Liu Yangwen: Forging the Wild

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3812 Gallery is excited to represent Liu Yangwen, a young contemporary Chinese artist, and present his first-ever Hong Kong solo exhibition, Forging the Wild, featuring new works including The Blaze of Flowers, 18-3-22 and Forging the Wild. Liu Yangwen is a ‘Gen Z’ artist who explores the spirit of living and reality through creation. He adopts the use of sharp lines and bold colours to reinterpret everyday objects, breaking through traditional perceptions and boundaries, and constructing them with his own distinctive artistic language and form. The exhibition will debut from 10 November to 12 December 2022 at 3812 Gallery Hong Kong.

‘There are plenty of formulaic painting trends in the market, but we have to be ourselves, to present authentically, even though it may not lead to the consequence we want, we should strive to explore the nature of art. Even if other artists swarm in groups, as artist we have to grow savagely and behold the spirit of Forging the Wild.’
— Liu Yangwen, 2022

Liu Yangwen was born and based in Nanjing, China, in 1995. He graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Fine Arts School at Nanjing University of the Arts. Liu had his first solo exhibition Dazzling Flowers, Spinning Gazes in Beijing, 2021. His works have been exhibited in various exhibitions in Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art (Shanghai), Keyi Art Museum (Nanjing), Masterpiece London Art Fair, 3812 Gallery, etc.

Liu Yangwen’s oil paintings are mainly presented in cool tones and reconstructed zigzag lines of flowers and leaves, with a strong and distinct style. His works challenge our long-standing perception of objects and in his flower inspired works, recognisable forms gradually disappear, with delicate petals and stamens replaced by sharp, angled lines and bold colours. The abstract works are dynamic, exhibiting the ambition of a young artist breaking through the traditional boundaries of still life painting and forging a new path in the aesthetic appreciation of nature.