Sihua Liu | Issue 51 Featured Artist

Sihua Liu | Changde City, China
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Sihua is our issue 51 Cover Artist. … Issue 51

I have been practicing art for more than 20 years and has earned an MFA from Hunan Normal University.I remember when I was a child there was a poster of the crucifixion of Jesus hanging in my home. It had a profound impact on me. Christ bowed his head. On the left of the picture was a woman weeping and on the right was a man who pointed to Jesus. After studying art history in university, I learned that this was “Crucifixion” by the German painter Matthias Grunewald. It was engraved in my mind and I fell in love with art and fell in love with painting. When I continued to move forward with my art studies, I was diagnosed with a very serious disease and it caused me to rethink my life. I wanted to find a place for myself to live away from the suffering soul through art. Gradually, I fell in love with the art of the Pre-Raphaelites, especially the paintings of Rossetti. I aim to combine this style with modern aesthetics in my work and I hope to improve the quality of my work in the future. … Sihua Liu

Myth of the Flowers | Oil on Canvas | 26" x 13"
Myth of the Flowers | Oil on Canvas | 26″ x 13″
Flowery | Oil on Canvas | 16" x 20"
Flowery | Oil on Canvas | 16″ x 20″
Crystal Ball and Flower | Oil on Canvas | 15" x 11"
Crystal Ball and Flower | Oil on Canvas | 15″ x 11″
Sister in the Maze of Flowers | Graphite on the paper | 27" x 20"
Sister in the Maze of Flowers | Graphite on the paper | 27″ x 20″