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年出生于广东揭西。早年以诗歌书法见长，1982年其诗歌《闪电》发表在《人民日报》大地副刊并被收入《当代千家诗选粹》；曾在中国国家博物馆、广州艺博院、杭州西湖美术馆（浙江省美术馆）、广东美术馆、西安亮宝楼、新西兰奥克兰市政厅等举办书法作品展。曾出任文化部第二届国际书法展评委会副主任、中国书协第五届全国书法展评委，中国书协第四届创作委员。

2011年申请退出中国书法家协会，后转向对幻象绘画的全力探索。

2014年3月，刘佑局绘画作品《残荷秋影》被美国大西洋画廊收藏陈列；同年11月，在尼克松总统博物馆举办个人画展，作品《圣诞印象》被尼克松总统博物馆收藏。

2015年3月，其个人画展在北京今日美术馆举行。

2015年8月，“幻象主义理性回归——刘佑局画展”在卢浮宫西翼装饰艺术馆元帅厅举行。

2015年10月，受英国国会邀请“古典与当代融合——刘佑局画展”在大英博物馆隆重举行，作品《穿越千年》和《乾坤育化》分别被英国国会和大英博物馆收藏。

2016年6月，受佛罗伦萨美术学院邀请“乱码与重建——刘佑局画展”在佛罗伦萨美术学院举行，刘佑局在该校进行了一场《艺术要打破区域主义》的学术演讲，同时在佛罗伦萨美术学院大师俱乐部举办个人作品研讨会，打破了亚洲从没有艺术家在这里开个人作品研讨会的历史。

2016年7月，刘佑局画展在佛罗伦萨美第奇宫举行，《秋色》《联想》《高原风情》等10幅作品分别被佛罗伦萨美术学院、米兰布雷拉美术学院、美第奇宫等重要学术机构收藏。……