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Liu Ye (Chinese: 刘烨; pinyin: Líu Yè, born 23 March 1978) is a Chinese actor. He made his feature film debut in Postmen in the Mountains (1999), [1] and later on won recognition through critically acclaimed film Lan Yu (2001), which earned him the Best Actor award at the Golden Horse Awards.
Liu Ye creates colorful, stylized images inspired by Western abstract artists and cartoons. Learn about his biography, artworks, dealers, events, and news on Artnet.
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Liu Ye is a Beijing-based artist known for his bright-hued paintings of childlike female figures, his favorite cartoon character Miffy the bunny and works inspired by Piet Mondrian. Learn about his early life, education, art work and influences from this Wikipedia article.
Ye Liu is a versatile and award-winning actor who has starred in films such as Lan Yu, Curse of the Golden Flower, and Air Strike. He is also a director who has made documentaries about China's history and culture.
- January 1, 1
- 1.86 m
- Jilin, China
- Limited number of works. Liu Ye has only produced around 350 canvas paintings over the past 30 years[1], making him one of the Chinese blue-chip artists with the least works available.
- Undeniable popularity. Liu Ye is hugely popular and beloved by many people. His works resonate with those inside and outside of the art scene alike, perhaps due to the universal language of his art and the iconic imagery he has created, ranging from small angels to portrait paintings.
- Institutional backing. Over the past five years, Liu Ye’s works have been in a number of solo and group shows. Unsurprisingly, The Mondriaan House in Amersfoort dedicated a large solo show to him, as Mondriaan has been a major influence across Liu’s oeuvre.
- A master painter. Not one to stay within the lines, Liu Ye’s works keep surprising as he develops and innovates his style. The different influences at play and the maturation of his art tells a story that many collectors desire to incorporate into the dialogue of their collections.More than that, collectors can easily appreciate the technical mastery apparent in Liu’s art.
Liu Ye’s style is unique among his contemporaries, as he does not adhere to a specific school of contemporary Chinese painting. His work bathes in the cynicism of the first generation while using a cartoon-ish facade to cloak the severity of his criticism.
Liu Ye creates meditative paintings that explore history and representation, drawing on his childhood memories and European education. See his artworks, biography, exhibitions and news on David Zwirner's website.
