Xinran Liu 劉欣然
Overview
劉欣然，1998年生於中國。2020年從芝加哥藝術學院獲美術學士學位，並於2023年獲皇家藝術學院碩士學位。現生活與工作於英國倫敦。
劉欣然的作品試圖捕捉那些瞬間浮現，卻未經整理的思緒和記憶。她不選擇透過理性的語言來表達這些時刻，而是以直覺的方式轉譯，如同在畫面上隨機散落的點。繪畫過程與書寫和素描的動作密切相關，微妙的痕跡讓藝術家能夠在重現情感時保持其光彩不減。這些稍縱即逝的存在，編織出一個短暫的思緒網絡，像其與家人朋友相處的時光，微光低語著並逐漸消逝。
Xinran Liu was born in China in 1998. She holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2020 and earned her MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2023. Currently, she lives and works in London, UK.
Liu's work endeavors to capture the unfiltered thoughts and memories that surface in an instant. Rather than conveying these moments through rational language, she intuitively translates them, much like dots scattered randomly across a canvas. This painting process is intricately linked to the acts of writing and sketching. The subtle marks enable Xinran to preserve the emotion while recreating it on the surface, ensuring it retains its luster. These fleeting entities weave together a transient web of thoughts, reminiscent of the time Xinran spent with family and friends that whisper and fade away.
Works
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Brighton, 2024 -
The smell of humid warm flower scents, 2024
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Blue hours, 2024
Exhibitions
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Embers Underfoot
Sep 13 - Nov 8, 2025大河美術將舉辦聯展《Embers Underfoot》，邀請五位來自不同背景的藝術家，包含出生於香港的加拿大籍華裔藝術家陳康俊、加拿大藝術家 WinnieTruong、旅居英國的臺灣藝術家余政諺，以及分別活躍於德英兩國的中國藝術家張新顏與劉欣然。展覽以當前世界的劇變為切入點，聚焦人在不確定性中對信念與價值的堅持，並以「迷信」作為核心概念，進一步提出「迷信」並非狹義的盲信或荒誕，而是一 種文化與心理的產物——既是人類面對未知的本能回應，也是凝聚社群、傳承記憶的象徵性實踐。展覽嘗試跳脫負面語境，從文化、心理與象徵層面，重新探討「迷信」在當代社會中的存在價值。Read more
RIVER ART GALLERY will present the group exhibition “Embers Underfoot”, featuring five artists of diverse backgrounds: Hong Kong-born, Canadian artist Peter Hong-Tsun Chan; Canadian artist Winnie Truong; London-based Taiwanese artist Yu Cheng Yen; and Chinese artists Xinyan Zheng and Xinran Liu, active in Germany and the UK. Taking the upheavals of the contemporary world as a point of departure, the exhibition examines how humanity sustains beliefs and values amid uncertainty. Anchored in the concept of superstition, it reframes the term not as blind faith or irrationality, but as a cultural and psychological phenomenon—both a primal response to the unknown and an emblematic practice that unites communities and preserves memory. The exhibition aims to move beyond a negative framework, reconsidering superstition’s contemporary significance through cultural, psychological, and symbolic lenses. -
Airy Disk
Jun 15 - Aug 3, 2024大河美術將舉辦全新聯展《Airy Disk》，邀請到6位藝術家，包含韓國藝術家 Lili Lee、首次於臺灣曝光的波蘭藝術家 Magdalena Gluszak - Holeksa、於英國學習藝術的中國藝術家李慧與劉欣然，以及備受矚目的臺灣藝術家洪郁雯和日本藝術家蓮輪友子共同呈現。展覽將視覺感官層層剖析，以多元的切入點進行討論，期待觀眾能夠穿過不同的像，進入豐富的心靈維度，進而對應自身的生命光譜，找到似曾相識的感動。Read more
RIVER ART GALLERY will hold the new group show “Airy Disk,” featuring six artists, including Korean artist Lili Lee, Polish artist Magdalena Gluszak – Holeksa who makes her debut in Taiwan, Chinese artists Amy Hui Li and Xinran Liu who studied art in the UK, as well as the highly acclaimed Taiwanese artist Julia Hung and Japanese artist Tomoko Hasuwa. The show will delve into layers of visual perception through diverse perspectives, inviting viewers to journey through different images into a rich, spiritual dimension, thereby resonating with their own spectrum of life and finding moments of familiarity.
