Liu Qinghe

Born: 1961

Biography:

Liu Qinghe is a contemporary master of ink and wash painting, renowned for pushing the broad potential of this traditional medium to portray today's realities. A graduate from Tianjin Academy of Arts and Crafts in 1981, he later received graduate training from the Folk Art Department at the prestigious Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. Liu Qinghe explores new subject matter in his latest series Bao Bei Er. Generally noted for his monumental, sensual ink wash paintings of larger-than-life adult subjects, Liu has shifted his attention to a subjective focus on children and their world.