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      • XIA XIAOWAN (China, 1959). "Portrait", 2006. Painting consisting of 14 overlapping glass plates painted with special pencil. Signed in the lower right corner.
        Oct. 08, 2024

        XIA XIAOWAN (China, 1959). "Portrait", 2006. Painting consisting of 14 overlapping glass plates painted with special pencil. Signed in the lower right corner.

        Est: €6,000 - €7,000

        XIA XIAOWAN (China, 1959). "Portrait", 2006. Painting consisting of 14 overlapping glass plates painted with special pencil. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 60 x 40 cm. Xia Xiaowan transforms flat images in space using overlapping layers of painted glass in each of his plates. From this laborious work, intriguing figures like the one shown here result: a face with closed eyelids and half-open mouth that seems to float in the mist or emerge like a specter from a deep sea. The contours are blurred, granting the features a ghostly condition, but at the same time preserving a deep carnal presence. The artist has explained on numerous occasions that he had been concerned for years with the problem of representing three dimensions on a flat surface. For him, the Western solution-with perspective lines converging at a vanishing point-was inadequate. After many experiments, he decided to approach the issue from the opposite direction and build flat 3D images: through translucent layers that convey depth and also the solidity of a living figure. Xia Xiaowan graduated from the Third Studio of the Oil Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. The following year, he became Art Editor of China Machinery Publishing, a position he left in 1984. Currently, Xia lives in Beijing and works as a lecturer in the scenography department of the Central Academy of Dramatic Art. He is also a member of the China Institute of Oil Painting, the Beijing Artists Association and the Beijing Oil Painting Arts Commission. Exhibitions: 2012 "Xia Xiaowan Solo Exhibition", Museum of Contemporary Art, MoCA, Singapore. 2006 "Hyperdesign - 6th Shanghai Biennale", Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China. 2006 "2006 New York Asia Art Fair", New York, USA. 2006 "2nd Austrian Biennial 2006", Klagenfurt, Austria 2006 "Mahjong - Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg", Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany. 2005 "Mahjong - Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg", Kunstmuseum. 2005 Bern, Bern, Switzerland 2005 "Yellow River - A Review of New Chinese Oil Painting", National Museum of China, Beijing, China 2005 "Hand in Hand with the New Century - The Third Exhibition of Chinese Oil Painting", National Museum of China, Beijing, China 2005 "2005 - Pingyao International Exhibition of Artistic Photography", Pingyao, China. 2004 "Posers - Courtyard Gallery Artists Group Exhibition", Courtyard Gallery, Beijing Chin.

        Setdart Auction House
      • XIA XIAOWAN
        Jul. 04, 2020

        XIA XIAOWAN

        Est: CHF15,000 - CHF20,000

        XIA XIAOWAN (Beijing 1959–lives and works in Beijing) Durn. 1994. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left: Xia Xiaowan 1994. 97 × 130 cm. Provenance: - Auction Koller, 9 December 2006, lot 134. - Purchased from the above by the present owner, since then privte collection Greece. --------------- XIA XIAOWAN (Peking 1959–lebt und arbeitet in Peking) Durn. 1994. Öl auf Leinwand. Unten links signiert und datiert: Xia Xiaowan 1994. 97 × 130 cm. Provenienz: - Auktion Koller, 9. Dezember 2006, Los 134. - Bei obiger Auktion vom heutigen Besitzer erworben, seitdem Privatsammlung Griechenland.

