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

Xiaodong Liu (1963)
Xiaodong Liu
1963
Lee Man Fong (1913 - 1988)
Lee Man Fong
1913 - 1988
Lam Qua (1801 - 1860)
Lam Qua
1801 - 1860
Chen Yu (1969)
Chen Yu
1969
Shanzhuan Wu (1960)
Shanzhuan Wu
1960
Wang Lei (1980)
Wang Lei
1980
Yangyang Meng (1983)
Yangyang Meng
1983
Sarah Lai (1983)
Sarah Lai
1983
Hsiang-ning Han (1939)
Hsiang-ning Han
1939
Cai Guoqiang (1957)
Cai Guoqiang
1957
Gu Dexin (1962)
Gu Dexin
1962
Ho Kan (1932)
Ho Kan
1932
Shiy De-jinn (1923 - 1981)
Shiy De-jinn
1923 - 1981
Pei-Ming Yan (1960)
Pei-Ming Yan
1960
Hu Yongkai (1945)
Hu Yongkai
1945
Chuang Che (1934)
Chuang Che
1934

Creators Contemporary art

Bernhard Kuhlewein (1938)
Bernhard Kuhlewein
1938
Jürgen Runge (1929 - 1992)
Jürgen Runge
1929 - 1992
Ettore DeGrazia (1909 - 1982)
Ettore DeGrazia
1909 - 1982
Daniel Drouin (1937)
Daniel Drouin
1937
Ha Bik Chuen (1925 - 2009)
Ha Bik Chuen
1925 - 2009
Nina Chanel Abney (1982)
Nina Chanel Abney
1982
Romero Britto (1963)
Romero Britto
1963
Ramkinkar Bay (1906 - 1980)
Ramkinkar Bay
1906 - 1980
Daniel Napp (1974)
Daniel Napp
1974
Victor Grippo (1936 - 2002)
Victor Grippo
1936 - 2002
Micha Bar-Am (1930)
Micha Bar-Am
1930
Jules De Balincourt (1972)
Jules De Balincourt
1972
Tadeusz Prushkovsky (1888 - 1942)
Tadeusz Prushkovsky
1888 - 1942
Gerta Mikhaylovna Nemenova (1905 - 1986)
Gerta Mikhaylovna Nemenova
1905 - 1986
Karl Ulrich Nuss (1943)
Karl Ulrich Nuss
1943
Ha Chong-Hyun (1935)
Ha Chong-Hyun
1935
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