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    LIU WEI (b.1965)

    Su Shi\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s prose \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'LinJiangXian\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' (Triptych)

    1989

    Ink and Color on Paper
    62x55cm(3)

    "Inscribed and signed Liu Wei in Chinese With seals of the artist"

    Estimate TWD 5,500,000-7,000,000
    USD 183,300-233,300
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 6,490,000
    USD 0
    HKD 0

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Liu Wei, known as the most talented contemporary artist, possesses an irreplaceable charisma and art style. He was born in 1965 and was the earliest artist to attend the Venetian bi annual exhibition. With Fang Li Jun, they both led the “cynical realism” in the early 90s. His artworks are cynical, mocking and sarcastic; however, behind these cynical symbols, the artist implied the confusion and panic of modern people. With extraordinary talents and intuition, he created his own value and explored the true meaning and essence of life. Chinese art critic Li Xian Ting said “Liu Wei is a talented artist, and through his gifts viewers can feel his realization and emotions he has for life. His language focuses more on the process to present life. We can even realize his message for life through his artworks.”

“Su Shi's prose 'LinJiangXian'” was painted in 1989 during the heat of cynical realism era. “Su Shi's prose 'LinJiangXian'” was inspired by Song dynasty poet Su Shi’s poem. The artist has mimicked the elegant traditional theme and converted the serious and stereotyping topic into and artwork with exaggerated forms of characters and plants. It’s like reading a comic book that is sarcastic and humorous. However, the artist intentionally avoided presenting emotions to make it a dreamy and pure imagination. By using red and mimicking ancient stamps in the art work is like mocking the seriousness of the traditional Chinese signatures. With a post modernism approach, Liu Wei re-composed and disassembled traditional elements in panting but at the same time he never forgot to echo the meaning of “perseverance”. His hippy approach expressed the meaning of Chinese ink painting and allowed him to free his imagination without restraints to create a strength that is most real and touching. 

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