Round About ( 氹氹轉 )
2024, Oil on Linen, 60 x 50 cm
Ticko LIU
2024, Oil on Linen, 60 x 50 cm
Ticko LIU
About the Artwork:
Roundabout is part of a Liu’s provocative series ‘And yet it moves’ (E pur si muove)’, taking its name from Galileo’s defiant whisper in 1633 after being forced to recant his heliocentric theory. In this work, a luminous orange orb hovers like a miniature sun above an intricately rendered floral landscape.
Below, darker spherical forms trace fragmentary orbital paths through the dense vegetation, creating a dynamic interplay between celestial and terrestrial motion. This recurring motif of orbiting bodies appears throughout the series, suggesting both the inexorable march of time and the unconscious rhythms of natural growth.
The composition invites us to contemplate our place in the cosmic dance: are we, as conscious beings, truly at the center of existence, or are we too in orbit around some ineffable point beyond our comprehension?
Roundabout is part of a Liu’s provocative series ‘And yet it moves’ (E pur si muove)’, taking its name from Galileo’s defiant whisper in 1633 after being forced to recant his heliocentric theory. In this work, a luminous orange orb hovers like a miniature sun above an intricately rendered floral landscape.
Below, darker spherical forms trace fragmentary orbital paths through the dense vegetation, creating a dynamic interplay between celestial and terrestrial motion. This recurring motif of orbiting bodies appears throughout the series, suggesting both the inexorable march of time and the unconscious rhythms of natural growth.
The composition invites us to contemplate our place in the cosmic dance: are we, as conscious beings, truly at the center of existence, or are we too in orbit around some ineffable point beyond our comprehension?
LIU Ticko
Artist Ticko LIU graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts from the Hong Kong Baptist University in 2019. In his surrealistic paintings, Ticko Liu explores profound meaning within life’s ephemeral moments. Drawing inspiration from everyday scenes, the natural world, films, and religion, he weaves together observations of daily life into bright, undulating compositions. Liu’s work has gained international recognition through exhibitions at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien in Berlin, Yuz Museum in Shanghai, and JPS Gallery in Tokyo and Hong Kong. He received the 2018 Sovereign Art Foundation Student Prize and was shortlisted for the 2020 Hong Kong Human Rights Art Prize. His works are held in the Yuz Foundation and private collections throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Artist Ticko LIU graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts from the Hong Kong Baptist University in 2019. In his surrealistic paintings, Ticko Liu explores profound meaning within life’s ephemeral moments. Drawing inspiration from everyday scenes, the natural world, films, and religion, he weaves together observations of daily life into bright, undulating compositions. Liu’s work has gained international recognition through exhibitions at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien in Berlin, Yuz Museum in Shanghai, and JPS Gallery in Tokyo and Hong Kong. He received the 2018 Sovereign Art Foundation Student Prize and was shortlisted for the 2020 Hong Kong Human Rights Art Prize. His works are held in the Yuz Foundation and private collections throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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