Hometown boy goes down memory lane

The subjects of Liu's work in the current exhibition are primarily the middle-aged and elderly. He therefore provides a glimpse of how people of those ages view life, illness, aging and death, and how their family relations and friendships shape their visions of the world.

Liu paints from real life and, often, in the open air. His productions present a narrative quality, while at the same time being infused with poetry and rhythm. One can sense it in not only his oil works but also two new collections of watercolors on show.

Fang Yan, the exhibition's curator, says the collections, titled Half a Lifetime and Heitukeng Compositions, are of literary merit, with subtle and tender feeling to create resonance in people's hearts.