My piece “Calamity” is about childhood memories and the simple joys to be found in the everyday.

When I was younger you could pretend and imagine for hours, I wanted to try to capture that feeling of when it felt like the battle in front of you was real but in your heart you knew it was not, but you really wished it was so.

We are having a son soon and I wanted to paint a picture that has a feeling of the joy and optimism I have to watch him grow up.

General statement:

Alfred Liu is an Australian artist, who wants to make work that shows his love of small things and mystery.
He hopes to create paintings and drawings that have a sense of discovery and of the everyday.
He found himself between two worlds, the one of his imagination and the real.
His work depicts his love for Australia, the nostalgia of China, and the escapism of science fiction and fantasy.