Chelsey Liu

I am an emerging artist originally from China, now based in Boroondara, Melbourne, where I have lived for the past 10 years. I am a mother of two who loves art and nature. Life itself is my greatest source of inspiration. I love being an observer, absorbing the subtle details and fleeting moments of daily life. When I’ve taken in enough—whether through experiences, sights, or emotions—creating becomes instinctive, almost like an inevitable release. My motivation stems from the things I still want to say but can’t fully express with words alone.

My artworks delve into the complexity of the human psyche through figurative narrative in the form of personal symbolisms, each a visual manifestation of an aspect of my psychological landscape.

Education

My artistic practice is rooted in Abstract Expressionism, using oil and mixed media to explore themes of emotion, memory, and cultural identity. By living in a hybrid cultural situation, I have naturally been open to a large range of stories about people and places, different perceptions about the world, each forming a rich resource for my art making. Being an immigrant has granted me a perspective of ‘the other’. I studied Chinese calligraphy from a young age, and began learning painting with a private teacher two years ago. My art teacher not only teaches painting techniques but also introduces us to Western art history, various art movements, and notable artists. Together, we study and analyze the masterpieces of artists from different schools.Cy Twombly、Joan Mitchell 和 Jackson Pollock have had a profound influence on me. I examine the human spirit, directed by Christian traditions. My religious beliefs play an essential role in my art largely due to my experience living in a hybrid cultural situation. I am open to stories about people and places and the different perceptions about the world, each forming a rich resource for my art making. In my art, I combine different mediums creating discourses representing different social or cultural narratives sometimes connected; at other times disparate.