Liu Xiaodong

Donated by the artist

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is lighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent under ultraviolet light.
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"I think of my own painting style as figurative graffiti, it is a figurative way of describing abstract ideas. Just like writing a Chinese character. When looking at the character as a whole, you immediately understand its meaning. However, every stroke of the character signifies a more abstract idea that in itself has its own meaning. I find my work to be similar to this, each brush stroke has a particular significance, however, when the painting is finished, you understand it at a different level and with a different meaning." 

Liu Xiaodong, interviewed by Jérôme Sans, Blue Kingfisher Ltd, Hong Kong, 2013.