For four years, Liu Chih-Hung has engaged in his Drawing & Sketch project: In the Moment, maintaining an uninterrupted pace of creativity that has become a habit as natural as breathing.

The Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis wrote, “He lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.”

In early 2010 Liu Chih-Hung began the first part of his project, The Elapsed Time, attempting to capture and re-express many significant moments from life experiences of the past, depicting recollected images in paint. Released from late 2010 through early 2011, The Other Side introduced rapidly produced paintings with a solid tonality and amassed more images of moments in life. His Guang Wu of 2013 was a realistic portrayal of a year in military service, documenting many moments of army life and many strange experiences. Liu continues his four-year project with his current solo exhibition. Short Fiction serves as a concluding segment, presenting a complete thread of time reflecting his own experiences, memories and images.

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Liu Chih-Hung
Bathroom, Christmas, 2011,
Acrylic, Ink, Canvas, 35x24cm
courtesy of the artist