刘伟在艺术上一直坚持自己的审美原则和理想，长期执着于写实兼象征的艺术风格探索，并在自己的作品中竭力表现当代社会中人的精神状态和内心世界，是一位极具人文素质的艺术家。这在他的《个体系列》作品中得到了充分的体现，表达了他对那些脆弱生命的深切同情与关怀。
他的作品总是透露出一种对纯真、质朴的依恋，这在“城市化”进程日益加快的今天显得弥足珍贵，特别是他的《童年系列》作品，更是有意放弃了画画应该具备的“成熟”，重新回到一个小孩子和普通人对绘画的热忱和理解，以这种朴素的方式讲述着朴素的故事，给人以清新、淡泊之感。
川美毕业之后，面对新的生活和工作，刘伟秉持着内心的人文情怀，远离名利，依然保持着良好的艺术创作状态，以独特的视角关注身边的点点滴滴。从那些城市“棚户”区、民工的面孔到干涸的土地……以小见大，无不折射出当代社会变迁所面临的一些问题。这些作品较以往又有了一些新的突破。
细读他每个阶段的作品，童年系列、个体系列、以及最近的棚户系列等等，不难看出，刘伟虽置身于大踏步成长的当代中国城市，却一直坚守着一种独立的反思品格，始终不忘用他的画布弥合着中国城市的伤口，用他的颜料缝补着这个时代的精神碎片，更让人自然深入到对当代乡村与城市的关注之中……
总之，他是在通过自己独特的艺术语言恪守自己的选择和理想，以作品的形式描绘自己的内心世界。同时，刘伟也在用作品和他的艺术追求告诉我们：“从点滴做起，一份辛勤，一分收获”。
Liu Wei, an artist of deep humanity, has always been holding firm to the aesthetic principles and ideals of his own. Being persistent in the exploration of both realistic and symbolic style, he spares no efforts to represent the psychological landscape and spiritual realm of modern people. A case in point is his series “Individuals”, which shows his deep sympathy and great concern for the vulnerable groups.
Attached to naivety and simplicity, Mr. Liu’s works seem to be ever more precious in the current tide of urbanization. In his series of paintings entitled Childhood, Mr. Liu intentionally gives up the maturity a painting should have, and treats painting with a child’s passion and understanding. The stories in these paintings are told in such a simple way that it gives us a sense of refreshment and detachment.
After graduation from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and in the face of new job and life, Liu Wei still sticks to his innermost sense of humanity, distances himself from fame and fortune, and keeps up cheerful spirits in artistic creation. Paying close attention to what is going on around him from a unique point of view, Liu depicts the seemingly trivial things such as the city slums, the faces of migrant workers, the arid lands, and the like, which turn out to reflect a series of problems in the process of social change. In comparison with his prior works, these works without doubt gain new breakthroughs.
A close inspection of his artistic works, including his Childhood Series, Individual Series and his latest Slum Series as well,reveals that, although living in modern city going through rapid development, Liu never fails to maintain an independent spirit of introspection. He never forgets to heal up the schism of city life with his canvas and stitch up the fragments of this era with his paints, drawing people's attention naturally towards contemporary urban and rural societies.
In brief, through his unique artistic language, Liu remains committed to his choice and ideal and build his own spiritual home in the form of his art. With his wonderful works and his persistent artistic pursuit, Liu bears living evidence to the mottos “No pain, No gain” and “Rome is not built in one day”.
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Pang Maokun
May the 26th, 2011
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