Artwork Appreciation
LIAO Yu-An’s works often depict psychological drama experienced by modern urban dwellers represented using pop and cartoon-like art styles. The Cleavage Development Program 1 uses repeated floral patterns and images to create a two-dimensional world. The composition shows a huge plant that has completely wrapped around a person’s head, who is shown tugging at the leaves as though experiencing intense pain. The twisted form and struggle provide a powerful portrayal of his fight against external expectations and standards. LIAO Yu-An is apt at using twisted, malformed, or paralyzed human figures in order to convey the empty and insecure mental status typical of the E-generation.