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the back room of an art gallery
where artists and art lovers hang
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 Liz Young, Still Life,
2009, Mixed Media Installation
 Liz Young, Whitetail Deer,
2009, pencil on vintage paneling
 Liz Young, Crow, 2009, taxidermied bird
 Liz Young, Deer and Crow, 2009, taxidermy
 Liz Young, Faux Legs,
2007, fabric filled with rice
 Liz Young, Able,
2007, fabric filled with rice
 Liz Young, Deer Target,
2008, Paper archery target on fabric with thread
 Liz Young, Miss Fits and Will Knot,
2001, Girdle fabric on fibreglass form, life size
 Liz Young, Phantom Flesh,
2004, vinyl, wax and grass
 Liz Young, Phantom Flesh: Deer,
2004, thread on vinyl
 Liz Young, Stubborn Stain,
2000, blood on plywood
 Liz Young, Common Raven,
2004, graphite on butcher paper
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© Liz Young Liz Young, Balmy Bird,
2006, thread on vintage flag
 Liz Young, Bird,
2003, thread on butcher paper
 Liz Young, Deer,
2006, graphite on wood paneling
 Liz Young, Able, 2007, fabric, rice
 Liz Young, The Tail of Shirley de Cade,
2002, Performance still
 Liz Young, Skin Inn, 2000, mixed media
 Liz Young, from Log Lady, performance
 Liz Young, Melinda Ring, Log Lady,
performance
 Liz Young, untitled, 2011, 3in. x 2in.
© Liz Young
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life sentences
Waking, snoozing, drifting, procrastinating, rising, brushing, spitting, bathing, peeing, pooping, wiping, dressing, blessing, eating, drinking, organizing, deciding, committing, thinking, cutting, measuring, attaching, sewing, pounding, stamping, writing, researching, hooking, adjusting, figuring, talking, staring, watching, typing, driving, drawing, rubbing, backing, blacking, crac... [more]
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Interview with Liz Young
Los Angeles - The ArtSlant Team met up with Liz Young in her Los Angeles studio. Liz was currently finishing up two shows - a solo at Alfred University in New York and The Powder Room exhibit at Track 16 in Los Angeles. And she was completing work for a number of exhbitions coming up in the summer.
Among stray kittens, vinyl pigs, horse paintings, deer targets, exquisite sewn drawings and lots of curiosities, we had tea and a chat.
ArtSlant: What’s your earliest memory of art making?
Liz Young: I had a set of colored pencils that I carried everywhere. They were my prize possession. Also when I was 7 I wrote that I had green eyes, blonde hair and that when I grew up I wanted to be an artist.
AS: Who was the first artist that affected you?
LY: I saw lots of famous art when I was growing up but the first artist to really affect me was Vito Acconci.
AS: What’s your best kept secret?
LY: Well if I told you then everybody would know...I’m not falling for that one.
AS: What do you listen to? Recent reads?
LY: 40’s Western Swing and Big Band, ABBA, and Old time radio shows.
AS: Who or what influences you now?
LY: Taxidermy, Field Guides to Birds, prosthetics, old orthopedic catalogs, design and flea markets.
AS: What would you change in the art scene?
LY: Museums would be free and there would be lots of financial support for artists.
AS: Why do you get up in the morning?
LY: I have a lot on my plate right now and I can’t do it lying down.
AS: How do you stay sane?
LY: Go to my studio, go to the gym and eat humble pie.
ArtSlant would like to thank Liz Young for her assistance in making this interview possible.
--ArtSlant Team
(All images courtesy of the artist and ArtSlant)
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