Liu Jie

Resume
1967 Born in Qiqiher, Heilongjiang Province
1990 Graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy
1991 Worked in Harbin Opera House after graduation
1997 M.A degree in Shanghai Theatre Academy

Selected Group exhibitions

2007

• Participated in Chinese International Gallery Exhibition in Beijing

2006

• Face Value, LotusArt –World Art Delft, the Netherlands

2005

• Shanghai Visual Art Exhibition, Shanghai
• Exhibition of Ten Men Painting, Shanghai

2003

• New Art Exhibition, Shanghai

2002

• Nanjing Additional Art Exhibition, Nanjing

2000

• China Mainland Fine Arts Exhibition, Hong Kong

1999

• Joint Art Exhibition of Shanghai and Hangzhou, Shanghai

1998

• Shanghai Fine Arts Exhibition of College Students, Shanghai
• Six Men Exhibition, Shanghai

1997

• Shanghai Art Exhibition of College Teachers, Shanghai

1994

• Annual Exhibition of China Oil painting, Beijing

1992

• Exhibition for Sino-Korea Art Exchange, Harbin

1991

• Heilongjiang Fine Arts Exhibition, Heilongjiang

1990

• My dear Northeast Hometown, Shenyang

1987

• Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition, Shanghai

Statement
“Our soul is at search for tranquillity amidst the madness of the crowd of today’s society.”

Liu Jie´s paintings reflect his point of view, his commentaries on living in this new society. His work inspired by Maoism comes from his understanding of contemporary Chinese culture. He claims that the society is forgetting their natural identity and is constantly being polluted by the superficial attitude of the new modern era. He uses the traditional form of Mao and the Chinese woman, to project the pure identity of the Chinese heritage and strong traditions against the post-modern fish-butterfly which is to manifest the development of genes hybrid and transformation. He finds China facing a complex situation at present. The China today is in rapid changes which of its negative effect is the dissipating traditional values and morals.