.
During her time in New York, she was an active member in the Society of Scribes in New York Calligraphy Association, assisting in preparation of Holiday Fair events, and assisting in workshops. The teachers under whom Qiana had the privilege to study is a veritable rolodex of famed calligraphy teachers including Yukimi Annand, Luca Barcellona, Gemma Black, Anthony Bloch, Liesbet Boudens, Patricia Buttice, Harvest Crittenden, Suzanne Cunningham, Debra Dick, Cara Di Edwardo, James Farrell, Christopher Haanes, Heather Held, Paul Herrera, Elinor Holland, Yves Leterme, Sherrie Lovler, Kathy Milici, Vivian Mungall, Anna Pinto, Marcy Robinson, Paul Shaw, John Stevens, Elmo van Slingerman, Michael Sull, Leslie Watkins, Sheila and Julian Waters, Eleanor Winters, Rachel Yallop, Loredana Zega.