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

Nicolas Trigault (1577 - 1628)
Nicolas Trigault
1577 - 1628
Chi-chien Wang (1907 - 2003)
Chi-chien Wang
1907 - 2003
Zhuang Hong Yi (1962)
Zhuang Hong Yi
1962
Liu Guangyun (1962)
Liu Guangyun
1962
Wu Guanzhong (1919 - 2010)
Wu Guanzhong
1919 - 2010
Chen Yu (1969)
Chen Yu
1969
Yue Minjun (1962)
Yue Minjun
1962
Cang Xin (1967)
Cang Xin
1967
Ran In-ting (1903 - 1979)
Ran In-ting
1903 - 1979
Hsiang-ning Han (1939)
Hsiang-ning Han
1939
 Sanyu (1895 - 1966)
Sanyu
1895 - 1966
Zhu Wei (1966)
Zhu Wei
1966
Feng Mengbo (1966)
Feng Mengbo
1966
Lee Man Fong (1913 - 1988)
Lee Man Fong
1913 - 1988
Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin (1842 - 1904)
Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin
1842 - 1904
Wang Yi (1991)
Wang Yi
1991

Creators Contemporary art

Joris Laarman (1979)
Joris Laarman
1979
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Alf-Jørgen Aas (1915 - 1981)
Alf-Jørgen Aas
1915 - 1981
Pavel Yakovlevich Zaltsman (1912 - 1985)
Pavel Yakovlevich Zaltsman
1912 - 1985
Zhou Qianqiu (1910 - 2006)
Zhou Qianqiu
1910 - 2006
Mark Gertler (1891 - 1939)
Mark Gertler
1891 - 1939
Georgy Evlampievich Nikolsky (1906 - 1973)
Georgy Evlampievich Nikolsky
1906 - 1973
António Teixeira Lopes (1866 - 1942)
António Teixeira Lopes
1866 - 1942
Francisco Brennand (1927 - 2019)
Francisco Brennand
1927 - 2019
Roger Greßl (1959)
Roger Greßl
1959
Bedri Baykam (1957)
Bedri Baykam
1957
Bart Stillekens (1993)
Bart Stillekens
1993
Pablo Arrazola (1991)
Pablo Arrazola
1991
Gilberto Aceves Navarro (1931 - 2019)
Gilberto Aceves Navarro
1931 - 2019
Michal Bylina (1904 - 1992)
Michal Bylina
1904 - 1992
Antonio Pujía (1929 - 2018)
Antonio Pujía
1929 - 2018
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