XUE SONG (1965-)

BIRDS AND FLOWERS

A Chinese painting, mixed media on canvas, with inscriptions on the back dated 1998 and signed in Chinese, Xue Song 1998, 160cm x 140cm.

Provenance: from an English private collection, acquired from ShanghART, Shanghai in March 2000, a copy of gallery certificate is available.

Experiences are often the source of artistic creation. When Xue Song's studio burned to the ground, the accident inspired him to use ash and soot as a symbol of rebirth in his art. Xue uses charred and burned fragments of his previous works, newspapers and books to create collages of iconic politicians, calligraphy, Western art icons and pieces inspired by classical Chinese watercolour paintings.