ZHONG CHENG

With a certificate of authenticity from gallery

Provenance：

Illustrated："Hight．Dream．Evolution, Paintings of Liu Kuo Sung," Capital Art Center, 2008

Exhibition："Hight．Dream．Evolution," Capital Art Center, 2008

Exposition：

In the years of educational pursuit, Liu Kuo Sung was taught under the instruction of artist Pu Ru and Chu Teh-Chun, whom helped shaped his fundamentals in Chinese traditional paintings, that later developed into classic scholarly essence in style. His mentor, Chu Teh-Chun, learned Western painting style from the Beaux-Arts Institute in Paris; therefore he was able to introduced Liu Kuo Song to a deep understanding of western art history such as Impressionism, Fauvist, Cubist, Surrealist, and later abstraction. In 1956, Liu Kuo Song became restless with the conservative way of Chinese paintings approach; this influenced him to fund the May Art Association shortly after moving to Taiwan. The Post War abstract movement also contributed to Liu’s creativity, it encouraged him to experiment boldly in his art, and enabled him to achieve an important turning point within Chinese contemporary art history. Ever since then, Liu Kuo-Song is known for testing the boundaries and always experimenting with new and unique ideas.