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XiaoChen

Born in 1964 in Liaoning, now a professional artist.

Exhibition attended:

1999 “9th National Fine Art Exhibition”, Beijing
“4th National Excellent Advertisement Show”, Guangzhou

2003       “100 Contemporary Chinese Artists Exhibition”,                  Beijing  Continental Gallery
              “Different From Mainstream”, Artist Village Gallery,Beijing
              “Art for Art’s Sake”, Artist Village Gallery, Beijing

2004      "XiaoChen’s Contemporary Installations”,Artist Village Gallery,                 Beijing
　　　    “Works From 100 Artists In China”, Guangzhou
　　　      Guangzhou International Art Fair, Guangzhou

2005　   “XiaoChen’s Installations”, Artist Village Gallery,Beijing
　　　     “Gathering Around SongZhuang”, Artist Village Gallery, Beijing
　　　     “Sino-French Identity”, Artist Village Gallery, Beijing
　　　       Guangzhou International Art Fair, Guangzhou

2006     “About Dog 2006”, Artist Village Gallery, Beijing
                MiArt Exposition 2006, Italy
                Art Singapore 2006, Singapore
                GuangZhou International Art Fair, GuangZhou

2007     MiArt Exposition 2007 Milan, Italy
               Art Singapore 2006, Singapore
               GuangZhou International Art Fair, GuangZhou

XiaoChen on his work:

　　The recent global exchanges between China and the rest of the world has deeply affected her cultural and societal frameworks, the changes has resulted in conflicts in society and altered my ideas towards art and its appreciation. Nature is the expression of the universe, art the manifestation of thoughts. A painting is not art, merely a tool for art. I do not wish to invent a new style or artistic form, instead I draw on the richness of our heritage of art, using what is traditionally considered art, and what is not usually considered art, to present what I call “juxtaposition in a group”. A grouping with a pretty open standard, yet it is one that manifests conflicts in values that currently exists side by side in our world today. Art is intricately linked to one’s understanding of the world and art has the power to go beyond what is. To critique and shape our cultural environment, I employ various methods and media to present different time-spans on the medium. Because the selected medium itself has a certain history, the positioning of this time and space is also very important. In constructing, developing and regrouping the various histories in my works, the boundary of history is removed and a new value judgement is presented. Through this approach, the time aspect of my works is accentuated. Furthermore, I enjoy floating between my history and your history.

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XiaoChen
Culture Ceremony 125x238cm 2007
Ghosts&monsters come out again 125x238cm 2007
Pop Leader 125x165cm 2007
Face-Changing 125x165cm 2007
Chinese Monalisa 125 x 165cm 2007 Oil on canvas	Chinese Baby 110 x 125cm 2007 Oil on canvas
Chinese Marilyn 110 x 125cm 2007 Oil on canvas	Chinese Statue of Liberty 110 x 125cm 2007 Oil on canvas
China-Everything is in the process of right mistake 125x165cm 2007
Going to countrysid for re-education 80x100cm 2006 Oil on canvas
LiHongMei--Today Mixed Media (transparent & 2 sided) 80x60cm 2006 Frant	LiHongMei--Yesterday Mixed Media (transparent & 2 sided) 80x60cm 2006 Back
Still Life--Present Mixed Media(transparent & 2 sided) 80x60cm 2006 Front	Still Life--Past Mixed Media(transparent & 2 sided) 80x60cm 2006 Back
The Last Supper Oil on paper 2006
XiaoChen Born in 1964 in Liaoning, now a professional artist. Exhibition attended: 1999 “9th National Fine Art Exhibition”, Beijing “4th National Excellent Advertisement Show”, Guangzhou 2003 “100 Contemporary Chinese Artists Exhibition”, Beijing Continental Gallery “Different From Mainstream”, Artist Village Gallery,Beijing “Art for Art’s Sake”, Artist Village Gallery, Beijing 2004 "XiaoChen’s Contemporary Installations”,Artist Village Gallery, Beijing 　　　 “Works From 100 Artists In China”, Guangzhou 　　　 Guangzhou International Art Fair, Guangzhou 2005　 “XiaoChen’s Installations”, Artist Village Gallery,Beijing 　　　 “Gathering Around SongZhuang”, Artist Village Gallery, Beijing 　　　 “Sino-French Identity”, Artist Village Gallery, Beijing 　　　 Guangzhou International Art Fair, Guangzhou 2006 “About Dog 2006”, Artist Village Gallery, Beijing MiArt Exposition 2006, Italy Art Singapore 2006, Singapore GuangZhou International Art Fair, GuangZhou 2007 MiArt Exposition 2007 Milan, Italy Art Singapore 2006, Singapore GuangZhou International Art Fair, GuangZhou XiaoChen on his work: 　　The recent global exchanges between China and the rest of the world has deeply affected her cultural and societal frameworks, the changes has resulted in conflicts in society and altered my ideas towards art and its appreciation. Nature is the expression of the universe, art the manifestation of thoughts. A painting is not art, merely a tool for art. I do not wish to invent a new style or artistic form, instead I draw on the richness of our heritage of art, using what is traditionally considered art, and what is not usually considered art, to present what I call “juxtaposition in a group”. A grouping with a pretty open standard, yet it is one that manifests conflicts in values that currently exists side by side in our world today. Art is intricately linked to one’s understanding of the world and art has the power to go beyond what is. To critique and shape our cultural environment, I employ various methods and media to present different time-spans on the medium. Because the selected medium itself has a certain history, the positioning of this time and space is also very important. In constructing, developing and regrouping the various histories in my works, the boundary of history is removed and a new value judgement is presented. Through this approach, the time aspect of my works is accentuated. Furthermore, I enjoy floating between my history and your history. Back