        Koller Auctions
      • XIA XIAOWAN
        Dec. 07, 2019

        XIA XIAOWAN

        Est: CHF50,000 - CHF70,000

        XIA XIAOWAN (Beijing 1959 – lives and works in Beijing) Double human figure. 2009. Glaspencil on 14 tinted glass panels. Signed in Chinese and dated lower right: Xia Xiaowan 2009, glass panels numbered from 1-14 in the lower margin. 175 x 122 x 83 cm. Provenance: - Galerie Urs Meile, Luzern. - Purchased from the above by the present owner, since then private collection Switzerland. "The series of glass paintings is an experiment in which several principle concepts in realistic painting have been transformed in both form and function, including the transformation from a single view into double view points, between format and qualitiy, etc. ... By taking advantage of the simpel slicing technology, I managed to turn planar painting into a three-dimensional one, strechting into a real space. 'Painting in the true space' is the result of my wild imagination, which proves to be a fresh visual experience to the audience." Xia Xiaowan --------------- XIA XIAOWAN (Beijing 1959 – lebt und arbeitet in Beijing) Double human figure. 2009. Glasmalstift auf 14 getönten Glasscheiben. Unten rechts in chinesisch signiert und datiert: Xia Xiaowan 2009, Glasscheiben am Unterrand von 1-14 nummeriert. 175 x 122 x 83 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Urs Meile, Luzern. - Bei obiger Galerie vom heutigen Besitzer erworben, seitdem Privatsammlung Schweiz. "Die Reihe der Glasmalereien ist ein Experiment, in dem mehrere Grundbegriffe der realistischen Malerei in Form und Funktion transformiert wurden, einschliesslich der Transformation von einer einzigen Ansicht in doppelte Blickpunkte, zwischen Format und Qualität usw. Durch die Nutzung der einfachen Schnitttechnologie gelang es mir, die plane Malerei dreidimensional zu gestalten und in einen realen Raum zu bringen. 'Malerei im wahren Raum' ist das Ergebnis meiner wilden Fantasie, die sich für das Publikum als frische visuelle Erfahrung erweist." Xia Xiaowan

        Koller Auctions
      • XIA XIAOWAN
        Jun. 30, 2018

        XIA XIAOWAN

        Est: CHF80,000 - CHF140,000

        XIA XIAOWAN (Beijing 1959 – lives and works in Beijing) Double human figure. 2009. Pencil on 14 tinted glass panels. Signed in Chinese and dated lower right: Xia Xiaowan 2009, glass panels numbered from 1-14 in the lower margin. 175 x 122 x 83 cm. Provenance: - Galerie Urs Meile, Luzern. - Purchased from the above by the present owner, since then private collection Switzerland. "The series of glass paintings is an experiment in which several principle concepts in realistic painting have been transformed in both form and function, including the transformation from a single view into double view points, between format and qualitiy, etc. ... By taking advantage of the simpel slicing technology, I managed to turn planar painting into a three-dimensional one, strechting into a real space. 'Painting in the true space' is the result of my wild imagination, which proves to be a fresh visual experience to the audience." Xia Xiaowan --------------- XIA XIAOWAN (Beijing 1959 – lebt und arbeitet in Beijing) Double human figure. 2009. Bleistift auf 14 getönten Glasscheiben. Unten rechts in chinesisch signiert und datiert: Xia Xiaowan 2009, Glasscheiben am Unterrand von 1-14 nummeriert. 175 x 122 x 83 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Urs Meile, Luzern. - Bei obiger Galerie vom heutigen Besitzer erworben, seitdem Privatsammlung Schweiz. "Die Reihe der Glasmalereien ist ein Experiment, in dem mehrere Grundbegriffe der realistischen Malerei in Form und Funktion transformiert wurden, einschliesslich der Transformation von einer einzigen Ansicht in doppelte Blickpunkte, zwischen Format und Qualität usw. Durch die Nutzung der einfachen Schnitttechnologie gelang es mir, die plane Malerei dreidimensional zu gestalten und in einen realen Raum zu bringen. 'Malerei im wahren Raum' ist das Ergebnis meiner wilden Fantasie, die sich für das Publikum als frische visuelle Erfahrung erweist." Xia Xiaowan

        Koller Auctions
      • XIA XIAOWAN
        May. 29, 2011

        XIA XIAOWAN

        Est: $200,000 - $300,000

        XIA XIAOWAN (B. 1959) Year of the Horse signed in Chinese; dated '2001' (lower right) oil on canvas 80 x 100 cm. (31 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.) Painted in 2001

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