Ya-chu Kang
Kang had been showed her work in Taiwan, NY, Munich, Lithuania, Syria , Nepal, Okinawa and Vancouver, and did residency programs in Taiwan, USA, Bangladesh, Jordan and Japan. 2010, she was participating with the LunarFest exhibition and performance in the Candahar bar which are part of Cultural Olympiad programming in Downtown Vancouver. She has the residency program in Banciao435 International art village and the residency program in TAV in Taipei in the end of 2010. She also has two solo exhibition in Japan and Taipei in 2010, and one solo exhibition in Suho Paper Museum in Taipei in 2011.
Now Ya-chu is working on mix-media sculpture, drawing, felt painting, installation, video. She is living and working in Taipei, Taiwan and Vancouver, Canada.
Heroic Bearing 1
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Hero comic book paper, wrapping paper, handmade paper, printed paper
Heroic Bearing 3
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Hero comic book paper, wrapping paper, handmade paper, printed paper
Heroic Bearing 4
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Hero comic book paper, wrapping paper, handmade paper, printed paper
Heroic Bearing 5
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Hero comic book paper, wrapping paper, handmade paper, printed paper
Beauty and the Hero 1
19.3 in x 19.3 in
mixed media
$1500
various papers; comic book, wrapping, Chinese washi, Taiwanese culture, printed, cup cake decoration paper and glue
Beauty and the Hero 2
19.3 in x 19.3 in
mixed media
$1500
various papers; comic book, wrapping, Chinese washi, Taiwanese culture, printed, cup cake decoration paper and glue
Beauty and the Hero 4
19.3 in x 19.3 in
mixed media
$1500
various papers; comic book, wrapping, Chinese washi, Taiwanese culture, printed, cup cake decoration paper and glue
Knot Covering - Comic Book Kimono
59 in x 31.5 in x 63 in
mixed media
$4000
Japanese pornographic comic book paper (Hentai), packing rope, thread
Country Flag (detail)
in x in
mixed media
China Flag, USA Flag, Photoprint
price by request
Country Flag
in x in
mixed media
China Flag, USA Flag, Photoprint
price by request
Country Flag
in x in
mixed media
China flag, American flag, photoprint
price by request
Cover the Bird 2
16.7 in x 25.6 in
mixed media
$1800
wool, thread, fabric, beads
Cover the Bird
16.7 in x 25.6 in
mixed media
$1800
Wool, threads, fabric
Axe Chicken
25.6 in x 16.7 in
mixed media
$1800
wool, thread, fabric
Under Face Clay
27.7 in x 44.2 in
mixed media
$3200
wool, fabric, thread
Occupy 3
19.4 in x 12.9 in
mixed media on paper
$1650
media: Graphite, pencil, crayon, found detritus paper on paper on panel
Occupy 2
19.4 in x 12.9 in
mixed media on paper
$1650
media: Graphite, pencil, crayon, found detritus paper on paper on panel
Occupy
20 in x 13 in
mixed media on paper
media: Graphite, pencil, crayon, found detritus paper on paper on panel
Showtime 1
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Pornographic comic book paper (Hentai), wrapping paper, handmade paper, Taiwanese culture paper, cup cake decoration paper, glue
Showtime 2
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Pornographic comic book paper (Hentai), wrapping paper, handmade paper, Taiwanese culture paper, cup cake decoration paper, glue
Showtime 3
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Pornographic comic book paper (Hentai), wrapping paper, handmade paper, Taiwanese culture paper, cup cake decoration paper, glue
Showtime 4
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Pornographic comic book paper (Hentai), wrapping paper, handmade paper, Taiwanese culture paper, cup cake decoration paper, glue
Showtime 6
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Pornographic comic book paper (Hentai), wrapping paper, handmade paper, Taiwanese culture paper, cup cake decoration paper, glue
Showtime 7
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Pornographic comic book paper (Hentai), wrapping paper, handmade paper, Taiwanese culture paper, cup cake decoration paper, glue
Showtime 8
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Pornographic comic book paper (Hentai), wrapping paper, handmade paper, Taiwanese culture paper, cup cake decoration paper, glue
Showtime 9
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Pornographic comic book paper (Hentai), wrapping paper, handmade paper, Taiwanese culture paper, cup cake decoration paper, glue
Showtime 10
11.75 in x 11.75 in
mixed media
$1250
Pornographic comic book paper (Hentai), wrapping paper, handmade paper, Taiwanese culture paper, cup cake decoration paper, glue
Bag-Self-Portrait Series No. 7
26.7 in x 21.6 in x 15.7 in
mixed media
$850
Mailed cardboard box paper, adhesive tapes, stickers, threads, mailed stamp, wrapping material/ Installation
Bag-Self-Portrait Series No. 8
33 in x 19.6 in x 4 in
mixed media
$850
Mailed cardboard box paper, adhesive tapes, stickers, threads, mailed stamp, wrapping material/ Installation
Bag-Self-Portrait Series No. 9
49.2 in x 23.6 in x 11.8 in
mixed media
$850
Mailed cardboard box paper, adhesive tapes, stickers, threads, mailed stamp, wrapping material/ Installation
Bag-Self-Portrait Series No. 10
7.5 in x 2.75 in x 19 in
mixed media
$850
Mailed cardboard box paper, adhesive tapes, stickers, threads, mailed stamp, wrapping material/ Installation
Bag-Self-Portrait Series No. 11
7.1 in x 20.5 in x 1.75 in
mixed media
$850
Mailed cardboard box paper, adhesive tapes, stickers, threads, mailed stamp, wrapping material/ Installation
Security Blanket
in x in
mixed media
price by request
A collaborative effort between Christian Nicolay and Ya-chu Kang. In the work Security Blanket, Nicolay & Kang present a blanket hung from the ceiling over an iron bed frame made from facemasks that have been collected through various parts of Asia and then sewn together. The facemasks all share similar pastoral colors and rectangular patterns reflecting the formal qualities of quilting while retaining the historical context rooted in social issues. The transformation of the facemasks into a blanket quite literally speaks to this notion of safety, preservation and security while at the same time creating a polarized dialogue with the traditional quilting process. media: Facemasks, thread, iron bed, paint. Variable Dimensions.
Security Blanket (frontal view)
in x in
mixed media
price by request. This is a collaborative effort between Christian Nicolay and Ya-chu Kang. In the work Security Blanket, Nicolay & Kang present a blanket hung from the ceiling over an iron bed frame made from facemasks that have been collected through various parts of Asia and then sewn together. The facemasks all share similar pastoral colors and rectangular patterns reflecting the formal qualities of quilting while retaining the historical context rooted in social issues. The transformation of the facemasks into a blanket quite literally speaks to this notion of safety, preservation and security while at the same time creating a polarized dialogue with the traditional quilting process. media: Facemasks, thread, iron bed, paint Variable Dimensions
I.D. Table
in x in
mixed media
identity cards, wood, paint, plexiglass
Recoil
in x in
video still
Winner of the Make it Short Video Contest award based at the NW Film Center in Portland.
Recoil is a collaborative video work in which Nicolay and Kang play with the idea of Safety by repetitiously popping balloons held close to their faces. This explores the human body’s reflex and reaction of external energy by expanding and blowing up balloons. The tension created in the moments between the balloon and the human body displays the different response from man and woman, western and eastern. The spontaneous explosions create random patterns of colour through strain and pressure causing the inevitable recoil and an invisible boundary of attraction and repulsion.