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Liu Wei — Purple Air 6
Liu Wei

Purple Air 6

2006

Liu Wei's "Purple Air 6" is a dynamic oil on canvas work that immerses viewers in a dense, fragmented urban landscape rendered in deep purples, grays, and blacks. Wei's signature style transforms the chaos of modern city architecture into an almost abstract, compressed vision of towering structures that seem to collapse and multiply simultaneously. The painting captures the overwhelming sensory experience of contemporary urban life, evoking both the energy and the alienation of China's rapidly expanding cities.

Medium
oil on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

November 27, 2016

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Liu Wei, Purple Air 6, 2006

Liu Wei's "Purple Air 6" is a dynamic oil on canvas work that immerses viewers in a dense, fragmented urban landscape rendered in deep purples, grays, and blacks. Wei's signature style transforms the chaos of modern city architecture into an almost abstract, compressed vision of towering structures that seem to collapse and multiply simultaneously. The painting captures the overwhelming sensory experience of contemporary urban life, evoking both the energy and the alienation of China's rapidly expanding cities.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2006
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Expressive Brushwork, Abstract Art, Purple Tones, Male Artist, Purple Palette, Chinese Artist, Avant-Garde, Abstract Painting, Contemporary Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, Large Format, 21st Century, Expressive Style, Modern Chinese Art, Oil on Canvas

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