Personal Profile Name: Jimmy Liao Fu-pin Pen name: Ji Mi Born: 15 November 1958 Career: Taiwanese illustrator After graduating from Chinese Culture University in which he majored in art, popular writer-illustrator Jimmy worked in an advertising company for 12 years. Diagnosed in 1995, Liao underwent six months of chemotherapy and his cancer went into remission. Nevertheless, depression and fear over his illness changed his outlook on life and launched him on a new career. In 1998, it is the first time starting his own artworks which are Secrets in the Woods and A Fish that Smiled at Me. Then, he published a best-selling book “Turn Left, Turn Right” which was rewarded by huge success and generate a trend of illustrated creation. More books were published eventually by jimmy and some of them were displayed by different form of mediums such as movie, animation. 'I became more observant even of some very tiny things in life. Drawing became my therapy. It's the way I release my anxiety.' Liao (2008) said. Nowadays, his 30 illustrated stories have sold five million copies worldwide and many exhibitions were held in Taipei, Hong Kong and on the mainland. "My parents sometimes are fine, however they usually quarrel heavily and sometimes don't speak with each other." -----------The Starry Starry Night "Father always chats on the phone which seems to be important in his dailylife. Nevertheness, I have no word to speak with him since he doesn't understand what I am talking about." -----------------The Starry Starry Night "I seem to be a bird in a cage thirsting for flying outside." " We cannot see the stars gradually in the urban" I choose Jimmy as my artist of final paper because his illustration interacts with his elegant literary well. Although his illustrations and stories convey a sense of loneliness, this touches us feeling alienated by hectic city life. Liao (2008) mentioned that he had felt a sense of solitude living in a hectic city but he had enjoyed the solitude of working alone. Hence, he had tried to change the loneliness into beauty. In addition, not only his artworks are accompanied the elegant texts well, but also delivers the comprehensive values, the positive attitude to our daily life. For children, they are attracted by the colorful illustration featuring adorable animals. For teenagers, they may experience the bitter-sweet feeling of leaving childhood and entering adulthood. For adults, they can receive the heart-tugging loneliness and anxieties of the urban life. Everyone may be comforted by Jimmy’s artworks. the mural painting in MRT Nangang Station The exhibition of The Starry Starry Night The exhibition of The Starry Starry Night The exhibition of The Starry Starry Night The exhibition of The Starry Starry Night The video is talking about the aim of jimmy to create a book "The Starry Starry Night". He hope this book can raise parents awareness to their children who cannot be understood by the adults. The visit reveals the experience of Jimmy to create his new artwork "The Rainbom of Time". Creating the artwork about the time in cinema, Jimmy tried to watch movie in there frequently in order to expressed his feeling into his artwork. Meanwhile, he would like to give his respect to all film directors. Reference: http://taiwanpedia.culture.tw/web/content?ID=4657 cultural department of Taiwan http://www.scmp.com/article/632403/taking-colourful-look-life Taking a colourful look at life Miranda Yeung (April 3, 2008). http://www.scmp.com/article/631161/solitary-man Solitary Man Joyce Siu( 25 March, 2008) http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/7240982.html exhibition of jimmy Liao
Picture book <> by Jimmy Liao An artist statement / interview where the artist describes what he/she is doing “Starry Night tells a simple but also complica…
Les finestres són menudets forats per on podem veure el món i també el món ens pot veure a nosaltres. Al contrari de les portes, amb les finestres no perdem l'intimitat: veiem i ens veuen, però dins d'un espai personal. Açò ho descriu molt bé els pinzells de Jimmy Liao.
Paisaje de amor (SIN COLECCION) : Liao, Jimmy, Liao, Jimmy, Ainaud i Escudero, Jordi: Amazon.es: Libros
Voce Dei Colori : Liao, Jimmy, Torchio, S.: Amazon.it: Libri
Les finestres són menudets forats per on podem veure el món i també el món ens pot veure a nosaltres. Al contrari de les portes, amb les finestres no perdem l'intimitat: veiem i ens veuen, però dins d'un espai personal. Açò ho descriu molt bé els pinzells de Jimmy Liao.
Vor etwa zwei Jahren habe ich das Buch Die Sternennacht von Jimmy Liao entdeckt und war tief ergriffen von der Handlung. Da habe ich mich natürlich sehr gefreut, als ich erfuhr, dass Chinabooks letzten Herbst und in diesem Frühjahr gleich drei weitere Bücher von Jimmy Liao herausbrachte. Ich hatte d
Picture book <> by Jimmy Liao An artist statement / interview where the artist describes what he/she is doing “Starry Night tells a simple but also complica…
Vor etwa zwei Jahren habe ich das Buch Die Sternennacht von Jimmy Liao entdeckt und war tief ergriffen von der Handlung. Da habe ich mich natürlich sehr gefreut, als ich erfuhr, dass Chinabooks letzten Herbst und in diesem Frühjahr gleich drei weitere Bücher von Jimmy Liao herausbrachte. Ich hatte d
Les finestres són menudets forats per on podem veure el món i també el món ens pot veure a nosaltres. Al contrari de les portes, amb les finestres no perdem l'intimitat: veiem i ens veuen, però dins d'un espai personal. Açò ho descriu molt bé els pinzells de Jimmy Liao.
Les finestres són menudets forats per on podem veure el món i també el món ens pot veure a nosaltres. Al contrari de les portes, amb les finestres no perdem l'intimitat: veiem i ens veuen, però dins d
“A year ago I began to notice that my sight was slipping away. I sat at home alone and felt the darkness settle around me. But today I walked outside into the thin gray rain and made my way to the …
幾米--世界的角落特展 How To Own A Corner By jimmy Liao
Les finestres són menudets forats per on podem veure el món i també el món ens pot veure a nosaltres. Al contrari de les portes, amb les finestres no perdem l'intimitat: veiem i ens veuen, però dins d'un espai personal. Açò ho descriu molt bé els pinzells de Jimmy Liao.
Przejazd metrem od stacji do stacji. Błacha codzienność, ale tu właśnie czai się autor Jimmy Liao wraz ze swoją pomysłowością i wrażliwością opisu. Książka zaskakuje swoją estetyką i wrażliwością. Porusza wewnętrzne struny duszy każdego człowieka.
Here’s a book and an author that deserve to be far better known outside of their native Taiwan. Jimmy Liao has been producing lavishly illustrated picture books since the late nineties selling over…
