Yingzhao Liu. Still Life: nikole

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Yingzhao Liu. Still Life

Jan 23, 2011 00:37

Yingzhao Liu (b. 1956 China). Yingzhao Liu is one of China’s best known realistic painters. Born in 1956 in Heilongjiang Province, China, Yingzhao Liu received a Bachelor of Art from Harbin Normal University and went on to receive his Master of Fine Arts degree from LuXun Academy of Fine Arts, China’s largest art academy. In 1992, he became a lecturer in the Department of Oil Painting at TianJin Academy of Fine Arts and later a Professor at the Academy of Art Design at TianJin University of Science and Technology. Working in a style that is most accurately described as “Magic Realism”, Liu reaches for the sense of heightened reality in each painting. In this photo realistic style, not a brush stroke is to be seen. He paints still lifes of classical Chinese antiquities, which are depicted against decorative backgrounds, and in a more simple composition, his focus may be on a vase of flowers or a glass filled with strawberries. This impressive artist compels you to sit down and enjoy the feast he has prepared for you. Yangzhou’s still life’s are flawless in his depiction of the subject. His use of color and light, bring these vibrant images to life. He is also an accomplished painter of the figure; his imaginative figurative works usually feature beautiful Chinese women. Yingzhao has exhibited in America, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Macco, England and Japan. Numerous paintings have been sold by Christie’s in Hong Kong at their annual auctions of art from mainland China. His paintings have been published in the following Chinese Magazines: China Oil Painting; Art; Art Observer; Northern Art; Academic of Art; and Album of Oil Paintings by 100 Contemporary Artists. Yingzhao Liu spends much of his time in the United States these days, where he has been embraced by the American art collectors. Site