JUPITER

Chinatown Soup is pleased to present Jupiter, an exhibition of paintings on canvas and works on paper that is on view from May 24 - June 4, 2022. Please join us for an opening reception on Thursday, June 2nd from 6-8PM. 

For artist Emilie Liu, the month of May marks a special introduction that changed her life for good. Welcoming Jupiter the dog into her home three years ago inspired Emilie to seek a louder artistic voice after a decade of working in the design industry. Half of the exhibited series captures Jupiter’s lively micro-expressions. Jupiter’s positive energy radiates through Emilie’s brush strokes, applied in such a way as to achieve human scale. 

Other portraits capture canine companions belonging to strangers whose vibrant presences and quirks left an impression on Emilie that compelled her to document them on canvas. The culminating works of this series are Emilie’s personalities made manifest. Energetic and unexpected, Emilie’s work evokes a sense of wit and play.

Emilie Liu is a Taiwanese painter and digital artist who works with both analog and digital media. Born in Taipei, she is now based in New York. While living in Northern California (2019-2022), her color palette was strongly influenced by the region’s rich and exuberant natural landscapes, which continue to shape her paintings. When she’s not prepping a canvas, Emilie enjoys drawing, hand-lettering, and furniture-making. As an art director with 10+ years of experience, Emilie has collaborated with brands like Spotify, Nick Jr., Camper, Nat Geo, Squarespace, and more. Her work has been shown in the USA, Europe, South America, Japan, and Taiwan.