Liu Guosong
Liu Kuo-sung (Liu Guosong) (born 26 April 1932) is a Chinese artist based in Taipei, Taiwan. Liu is widely regarded as one of the earliest and most important advocates and practitioners of modernist Chinese painting. He is also a writer on contemporary Chinese art.
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Liu Guosong

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- Name
- Liu Guosong (Liu Kuo-sung) 劉國松
- Born
- 26 April 1932
- Birthplace
- Bangbu, Anhui, China
- Field
- Painter
- Education
- National Taiwan Normal University
- Nationality
- Taiwan · Republic of China
- Occupation
- painter · artist
- Fields
- painting
- Movements
- Fifth Moon Group
- Teachers
- Liāu Kè-chhun
- Languages
- Chinese
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Liu Kuo-sung (Liu Guosong) (born 26 April 1932) is a Chinese artist based in Taipei, Taiwan. Liu is widely regarded as one of the earliest and most important advocates and practitioners of modernist Chinese painting. He is also a writer on contemporary Chinese art.
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Liu Guosong studied at National Taiwan Normal University and Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University. Training under Liāu Kè-chhun is recorded. The recorded working language is Chinese. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Chu Teh-Chun is recorded as an influence. Places of work recorded in the authority are Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taichung. Employment is recorded with University of Iowa. Work by Liu Guosong is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ashmolean Museum, Seattle Art Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Key facts
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• Name — Liu Guosong (Liu Kuo-sung) 劉國松 • Born — 26 April 1932 • Birthplace — Bangbu, Anhui, China • Field — Painter • Education — National Taiwan Normal University
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- 1.Sullivan, Michael. Modern Chinese Artists: A Biographical Dictionary. University of California Press. 99–. 2006-04-01. 9780520244498.
- 2.Cited in the source article.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 14
- Lee Chun-yi. Universe in the Mind: Liu Guosong's Art and Thoughts. Hong Kong: University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, 2009.
- Beijing Palace Museum ed. The Universe in the Mind: 60 Years of Painting by Liu Guosong. Beijing: Forbidden City Publishing House, 2007.
- Lin Mu. The Road of Liu Guosong's Modern Chinese Painting. Chengdu: Sichuan Fine Art Publishing House, 2007.
- Hong Kong Museum of Art ed. A Universe of His Own. Hong Kong: Leisure and Cultural Services Department, 2004.
- Lee Chun-yi ed. Liu Guosong on Art. Changsha: Henan Fine Art Publishing House, 2002.
- Xiao Qiongrui and Lin Boxin. Anthology of Taiwan Critical Writing: Volume of Liu Guosong. Taipei: Artists Publishing, 1999.
- Lee Chun-yi ed. Selected Essays on Liu Guosong's Art. Taipei: National Museum of History, 1996.
- Xiao Qiongrui. Research on Liu Guosong. Taipei: National Museum of History, 1996.
- Taiwan Museum of Art. The Retrospective of 60-Year-Old Liu Kuo-sung. Taichung: Taiwan Museum of Art, 1992.
- Zhou Shaohua. The Construction of Liu Guosong's Art. Wuhan: Hubei Fine Art Publishing House, 1985.
- Moss, Hugh M. The Four Seasons Handscroll by Liu Guosong. Hong Kong: Andamans East International, 1985.
- Li, Chu-tsing. Liu Kuo-sung: The Growth of a Modern Chinese Artist. Taipei: National Gallery of Art and History Museum, 1969.
- Liu Guosong. The Road to Modern Chinese Painting. Taipei: Wen Hsing Bookstore, 1969.
- Liu Guosong. Copy, Realism, Creation. Taipei: Wen Hsing Bookstore, 1966.
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