Block Party!
Leo Tolstoy once wrote “Spring is the time of plans and projects” and never too true a word was spoken. We may still be recovering from the Body-City-Mechanism Vernissage and preparing for our exhibitions in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Beijing, but any excuse to party and show some people our art is ok with us....
Body-City-Mechanism Vernissage & Garden Party
April 25th was D-Day for the island6 art collective. We’ve been fortunate enough to have been kept really, rather, very busy over the past month. Having just opened a show at island6 HK, made our debut at HK Art Walk and as The Art of Wu Wei opened in Bangkok on the same night as...
Walk This Way….
On an early evening in Hong Kong, island6 was quiet, a little too quiet…. Then BAM! Thousands of art walkers took to Hong Kong’s streets and despite the April showers and the elements being in full force, we still had a great turnout at the annual HK Artwalk 2013. What once started in 2001 as...
An artwork a day keeps the doctor away…or again: THE BIRDS!
The weather situation in Shanghai has been troubling the island6 creatives much like little birds not knowing if to come back from their southern escape destination or extend their stay far away from our beloved city. Allowedly, the birds have above all some other concerns at the moment. But we at the island decided for...
Need.Want.Hunt Opening Party at island6 Hong Kong!
On March 28th, island6 Hong Kong opened its 3rd in house exhibition, featuring acrobatic artworks, smoking beauties, some hot and heavy Hong Kong rain and one delicious roasted pig’s head. Need.Want.Hunt was a fantastic celebration of desire, impulse and good old-fashioned sex appeal of digital meets instinctual charm. The show featured Liu Dao’s signature...
It´s gettin´ hot in here…
Being super busy preparing the artworks for the upcoming exhibitions, we’ve spent the last couple of days shooting like crazy. And they were definitely crazy, our beloved visitors and contributors Nick, Nino & Wang Yang amazed the entire island with their tricks, twists and hippety hops. ...
The BIRDS!!
We at Liu Dao have been known for incorporating all sort of animals in our digital artworks. The last pet through our doors was ‘pudding’ the pug, and there’s currently a sizeable tank of LED goldfish in the middle of the island6 gallery. Today we played host to a pair of feathered friends. Ever since...
Liquid Modernity
With the ambition of giving the island6/Liu Dao blog a bit of cerebral clout, this is the first entry of a (hopefully) weekly series on “interesting ideas which have something to do with island6’s artworks”. So this week’s theme is… Zygmunt Bauman’s ‘Liquid Modernity’ ‘Liquid Modernity’ is the brainchild of the Polish-born sociologist Zygmunt Bauman....
Island6 at Opera Gallery’s new Hong Kong space
At the grand opening of Opera Gallery’s new Hong Kong space at 52 Wyndham Street, Central on 7th March, Liu Dao had two art works on show. A host of press, collectors and art-savants were present to welcome in the impressive new gallery which exhibites over four storeys. The ground floor is currently exhibiting paintings...
The Making of “Garden Beneath the Streetlights”
It has been a wonderful and busy year here so far at Island6- new exhibitions being held, artwork being made and new friendships being forged to name a few. And what a lovely way to bring in the New Year than by taking a trip to warm and beautiful Auckland, NZ? While not all of...
The Art of Food
Two worlds are about to collide and we think this could be a very tasty collaboration indeed. Island6 are extending their gallery space so during the next two years you shall see the works of Liu Dao adorning the walls of Red Door Restaurant on the Bund. The recipe for this creative delicacy involves a...
Lights, Camera, ACTION!
Well we’re no stranger to shoots at island6, and our latest model was more of the furry on four legs type of beauty. She was called 小布丁 or Little Pudding, true enough to her name she was a very sweet dog indeed with star quality. Twas but a chance meeting that brought her our way...