(Photo By Zhang Wei/China Daily)
Dong, another documentary Jia produced recording Liu's creation process, was also nominated for the Golden Lion Award.
"Liu is a very unique artist. He is a conceptual artist rather than a painter. The issues he talks about are not only the ones China faces. The problems of migration, minorities, women and urbanization, they are issues facing the world," says Jerome Sans, the show curator.
He met Liu in 2008 and that started their cooperation.
Sans says each of Liu's projects takes two to three months, so the number of works he produces every year is small compared to other artists.
"Two projects a year. That's the best working pace for me. After months of painting, I have to return to my life and think for months, and then start again," says Liu.
Usually, he paints three to four large pictures in one project.
