EXHIBITED:
The Universe in the Mind - Master Liu Kuosung Painting 60 Years
Retrospective Exhibition , National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall,
Taipei, March 11 - April 7, 2009
ILLUSTRATED:
The Universe in the Mind - Master Liu Kuosung Painting 60 Years
Retrospective Exhibition , National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall,
Taipei, 2009, color illustrated, p. 47
Surrounding Mountains, Towering Peak, Liu Kuo-Sung Ink Painting
Exhibition , Loftyart Gallery, Taipei, 2014, color illustrated, p. 49

This painting is to be sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by
Loftyart Gallery, Taipei and signed by the artist.

The Abstract landscape series are executed with the unitization of cursive calligraphy, coupled with the medium "Liu Kuo-sung paper" and the technique of texturized cracked peeling, the compositions are filled with sinuous black lines and the white lines resulting from the texturized peeling effects on the paper. These white lines further extenuate the dynamics of the abstract quality and the ethereality of these landscape paintings, presenting the viewer with an unprecedented new visual experience.

British Chinese art historian Michael Sullivan describes Liu Kuo-sung's technique of “texturized cracked peeling”, remarking that "He utilized the texture on the paper itself in incorporating the torn tendon effects, the resulting composition exhibit the electrifying sparks-liked lines that cross and travel between the crags. These works are not only infused with exquisite liveliness, transpiring a sense of magnificence and moving beauty." (Surrounding Mountains, Towering Peak , Liu Kuo-Sung Ink Painting Exhibition, Loftyart Gallery, Taipei, 2014, p. 18).