Saturday, January 20, 2024

Art 21 Response

Liu Xiaodong

https://art21.org/watch/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s10/liu-xiaodong-in-beijing-segment/

Two words which describe his artwork are "empathy" and "community." 

 

#1.

Liu Xiaodong — Art At A Time Like This 

https://artatatimelikethis.com/liu-xiaodong

     Through dynamic brushstrokes Xiaodong creates movement and implied texture throughout the painting, from the people fishing to the splashes and ripples on the water.  Color is also used to mimic landscape, light and shadows cast from the sun, and create volume in the subjects.

 

#2.

Liu Xiaodong | Artists | Lisson Gallery 

https://www.lissongallery.com/artists/liu-xiaodong 

     Xiaodong uses saturated colors, a blue cap, and stripes on the man standing up to emphasize his presence in the piece. It is clear he is the focal point in this artwork. It is also possible that the position of all the people seated on buckets intentionally leads to the man with his fist in the air, suggesting implied line.  The gazes of most of these subjects also leads to the striped man.

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