Last week Associate Professor An Te Liu was featured in the ninth insallment of a series by the Globe and Mail in collaboration with Wondereur called "Why we love the art we love."

The series explores the diversity of contemporary art by approaching creative minds across Canada and the world and asking them to share the work of a contemporary Canadian artist.

In last week's insallment, the Globe and Mail profiled Marianne McKenna, founding partner of architecture firm KPMB, who selected Liu's work for the seires. According to McKenna, Liu is "thinking about temporal and spiritual time; with these pieces he evokes the totemic representation of man, the order of the world, and yet it has a beautiful texture and materiality."

As part of the series, Wondereur created a photo documentary exploring Liu's artwork. In it, Liu describes his process. "I often begin with something familiar and 'strange-ify' it," he says. "I like the idea that the work can instill a sense of curiosity and giv an opportunity to pause and reflect, and maybe scratch your head and wonder what it is you're looking at."

Works by An Te Liu. (Ryan Walker)

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