Liu Liu

Liu Liu was born in Shenyang in 1990. He graduated with a Masters from the Printmaking Department of Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in 2018.

During his graduate studies at the Department of Printmaking at CAFA, Liu Liu initially chose watercolor painting to prepare the drafts for his print works but soon discovered that this painting technique was the true medium for his artistic expression. Over the years, he developed and perfected a unique method and process of painting. His incredible attention to detail and his sensibility to composition, color, and ambiance enable him to conceive and create exquisite watercolor paintings unlike any other of the same medium.

Liu Liu's work is a continuous search for beauty, infused with his pondering of aesthetics, religion, and philosophy. In his artistic practice, these inner contemplations are externalized into cityscapes, natural scenery, minimalistic interiors, and grand architectural structures, all projected onto pieces of watercolor paper minutely sized at just 18 by 26 centimeters. These small works reflect Liu Liu's enormous awe of nature and his sensitivity to subtlety and nuance. He effectively conveys the atmosphere and ambiance in captured moments of time and space.

Over the past two years, he has begun experimenting on canvas, attempting to apply the same unique watercolor techniques on canvas while preserving the visual effects of watercolor. He focuses on exploring the texture and aesthetic beauty of light, as well as the emotional quality of this illumination, achieving a delicate balance and captivating atmosphere in landscape and interior scenes under various subtle lighting modes.

Exhibitions Group Exhibition: Shanghai Calling April 27, 2024 - June 25, 2024 Group Exhibition: Aurora August 12, 2023 - September 08, 2023 Liu Liu: Morning Dusk Evening Dawn June 23, 2023 - July 25, 2023 Group Exhibition: Worlds on Paper II January 14, 2023 - February 14, 2023 Liu Liu: Days of Haze March 05, 2022 - May 09, 2022 Group Exhibition: First Light January 17, 2022 - February 28, 2022 Electric Picnic July 24, 2021 - September 08, 2021 Worlds on Paper December 12, 2020 - February 28, 2021 Summer Wave July 27, 2019 - August 21, 2019

93 Works

Red No.4
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Flowers and Sacred Trees No.19
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Flowers and Sacred Trees No.21
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One Thousand Nights of Dream No.2
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Light, Air and Emotion No.33
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One Thousand Nights of Dream No.3
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One Thousand Nights of Dreams No.1
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One Thousand Nights of Dream No.4
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The Angelus No.34
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The Angelus No.32
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Light, Air and Emotion No.34
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Tender Space No.22
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Tender Space No.21
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The Angelus No.33
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The Angelus No.31
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The Angelus No.30
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Haze No.17
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The Angelus No.26
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The Angelus No.22
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The Angelus No.17
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The Angelus No.16
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The Angelus No.15
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The Angelus No.14
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The Angelus No.13
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The Angelus No.12
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The Angelus No.11
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The Angelus No.10
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The Angelus No.9
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The Angelus No.8
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The Angelus No.7
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The Angelus No.4
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Tender Space No.20
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Tender Space No.18
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Tender Space No.17
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Tender Space No.16
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Tender Space No.15
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Tender Space No.14
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Tender Space No.13
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Tender Space No.11
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Tender Space No.7
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On Top of the Planet No.11
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On Top of the Planet No.10
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On Top of the Planet No.8
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On Top of the Planet No.5
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On Top of the Planet No.4
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Theodicy No.2
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Theodicy No.1
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Light, Air and Emotion No.32
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Light, Air and Emotion No.28
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Light, Air and Emotion No.21
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Flowers and Sacred Trees No.19
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Flowers and Sacred Trees No.17
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Flowers and Sacred Trees No.15
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Flowers and Sacred Trees No.13
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Colors of Shanghai No.7
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Colors of Shanghai No.6
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Colors of Shanghai No.5
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Colors of Shanghai No.4
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Colors of Shanghai No.3
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Haze No.14
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Haze No.13
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The Angelus No.5
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Tender Space No.9
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The Angelus No.3
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Light, Air and Emotion No.17
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On the Top of the Earth
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Flowers and Sacred Trees
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Tender Space
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Metaphysics
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Light, Air and Emotion No.15
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Light, Air and Emotion No.13
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Light, Air and Emotion No.12
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Light, Air and Emotion No.5
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Home-less No.7
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Haze No.16
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BORN

1990 in Shenyang, China

EDUCATION

2018
MFA, Printmaking Department, China Academy of Fine Art, Beijing, China

2013
BFA, Printmaking Department, China Academy of Fine Art, Beijing, China

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023
Morning Dusk Evening Dawn, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2022
Days of Haze, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2020
Light, Air and Emotion, FlipPOP, Shanghai

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024
Shanghai Calling, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China

2023
Worlds on Paper II, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Aurora, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2022
First Light, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Fifty Shades of NUAN, Once Gallery, Beijing

2021
Electric Picnic, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Nomination Exhibition of Watercolor Paintings of Chinese Young Artist, Qingdao Art Museum, Qingdao

2020
Worlds on Paper, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2019
Summer Wave, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2018
MFA Graduation Exhibition, CAFA Art Museum, China Academy of Fine Art, Beijing
Annual Nomination Exhibition of Watercolor Art Committee of China Artists Association, Guancheng Art Museum, Dongguan
Wanderlust, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Ideal World, Eden Art Gallery, Beijing

2015
The dimension of College, Chengxi Gallery, Beijing

2013
A034 Open Studio, A034 Print Studio, Beijing
Once Meet, C5 Art Center, Beijing

2011
V.A Space, V.A Art Space, Beijing