Painted in shades of silver, gray, black, and white, Silver combines geometric forms and layered surfaces that suggest architecture without directly depicting it. The three-panel composition feels both structured and fragmented, with lines and shapes appearing to emerge and disappear across the canvas. For Liu Wei, the title references the historical "Silver Age," a period shaped by global trade and the circulation of silver that transformed economies, influenced cities including Hong Kong, and helped define the modern world. At the same time, Liu Wei treats silver as a material rather than a symbol, allowing its physical qualities of color, texture, and surface to become the focus of the work. This emphasis on materiality reflects the artist's ongoing interest in abstraction and the built environments that shape contemporary life.
