Yangzi Xu

Winter, LaSalle St, #3, Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
Part of artist Yangzi Xu's Winter, LaSalle Street series depicting a cold winter day in downtown Chicago. "I'm captivated by the view of the bridge - it's a breathtaking angle, a peek of the magnificence of the city," says Yangzi. "I wanted to capture this fleeting moment." Harmonious cool and warm tones represent this crisp, clear evening.

About the Artist
Artist Yangzi Xu captures a nostalgia for Chicago and its dramatic seasonal changes in her expressionist cityscapes. Having a full-time job and being a wife and mother, Yangzi makes a habit of painting everyday to keep her passion exciting and fresh. She keeps a queue of ideas and reference photos that she takes throughout the year. She looks through her references, tweaks and adds elements to them. Once inspiration strikes, Yangzi draws several sketches and begins to work with oils on canvas on multiple pieces at once - to keep each painting spontaneous and new. "I try to capture the paradox of life in the city, where one can be in a crowd and yet feel alone," Yangzi says. "My main intent is not to capture the physical reality of a scene, but to express my own moods and feelings to my audience." In her free time, Yangzi enjoys reading, with her current favorite genres being biographies and memoirs. Yangzi is an alumnus of DePaul University in Chicago.

Words that describe this painting: Chicago, downtown, city, winter, evening, lights, urban, cityscape, street, cars, bridge, buildings, architecture, road, Illinois, architecture, impressionism, representational, oil painting, blue

Winter, LaSalle St, #3
Yangzi Xu
Oil painting on composite board
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2021
12 in. h x 12 in. w x .12 in. d
1 lbs. 0 oz.