Liu Maoshan

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Liu Maoshan was born in Suzhou, China in 1942. He graduated from the Suzhou Institute of Arts and Crafts (majoring in Western Oil Painting) in 1962. Having intensely studied the works of great classical European artists and the art form of Impressionism, he went on to take an interest in Chinese landscape painting. His work puts a slight spin on the traditional paintings as he uses Western techniques in portraying colour and light, giving his Chinese ink paintings a modern touch. He held his one-man shows and participated in cultural exchanges across the world in places like: Japan, Britain, America, and Hong Kong, to name a few. His works have received high acclaim and have been described as inhabiting a rare space halfway between dreams and waking reality.

This acclaim has led to his work being displayed in permanent collections in museums and galleries both in China and abroad. He is listed in America's Who's Who and the International Who's Who. Liu Maoshan already has ten painting albums being published.

He is now a member of the Chinese Artists Association and is also now the Vice-President of the Suzhou Academy of Chinese Painting. His published works include: “Selected Landscape Paintings of Liu

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Maoshan”, “Liu Maoshan’s Modern Chinese Paintings”, “Rongbaozhai Book of Paintings - Liu Maoshan’s Water Country”, “The Art of Liu Maoshan”, “Water Country, A Sentimental Journey – Selected New Works by Liu Maoshan”, “Selected Works of Liu Maoshan” and “Exotic Mood-Selected New Works by Liu Maoshan”.

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