Otomys Presents Home of Wanderers by Dapeng Liu

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Three-time Archibald finalist, Dapeng Liu, presents Home of Wanderers, now open until Friday 6th September. Request the exhibition catalogue via info@otomys.com.

Dapeng Liu

With a Bachelor of Arts degree followed by a MA by research degree, Dapeng Liu spent three years working towards a PhD degree in art history at the University of Sydney with the support of an Australian Post Graduate Award. Dapeng Liu’s research examined traditional Chinese art and culture as well as the modernisation of art in China. This insight has enabled Dapeng Liu to critically engage with the subject of creation; exploring mountain-scapes and waters-capes, which lead to his overriding focus on the relationship between nature and humankind.

Prizes

Dapeng Liu’s highly commended piece Portrait of Yin Cao on blue-and-green landscape was among the top six shortlisted finalists of the Archibald Prize 2014, as well as a finalist in 2021 and 2022. In addition, Dapeng Liu has been a finalist in the Sir John Sulman Prize, the Salon Des Refusés, Mosman Art Prize and the KAAF Art Prize.

“I see my artworks as a contemplative space where conflicting elements and contrasting concepts intricately converse. Unlike landscape works created on the basis of plein-air studies, direct observation of nature or references to photography, my artistic practice is rooted in imagination and memory, together with the study of pre-modern Chinese paintings. By incorporating multiple perspectives within one work, following the old masters of China, I merge disparate viewpoints into cohesive landscapes. These works attempt to transcend the limitation of the familiar fixed point of view depictions.” - Dapeng Liu.