Selected works/ sketches
This is an exploration on the blurry brushstrokes inspired by Gerhard Richter to express the idea of ambivilent. Also I had used a mixture of oil paints and oil sticks, it is not easy to difficiate two different mediums by naked eyes. as if it is suggesting that we cannot comprehend one's identity by their appearance.
Kate Yu
Self-portrait 2
Oil and oil sticks on canvas
40x40cm
November 2024
Kate Yu
Manspreading
October 2024
Oil on canvas
30 x 45cm
A quick sketch for the upcoming painting with egg tempera on paper.
Image transfer:
I had tried image transfer technique with different medium such as mod podge, gloss and matte acrylic medium, there are slight differences between each medium.
Lithography
*Image on the right
Etching
Kate Yu
Untitled*
Wallpaint, acrylic ink on canvas
40x30cm
November 2024
Miniature portraits
testing on tile and canvas
Kate Yu
Untitled*
Oil on paper
20x15cm
November 2024
Kate Yu
Untitled*
Oil on paper
20x15cm
November 2024
Digital sketche
"I doubted if you'd say that to a. 6-foot-tall guy? Just because I'm quiet doesn't mean you can insult me. I feel vulnerable when I can't defend for myself."
Digital sketche