Liu Xiaodong (b.1963, China)
A leading figure among the Chinese Neo-Realist painters to emerge in the 1990's, his adherence to figurative painting amounts to a conceptual stance within a contemporary art context where photographic media dominate. His undertaking 'to see people as they are' was galvanized in the aftermath of the Tienanmen Square uprising and, alert to the legacy of Chinese Socialist Realism, his compositions are painted with loose, casual brushstrokes and layered with meaning.
While he works from life and often en plein air, or 'xiesheng' as it is known in Chinese, Liu chooses sitters to supply ancillary narratives to landscapes or situations. This participatory dimension to his practice, where projects are also documented by diaries and films, reflects an urgent sense of interconnection: 'Society and art', he says, 'should be like breathing - one breaths in and the other breaths out' (2008)
Liu Xiaodong lives and works in Beijing but has undertaken projects in Tibet, Japan, Italy, the UK, Cuba and Austria, and closer to home, in Jincheng, in the north eastern province of Liaoning, China, Where he was born in 1963. He has a BFA and MFA in painting from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing (1988,1995), Where he now holds tenure as professor. He continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Complutense, Madrid (1998-99). Solo exhibitions include Today Art Museum, Beijing (2013); Kunsthaus Graz (2012); Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2010); Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (2006); and Guandong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (2006). His work was been included in numerous group exhibitions such as the Shanghai Beinnale (2000, 2010), the 15th Beinnale of Sydney (2006) and the 47th Venice Beinnale (1997).
artworks in collection
Liu Chuang
—b.1978, China
1 WorkLiu Chuang
Zhang Ding
—b.1980, China
1 WorkZhang Ding
Wei Dong
—b.1968, China
1 WorkWei Dong
Weigang Gao
—b.1976, China
2 WorksWeigang Gao
Guo Hongwei, Li Shurui, Yang Xinguang
—b.1982; 1981; 1980, China
1 WorkGuo Hongwei, Li Shurui, Yang Xinguang
An He
—b.1971, China
1 WorkAn He
Zhang Huan
—b.1965, China
1 WorkZhang Huan
Yu Ji
—b.1985, China
4 WorksYu Ji
Wang Jianwei
—b.1958, China
3 WorksWang Jianwei
Li Jikai
—b.1975, China
1 WorkLi Jikai
Li Jinghu
—b.1972, China
3 WorksLi Jinghu
Ming Li
—b. 1986, China
1 WorkMing Li
Tianbing Li
—b.1974, China
2 WorksTianbing Li
Fang Lijun
—b.1963, China
1 WorkFang Lijun
Cheng Ran
—b.1981, China
1 WorkCheng Ran
Jin Shan
—b. 1977, China
1 WorkJin Shan
Ruijun Shen
—b. 1976, China
2 WorksRuijun Shen
Liu Shiyuan
—b.1985, China
2 WorksLiu Shiyuan
Du Wang
—b.1956, China
1 WorkDu Wang
Liu Wei
—b.1972, China
2 WorksLiu Wei
Ai WeiWei
—b.1957, China
2 WorksAi WeiWei
Guan Xiao
—b.1983, China
2 WorksGuan Xiao
Pei-Ming Yan
—b.1960, China
2 WorksPei-Ming Yan
Dong Yuan
—b.1984, China
1 WorkDong Yuan
Song Yuanyuan
—b.1981, China
3 WorksSong Yuanyuan
Zhao Zhao
—b.1982, China
5 WorksZhao Zhao
Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—est. 2009 , China
8 WorksXu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
Liu Chuang
—b.1978, China
1 WorkLiu Chuang
Zhang Ding
—b.1980, China
1 WorkZhang Ding
Wei Dong
—b.1968, China
1 WorkWei Dong
Li Gang
—b.1986, China
2 WorksLi Gang
Weigang Gao
—b.1976, China
2 WorksWeigang Gao
Guo Hongwei, Li Shurui, Yang Xinguang
—b.1982; 1981; 1980, China
1 WorkGuo Hongwei, Li Shurui, Yang Xinguang
Wu Hao
—b.1985, China
3 WorksWu Hao
An He
—b.1971, China
1 WorkAn He
Yu Honglei
—b.1984, Inner Mongolia
4 WorksYu Honglei
Zhang Huan
—b.1965, China
1 WorkZhang Huan
Yu Ji
—b.1985, China
4 WorksYu Ji
Wang Jianwei
—b.1958, China
3 WorksWang Jianwei
Li Jikai
—b.1975, China
1 WorkLi Jikai
Li Jinghu
—b.1972, China
3 WorksLi Jinghu
Hyung Koo Kang
—b.1954, Korea
4 WorksHyung Koo Kang
Sea-Hyun Lee
—b.1976, Korea
3 WorksSea-Hyun Lee
Yongbaek Lee
—b.1966, Korea
1 WorkYongbaek Lee
Ming Li
—b. 1986, China
1 WorkMing Li
Tianbing Li
—b.1974, China
2 WorksTianbing Li
Guohe Liao
—b.1977, India
2 WorksGuohe Liao
Fang Lijun
—b.1963, China
1 WorkFang Lijun
Cheng Ran
—b.1981, China
1 WorkCheng Ran
Jin Shan
—b. 1977, China
1 WorkJin Shan
Ruijun Shen
—b. 1976, China
2 WorksRuijun Shen
Liu Shiyuan
—b.1985, China
2 WorksLiu Shiyuan
Timur Si-Qin
—b.1984, Germany/ Mongolia
2 WorksTimur Si-Qin
Yoon Suk One
—b. 1983, Korea
1 WorkYoon Suk One
Yi-Hsing Tzeng
—b.1979, Taiwan
1 WorkYi-Hsing Tzeng
Du Wang
—b.1956, China
1 WorkDu Wang
Liu Wei
—b.1972, China
2 WorksLiu Wei
Ai WeiWei
—b.1957, China
2 WorksAi WeiWei
Guan Xiao
—b.1983, China
2 WorksGuan Xiao
Pei-Ming Yan
—b.1960, China
2 WorksPei-Ming Yan
Haegue Yang
—b.1971, Korea
3 WorksHaegue Yang
Zhu Yu
—b.1970, China
1 WorkZhu Yu
Dong Yuan
—b.1984, China
1 WorkDong Yuan
Song Yuanyuan
—b.1981, China
3 WorksSong Yuanyuan
Zhao Zhao
—b.1982, China
5 WorksZhao Zhao
Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—est. 2009 , China
8 WorksXu Zhen (MadeIn Company)