Artwork Description
Hung Liu – Witnesses
Dimensions: 20.5 × 17.25″ paper
Year: 1997
Medium: etching with aquatint and colors
Edition: 2/35
(C) Hung Liu Estate/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York
Witnesses by Hung Liu exemplifies her skill as a printmaker. Here, she places multiple layers of color to separate foreground from background and enhance the dimensionality of the work. Liu’s imagery was often compassionate to the children she witnessed lose their childhood years during the Cultural Revolution.