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

Shaoxiang Wu (1957)
Shaoxiang Wu
1957
Horace Day (1909 - 1984)
Horace Day
1909 - 1984
Qí Báishí (1864 - 1957)
Qí Báishí
1864 - 1957
Wang Shugang (1960)
Wang Shugang
1960
Jiang Qiong Er (1976)
Jiang Qiong Er
1976
Chen Ting-shih (1913 - 2002)
Chen Ting-shih
1913 - 2002
Cang Xin (1967)
Cang Xin
1967
Wang Lei (1980)
Wang Lei
1980
Trevor Yeung (1988)
Trevor Yeung
1988
Pei-Ming Yan (1960)
Pei-Ming Yan
1960
Qiu Zhijie (1969)
Qiu Zhijie
1969
Ran In-ting (1903 - 1979)
Ran In-ting
1903 - 1979
Chen Yu (1969)
Chen Yu
1969
Ran Huang (1982)
Ran Huang
1982
Zao Wou-Ki (1920 - 2013)
Zao Wou-Ki
1920 - 2013
Antonin Ivanovich Soungouroff (1894 - 1976)
Antonin Ivanovich Soungouroff
1894 - 1976

Creators Contemporary art

Christian Brandl (1970)
Christian Brandl
1970
Michael Schoenholtz (1937 - 2019)
Michael Schoenholtz
1937 - 2019
Galina Nikolaevna Obrubova (1964)
Galina Nikolaevna Obrubova
1964
Carmelo Arden Quin (1913 - 2010)
Carmelo Arden Quin
1913 - 2010
Dieter Mammel (1965)
Dieter Mammel
1965
Rob Birza (1962)
Rob Birza
1962
Rimma Iosifovna Pantsekhovskaia (1928)
Rimma Iosifovna Pantsekhovskaia
1928
August Ohm (1943)
August Ohm
1943
Alexei Vasilyevich Grishenko (1883 - 1977)
Alexei Vasilyevich Grishenko
1883 - 1977
Kristina Abelli Elander (1952)
Kristina Abelli Elander
1952
Kenneth Howard (1932 - 2022)
Kenneth Howard
1932 - 2022
Frank Stella (1936 - 2024)
Frank Stella
1936 - 2024
Mo Edoga (1952 - 2014)
Mo Edoga
1952 - 2014
Thomas Baumann (1967)
Thomas Baumann
1967
François Pompon (1855 - 1933)
François Pompon
1855 - 1933
Marcel Dzama (1974)
Marcel Dzama
1974
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