And now for something completely different …
Artist Liu Baomin lives and works in Beijing, China. He is known for painting unique large scale portraits in which his subjects are depicted in an abstracted way, looking as if they are being seen through a sheet of water or rain. Baomin’s oil paintings, which take months to complete, and are filled with complex lines and forms that are rendered in a hyperrealistic way. The vivid color palette and the distortion of the figure by the water adds a unique complexity to this contemporary painter’s visual vocabulary.What he depicts in his work is an intermediate layer between self and object, an element similar to the visual iconic medium of frosted glass.
His art concerns the future of China through different artistic languages, from surrealism to realism and semi-abstract techniques. The characters of his paintings look at us through a distorted lens, expressing a sense of loss and confusion in a world lacking from spiritual values where everything goes too fast.
“What I want to express is the alienation experienced by people after stepping into a commercialized society. Human relationships are experienced according to the value that separate people from themselves” says Liu Baomin.
Ladies and gentlemen, here is a gallery of his work.
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- Untitled #2
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- Fission #2
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- Trumpet
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- Man
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- A Young Girl #9
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- A Lady
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- Military
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- Time #3
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- Jeune
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- Candicacy
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- Kiss
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- Self Portrait #2
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- Laborer #2
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- Stage Of A Lady
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- Ripple
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- Enfants de la Montagne
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- Miner
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- Worker
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- A Girl
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- People
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- Untitled #1
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- Youth
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- Teenage
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- Self Portrait #3
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- A Girl #2
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- Ferrari 2009
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- Soldier
Never seen Liu Baomin works before – I really like them, amazing… 😉
Thanks for sharing… 🙂
Hi … and you’re welcome. Glad you liked his work. It’s very singular.
Very interesting and emotionally expressive. His technique is a powerful way to express what he is trying to portray. Thanks for sharing Liu Baomin’s work with us.
Hi Pat! And thanks for stopping by again! I’m happy you enjoyed this gallery. As you say, it’s a very powerful form of expression.
Very beautiful!!!
Hi there, Antonio. Thanks for dropping by! Pretty amazing stuff, eh?
How very touching! The alienation cannot quite contain or exclude the obvious reaction of the people on the far side of the glass to it. They obviously know something is wrong, at least those who are looking through the “glass.”
Or they could be encased in amber … forever frozen in a moment in time for the rest of time. pretty powerful stuff!
Beautiful! I love them all; especially “Youth”!
I’m so happy people are appreciating the work of this really talented artist! His work is really interesting. I found myself just staring at a lot of them, kind of transfixed. I find his self-portrait series to be somewhat haunting, the detached look in his eyes…
Thanks to your post; I would have never known his work. Yes, hauntingly intriguing!
Sincerely,
judy
Very interesting works, Stephen. The “Miner’ one is very moving.
I think that’s my favorite as well. Something about the searing streaks of black, the grey background and the look in his eyes. You can tell that his condition is grim. Really, really amazing art!
What a thing .. thanks for sharing – this is magical – stunning … my favorites are “Youth” and “Enfants de la Montagne” – I’m stunned.
Hey Viveka … so happy you like the work of this really talented artist. I would love to see some of this stuff in person, because they’re apparently quite large! “Enfants …” is also one of my faves. I find “Miner” to be especially striking, too.
Very, very talent .. thanks for sharing.
Wonderful! And evocative of their struggle with conflicting ideologues!
Thanks Stepehen. Wish I had an opportunity to see his work in person.
Hi Madhu … seem here. They are quite large, so I imagine the emotional and visceral impact is pretty powerful.
Wow. What amazing paintings.
Hi Suzanne … thanks for stopping by. Glad you like this amazing art.
Beautiful, yet you can almost sense a story behind his work. Thanks, Stephen!
Hi Amy, and thanks for visiting. I know what you mean. There’s a much larger story behind all of his work. Awesome stuff!
Very cool paintings. I am a fan. I especially like ‘a miner’ and ‘a lady’