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Artist BioLiyen Chen (b.1994) grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. Chen received a BFA in Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University (2016). She moved to New York in 2017 to complete her MFA in Fine Arts at Parsons School of Design.
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2019/03/1.-bug-bell.jpg)
Bug Bell, 2018
Oil on canvas, 30 x 22 inches
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2019/03/2.-the-song-of-bugs-chapter-bee.jpg)
The Song of Bugs - Chapter Bee, 2019
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2019/03/3.-time-for-a-cicada.jpg)
Time For A Cicada, 2018
Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 60 inches
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2019/03/4.-not-alive.jpg)
Not Alive, 2019
Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2019/03/5.-fortress.jpg)
Fortress, 2019
Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2019/03/6.-network.jpg)
Network, 2019
Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2019/04/7.-the-song-of-bugs-chapter-butterfly.jpg)
The Song of Bugs - Chapter Bee, 2019
Oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
![](https://amt.parsons.edu/finearts/files/2019/04/8.-they-smell-funny.jpg)
They Smell Funny, 2018
Acrylic on canvas, 22 x 18 inches
Liyen Chen’s paintings speculate on the structure, hierarchy, and history of a fantasy universe, developed over several years, in which insects inspire all forms of creation, from organic life to architecture. Each work offers fragments of information from this other world.