Yang Xu, Rewind the Tape No.5, 2012

Oil on Canvas
18 x 15 cm (Set of 15) (each)
Condition: Very good
Proof of purchase available.

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A MFA graduate from The China Academy of Art, Yang Xu (Chinese, b.1980) is a pupil of Chen Danqing. He works predominantly in oil on canvas, drawing inspiration from motion pictures, photography and still life.

Unlike his contemporary counterparts in China, Yang Xu art does not have political undertones or explores dogmatic ideologies. In comparison, Yang Xu merely wants to portray, with his brush, people or objects in an unbiased and simplistic manner. It is also with comparison, that Yang Xun chooses Western icons, like Charlie Chaplin & Audrey Hepburn, instead of the over-exploited image of Chairman Mao in contemporary Chinese art.

Acquired from Richard Koh Fine Art in 2012.

(Photographed in December 2025)