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 Yong (1971)
Zhang Yong
1971
Gu Dexin (1962)
Gu Dexin
1962
Cang Xin (1967)
Cang Xin
1967
Shanzhuan Wu (1960)
Shanzhuan Wu
1960
Ye Hongxing (1972)
Ye Hongxing
1972
Lam Qua (1801 - 1860)
Lam Qua
1801 - 1860
Cheong Soo Pieng (1917 - 1983)
Cheong Soo Pieng
1917 - 1983
 Sanyu (1895 - 1966)
Sanyu
1895 - 1966
Ran Huang (1982)
Ran Huang
1982
Matteo Ricci (1552 - 1610)
Matteo Ricci
1552 - 1610
Wu Zuoren (1908 - 1997)
Wu Zuoren
1908 - 1997
Ji Li (1963)
Ji Li
1963
Zhang Huan (1965)
Zhang Huan
1965
Fang Lijun (1963)
Fang Lijun
1963
Wang Lei (1980)
Wang Lei
1980
Lee Man Fong (1913 - 1988)
Lee Man Fong
1913 - 1988

Creators Contemporary art

Owe Thorsen (1945)
Owe Thorsen
1945
Erasmus Schröter (1956 - 2021)
Erasmus Schröter
1956 - 2021
Pablo Emilio Gargallo (1881 - 1934)
Pablo Emilio Gargallo
1881 - 1934
Vaclav Jansa (1859 - 1913)
Vaclav Jansa
1859 - 1913
Henri Cadiou (1906 - 1989)
Henri Cadiou
1906 - 1989
Rebecca Horn (1944)
Rebecca Horn
1944
Hideaki Kawashima (1969)
Hideaki Kawashima
1969
Edward Wadsworth (1889 - 1949)
Edward Wadsworth
1889 - 1949
Ren Rong (1960)
Ren Rong
1960
Ingrid Dessau (1923 - 2000)
Ingrid Dessau
1923 - 2000
Gunter Rambow (1938)
Gunter Rambow
1938
Arthello Beck (1941 - 2004)
Arthello Beck
1941 - 2004
Dimitrije Bašičević (1921 - 1987)
Dimitrije Bašičević
1921 - 1987
Karl Otto Götz (1914 - 2017)
Karl Otto Götz
1914 - 2017
Enzo Cucchi (1949)
Enzo Cucchi
1949
Andreas Slominski (1959)
Andreas Slominski
1959