Liu Yi 柳毅, 1958 | Watercolor painter

Liu Yi 柳毅, 1958 | Watercolor painter

Liu Yi 柳毅 is an internationally acclaimed contemporary Chinese watercolor master, born in Shanghai in 1958.
He is world-renowned for his extraordinary mastery of the wet-on-wet watercolor technique.
He was a Fine Arts graduate from the Hua Dong University for Education.
He did his postgraduate study of watercolor painting at the China College of Fine Arts.
He lectures at university for painting and design.

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter


He is a member of the Chinese Artists Association and is also a member of the Watercolor Painting Artists Association.
He is the retired Deputy President of the Shanghai Watercolor Painting Society, and is currently the Deputy Principal of the Shanghai Arts and Technical College.
He is a very accomplished watercolor painter in China.


His works have been very well regarded in China and overseas.
His painting have won him many distinguished awards in China.
In 2004, he was awarded🎨 the Charles Comfort Medal of Canada for his outstanding painting “Dancing”.

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

“Swan Scenario” is the main theme of my ballerina series.
Its subjects are the young girls who dress in their ballet attire.
My concern is to capture the mood and atmosphere of the casual and light moment of the girls.


It is challenging.
It was achieved through the natural combination of color and water.


Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 柳毅 è un acquerellista Cinese🎨 nato a Shanghai, Cina.
Ha ottenuto il suo Bachelor in belle arti presso l’università di Hua Dong.
Successivamente, Liu ha completato i suoi studi post-laurea alla Accademia di Belle Arti di pittura ad acquerello.

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Ha lavorato come docente presso l'Università per il Disegno e pittura.
E' membro di numerose società di arte per la pittura ad acquerello in Cina e nel mondo.

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Ha lavorato a Shanghai come Vice Presidente ed ora vive lì e sta attualmente lavorando come vice direttore della Shanghai Watercolor Painting Society.
Egli è uno dei più famosi artisti ad acquerello del mondo e si è guadagnato grande rispetto e riconoscimenti da critici d’arte, sia a livello nazionale che internazionale.
Per Liu la cosa principale è quella di catturare la bellezza, l’atmosfera e la luce,combinando acqua e colore.

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Il pittore Liu Yi è considerato uno dei massimi maestri mondiali della pittura ad acquerello contemporanea.
È celebre per la sua straordinaria padronanza della tecnica wet-on-wet (bagnato su bagnato), grazie alla quale riesce a controllare l'umidità della carta per dare vita a atmosfere eteree, nebbiose ed intrise di una delicatezza quasi poetica.
Le sue opere fondono l'estetica tradizionale cinese del vuoto e della fluidità con il realismo occidentale, creando immagini che sembrano sospese nel tempo.

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

Liu Yi 1958 | Chinese Figurative Watercolour painter

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