Xia Xiaowan

Xia Xiaowan (b.1959, Beijing, China), is a contemporary Chinese painter and sculptor graduated from the painting department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1982. Best known for his three-dimensional, painted works, Xia has pioneered a unique process that mimics MRI sequence imaging. In his meticulous practice, many small slivers of form are painted on sequential panes of glass which, when affixed together, result in a holographic and illusory object. Xia’s work notably often features grotesquely figural subjects of distorted faces and body parts, suspended in a cloudy space that evokes a bleak and tortured atmosphere.

His artworks have been widely exhibited in cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Gwangju, Sydney, Brussels, Paris, Berne, Hamburg, Madried and New York City. His works are included in major museums and private collections, notably Porsche Art Foundation in Switzerland, the Sigg Collection in Switzerland and the White Rabbit Collection in Australia.