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

 Sanyu (1895 - 1966)
Sanyu
1895 - 1966
Lee Man Fong (1913 - 1988)
Lee Man Fong
1913 - 1988
Li Huayi (1948)
Li Huayi
1948
Li Songsong (1973)
Li Songsong
1973
Lin Tianmiao (1961)
Lin Tianmiao
1961
Tianbing Li (1974)
Tianbing Li
1974
Antonin Ivanovich Soungouroff (1894 - 1976)
Antonin Ivanovich Soungouroff
1894 - 1976
Zhou Tiehai (1966)
Zhou Tiehai
1966
Liu Guangyun (1962)
Liu Guangyun
1962
Yin Qi (1962)
Yin Qi
1962
Zhao Zhao (1982)
Zhao Zhao
1982
Fei Danxu (1802 - 1850)
Fei Danxu
1802 - 1850
Wu Guanzhong (1919 - 2010)
Wu Guanzhong
1919 - 2010
Shaoxiang Wu (1957)
Shaoxiang Wu
1957
Hongnian Zhang (1947)
Hongnian Zhang
1947
Chen Yifei (1946 - 2005)
Chen Yifei
1946 - 2005

Creators Contemporary art

Simon Periton (1964)
Simon Periton
1964
Andrei Roiter (1960)
Andrei Roiter
1960
Alicia Penalba (1913 - 1982)
Alicia Penalba
1913 - 1982
Joel Mesler (1974)
Joel Mesler
1974
Yanagi Sōri (1915 - 2011)
Yanagi Sōri
1915 - 2011
Rita McBride (1960)
Rita McBride
1960
Alejandro Corujeira (1961)
Alejandro Corujeira
1961
Rolf Rose (1933)
Rolf Rose
1933
Georgy Nikolaevich Popandopulo (1916 - 1992)
Georgy Nikolaevich Popandopulo
1916 - 1992
Pedro Coronel Arroyo (1923 - 1985)
Pedro Coronel Arroyo
1923 - 1985
Goffredo Reggiani (1929)
Goffredo Reggiani
1929
Sándor Ziffer (1880 - 1962)
Sándor Ziffer
1880 - 1962
Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury (1899 - 1975)
Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury
1899 - 1975
Andre E. Bucher (1924 - 2009)
Andre E. Bucher
1924 - 2009
Alison Lapper (1965)
Alison Lapper
1965
Felix Kelly (1914 - 1994)
Felix Kelly
1914 - 1994
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