Xue Song (1965) - photo 1

Xue Song

Xue Song is a Chinese artist who works and lives in Anhui Province, China.

He graduated from the Shanghai Institute of Dramatic Art, Department of Stage Art, and is one of the leading artists of contemporary Chinese pop art. Song is recognized as the first artist in China to bring Western collage to the Chinese contemporary art scene.

Xue Song is known for his innovative combination of modern and traditional elements, where calligraphy, folk art and ink painting meet modern techniques. Soot and ash are the most important elements of his art, and the outlines of many of the figures in his depictions look as if they were on fire. For Xue, ashes and fire are a reminder of destiny and a symbol of rebirth. Over and over again, the artist recalls the fire that burned down his studio in the early 1990s, destroying all of his work, mostly oil paintings and calligraphy. The charred remnants of paintings, rescued from the ashes, are used as fragments in new works, as a kind of remembrance of past events.

Date and place of birt:1965, Anhui Province, China
Nationality:China
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Genre:Portrait
Art style:Pop Art, Contemporary art
Technique:Collage

Creators China

Zhang Huan (1965)
Zhang Huan
1965
Matteo Ricci (1552 - 1610)
Matteo Ricci
1552 - 1610
Zhang Yong (1971)
Zhang Yong
1971
Wang Shugang (1960)
Wang Shugang
1960
Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin (1842 - 1904)
Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin
1842 - 1904
Liu Guangyun (1962)
Liu Guangyun
1962
Giuseppe Castiglione (1688 - 1766)
Giuseppe Castiglione
1688 - 1766
Zhou Siwei (1981)
Zhou Siwei
1981
Feng Mengbo (1966)
Feng Mengbo
1966
Yin Qi (1962)
Yin Qi
1962
Chen Ke (1978)
Chen Ke
1978
Shiy De-jinn (1923 - 1981)
Shiy De-jinn
1923 - 1981
George Chinnery (1774 - 1852)
George Chinnery
1774 - 1852
Shanzhuan Wu (1960)
Shanzhuan Wu
1960
 Sanyu (1895 - 1966)
Sanyu
1895 - 1966
Li Yuan-chia (1929 - 1994)
Li Yuan-chia
1929 - 1994

Creators Contemporary art

Bedri Baykam (1957)
Bedri Baykam
1957
Theodore Roszak (1907 - 1981)
Theodore Roszak
1907 - 1981
Sabina Grzimek (1942)
Sabina Grzimek
1942
Yoon Hyup (1982)
Yoon Hyup
1982
Enrico Donati (1909 - 2008)
Enrico Donati
1909 - 2008
Peter Keler (1898 - 1982)
Peter Keler
1898 - 1982
Terry Winters (1949)
Terry Winters
1949
Rahel Wepfer (1963)
Rahel Wepfer
1963
Jacek Senitsky (1928 - 2000)
Jacek Senitsky
1928 - 2000
Alfred Aschauer (1931 - 2013)
Alfred Aschauer
1931 - 2013
Emile Norman (1918 - 2009)
Emile Norman
1918 - 2009
Edward Kay (1980)
Edward Kay
1980
Martha Boto (1925 - 2004)
Martha Boto
1925 - 2004
Candido Fior (1942 - 2021)
Candido Fior
1942 - 2021
Yigal Ozeri (1958)
Yigal Ozeri
1958
Reg Butler (1913 - 1981)
Reg Butler
1913 - 1981
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