Picture book <<Starry Night>> by Jimmy Liao
An artist statement / interview where the artist describes what he/she is doing
“Starry Night tells a simple but also complicated story. It is simple because it is just a story about two people meet and at last they separate. It is also complicated because it has the power that resonates with the readers. It can remind readers of their youth and youth is really hard to describe.”
Where is their work being exhibited, displayed or published?
This picture book was published in Taiwan in 2009
How did you find this person and where could you see their work in person?
The drawer of the picture book, Jimmy Liao is very famous in China. Most of people in my generation have read his book when we were kids. Jimmy started drawing a long time ago and became famous when I was a child.
What is their work talking about or concerned with?
A girl that does not like to talk one day meet a boy who doesn’t like to talk either, they become friends. One day they escape from the city and come to the house that the girl’s grandfather used to live in a mountain. That night in the mountain, they saw the most beautiful starry sky. The book describes a group of children that have problems communicating with the world. Most of them are autistics and usually feel lonely. Starry Night tells a story about how that group of kids at first tried to escape from the society and gradually began to understand the meaning of their lives.
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