刘韡是中国当代十分重要且市场关注度很高的青年观念艺术家之一,多以具有尖锐社会讽刺意味和醒目视觉形象的大型装置闻名,同时广泛涉足摄影、影像、绘画、雕塑等领域。其作品包含环境退化、充满权利和政治色彩的历史、诱惑和憎恶并存的当代城市生活等主题,记录着文化焦虑心境下对感情过剩、堕落和侵略的反思。他特别注重探讨艺术视觉样式与观者参与间的互动性,通过对观众生理与心理的交替作用而促使其重新审视身处的社会环境。 Liu Yong is one of the most important young contemporary artists in the market who is highly concerned about the market. He is famous for its large installations with sharp social satire and eye-catching visual images. He is also widely involved in photography, video, painting, sculpture and other fields. His works cover topics such as environmental degradation, history of rights and political overtones, contemporary urban life with temptation and disgust, and a reflection of overconsciousness, degradation and aggression in the context of cultural anxiety. In particular, he focuses on the interaction between the artistic visual style and the viewer’s participation. Through the alternation of the physiology and psychology of the audience, he urges him to reexamine the social environment in which he lives.