Liu Youju

Born in Jiexi county of South Chinas Guangdong province in 1955， Liu Youju is known as the "founder of illusionism painting".

In March 2014， Liu Youjus painting Withed lotus and Autumn Shadow was collected and displayed by the Atlantic Gallery in America. In November of the same year， his personal exhibition was held in Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum， and his work Christmas Impression was collected by the museum.

Invited by the British Parliament in October 2015 and sponsored by the British Parliament and the British Museum Committee， Fusion of the Classical and the Contemporary： Liu Youjus Painting Exhibition was held in the British Museum. His works Through the Millennium and Fertility of the Universe were respectively permanently collected by the British Parliament and British Museum.

In June 2016， invited by the Florence Academy of Art， Demolition vs Construction—Liu Youju Art Exhibition was held in Accademia delle Arti del Disegno， and Liu Youju delivered a speech named Art Should Break Regionalism in Comprehensive Teaching Hall of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze.Liu Youju is the fifth artist“discussed” at the Academy since the European Renaissance， and the first one was Leonardo da Vinci. He is first Asian artist holding the exhibition and seminar at the most sacred art palace.

In July 2016， Liu Youju art exhibition was held in Palazzo Medici in Florence. Ten works were permanently collected by important academic institutions， such as Florence Academy of Art， Brera Academy， Palazzo Medici， etc.

The exhibition of Liu Youjus paintings， Spring of Illusion， was held at Rongbaozhai Guilin Arts Gallery in Guilin， Southwest Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in March this year.

劉佑局，1955年出生于廣東揭西。早年以詩歌書法見長，1982年其詩歌《閃電》發(fā)表在《人民日報》大地副刊并被收入《當代千家詩選粹》；曾在中國國家博物館、廣州藝博院、杭州西湖美術(shù)館（浙江省美術(shù)館）、廣東美術(shù)館、西安亮寶樓、新西蘭奧克蘭市政廳等舉辦書法作品展。曾出任文化部第二屆國際書法展評委會副主任、中國書協(xié)第五屆全國書法展評委，中國書協(xié)第四屆創(chuàng)作委員。

2011年申請退出中國書法家協(xié)會，后轉(zhuǎn)向?qū)孟罄L畫的全力探索。

2014年3月，劉佑局繪畫作品《殘荷秋影》被美國大西洋畫廊收藏陳列；同年11月，在尼克松總統(tǒng)博物館舉辦個人畫展，作品《圣誕印象》被尼克松總統(tǒng)博物館收藏。

2015年3月，其個人畫展在北京今日美術(shù)館舉行。

2015年8月，“幻象主義理性回歸——劉佑局畫展”在盧浮宮西翼裝飾藝術(shù)館元帥廳舉行。

2015年10月，受英國國會邀請“古典與當代融合——劉佑局畫展”在大英博物館隆重舉行，作品《穿越千年》和《乾坤育化》分別被英國國會和大英博物館收藏。

2016年6月，受佛羅倫薩美術(shù)學院邀請“亂碼與重建——劉佑局畫展”在佛羅倫薩美術(shù)學院舉行，劉佑局在該校進行了一場《藝術(shù)要打破區(qū)域主義》的學術(shù)演講，同時在佛羅倫薩美術(shù)學院大師俱樂部舉辦個人作品研討會，打破了亞洲從沒有藝術(shù)家在這里開個人作品研討會的歷史。

2016年7月，劉佑局畫展在佛羅倫薩美第奇宮舉行，《秋色》《聯(lián)想》《高原風情》等10幅作品分別被佛羅倫薩美術(shù)學院、米蘭布雷拉美術(shù)學院、美第奇宮等重要學術(shù)機構(gòu)收藏。

2017年10月，“幻象時空邂逅蓬皮杜——劉佑局畫展暨學術(shù)研討會”在法國蓬皮杜國家藝術(shù)中心舉行。據(jù)主持人法國著名藝術(shù)史學家、藝術(shù)評論家、蓬皮杜資深策展人伊夫·柯布利介紹：劉佑局先生是第一位在此舉辦畫展和研討會的中國畫家。

歐洲《藝術(shù)與文化》法文版刊文介紹劉佑局時，提到“劉佑局作為一個從中國書法家轉(zhuǎn)為幻象主義繪畫藝術(shù)大師，其繪畫成就在全球具有舉足輕重的藝術(shù)地位”。

2018年3月，由榮寶齋主辦的“劉佑局畫展”在榮寶齋桂林美術(shù)館舉行。