Xia Fu Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Songzhuang, Beijing in China. He taught as Professor in the Department of Fine Arts during 1980s in Tianjin Polytechnic University. Zhuangzi et Laozi’s philosophy has exercised a great influence on Xia’s artworks. In his oriental vision, Xia realized that Qi is the character inspiring the original reality, the breath of life, the major component of life that has a great significance in his paintings. Chinese people adopt the phrase Qi-Xi signifying breath, xi means the process of breathing to perceive the intrinsic aspect of art in a more vivid and essential manner, displaying the origin and status of object existence. In his works, the artist arranges the daily intimate surroundings in Qi-Xi, breathing by means of his unique visual logic, surpasses the transient and restricted nature, retrieves the poetic and spiritual feature of their existence origin, thus attaining freedom and eternity.
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Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - The Mythology of Physics
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on linen Xia Fu Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Songzhuang, Beijing in China. He taught as Professor in the Department of Fine Arts during 1980s in ...
Linen, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - The Time
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on linen Xia Fu Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Songzhuang, Beijing in China. He taught as Professor in the Department of Fine Arts during 1980s in ...
Oil, Linen
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - Bleu
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on linen Xia Fu Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Songzhuang, Beijing in China. He taught as Professor in the Department of Fine Arts during 1980s in ...
Oil, Linen
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - The Dimension
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Xia Fu Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Songzhuang, Beijing in China. He taught as Professor in the Department of Fine Arts during 1980s in...
Oil, Canvas
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - Fracture Surface No.3
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper Xia Fu Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Songzhuang, Beijing in China. He taught as Professor in the Department of Fine Arts during 1980s in ...
Paper, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - Fracture Surface No.1
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper Xia Fu Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Songzhuang, Beijing in China. He taught as Professor in the Department of Fine Arts during 1980s in ...
Paper, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Xia FuNing - Confusion
By Xia FuNing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on linen Xia Fu Ning is a Chinese artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Songzhuang, Beijing in China. He taught as Professor in the Department of Fine Arts during 1980s in ...
Linen, Oil
Untitled # 13
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary oil painting on linen by American artist A.J. Fries. Artist’s Statement: These works are an extension of a small series of realistic paintings that I did of graves...
Linen, Oil
$16,436
H 51.19 in W 78.75 in D 1.97 in
Large Expressionist figurative Oil Painting "The Dancer"
By André François van Vuuren
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This large scale oil painting on Belgian linen canvas depicts our perceived inner feelings of the people and situations we encounter through the use of bold shapes and colours. The c...
Linen, Oil
$6,927
H 86.62 in W 70.87 in D 1.46 in
Large Contemporary Equestrian Oil Painting. Horse Painting 220 x 180 cm
By Rubins J. Spaans
Located in ALP, ES
This large figurative oil painting is a reinterpretation of a painting by Francisco de Goya, Retrato ecuestre de Fernando VII, 1808. A unique oil painting on the finest quality Belgi...
Canvas, Raw Linen, Oil
$2,250
H 15 in W 10.5 in D 1 in
French Female Portrait Oil Painting, La Jeune Fille, Mid Century Art
By Raymond Debieve
Located in Atlanta, GA
La Jeune Fille by Raymond Debiève is a captivating French figurative oil painting that highlights the expressive potential of simplified form and bold line. Painted on board, this mi...
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
$49,600
H 56 in W 32 in
Midway I, Large Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, Framed, 2006
By Mark Innerst
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by the artist. Canvas size 56 x 32 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of ...
Canvas, Oil
$8,500
H 33 in W 43 in D 1.5 in
Glass, Lake Landscape, Figure Standing by Water, Mountains, Sage Green, Yellow
By KK Kozik
Located in Kent, CT
A tall, fair-haired figure wrapped in a light blue towel stands on the bank of inviting, calm water. Dark green trees in a forest, and mountains in the dist...
Linen, Oil
Untitled #17
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary oil painting on linen by American artist A.J. Fries. Artist’s Statement: These works are an extension of a small series of realistic paintings that I did of graves...
Linen, Oil
$3,200
H 18.75 in W 13 in
Reclining Nude - elegant, abstracted figurative, nude, female, oil on paper
By Daniel Hughes
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Dan Hughes pays homage to classical painting techniques with a loose hand. Bold, modulated colour brushstrokes showcases formal composition in a new and refreshing light. Well known ...
Oil, Archival Paper
$7,500
H 40 in W 30 in
Desire - Nude Lovers Entangled in a Passionate Kiss, Oil on Paper on Canvas
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting demonstrates Bruno Surdo’s deep grounding in classical figurative tradition while addressing intimacy in a distinctly contemporary register. The tightly compressed composition—two nude bodies locked in a kiss—recalls Renaissance and Baroque explorations of entwined figures, from Michelangelo’s sculptural studies of interlocking forms to Caravaggio’s emotionally charged chiaroscuro. The anatomical modeling is central: the musculature of the male back, the subtle weight shift in the female torso, and the nuanced transitions of light across flesh reveal Surdo’s atelier training and commitment to Renaissance draftsmanship. The dark, atmospheric background isolates the figures, heightening their sculptural presence and intensifying the psychological focus. Art historically, the pose evokes both sacred and mythological precedents—embraces seen in depictions of Venus and Mars, Cupid and Psyche, or even the sensual gravity of Rodin’s later sculptural couples. Yet Surdo strips away allegorical attributes and narrative setting. The white drapery loosely gathered at the woman’s hip subtly references classical sculpture, where cloth both conceals and accentuates form. Unlike historical idealization, however, these bodies feel lived-in and human rather than mythic. Surdo’s broader practice often stages grand allegories or mythological conflicts; here he distills that tradition into a singular moment of private intensity. The painting bridges past and present, demonstrating how the language of Renaissance form and Baroque light can still articulate modern vulnerability, desire, and connection without relying on overt narrative symbolism. Bruno Surdo Desire oil on paper on canvas 40h x 30w in 101.60h x 76.20w cm BRS086 Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2021 Ethos + Truth, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2020 Realities, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden...
Oil, Canvas, Archival Paper
$1,475
H 6 in W 5 in D 1 in
French Portrait Oil Painting, Blue Eyed Girl, Small Scale Figurative Art
By Raymond Debieve
Located in Atlanta, GA
La Fille Aux Yeux Bleus is a captivating small-scale portrait by Raymond Debiève, defined by its striking gaze and soft, atmospheric palette. The subject’s blue eyes serve as the foc...
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
$13,736
H 9.06 in W 15.75 in D 0.08 in
Still Life - Oil Painting by Zhang Wei Guang - 2000s
By Zhang Wei Guang
Located in Roma, IT
Original work by the chinese painter Zhang Wei Guand, also called "Mirror". Realized in the early 2000s. In excellent conditions, it includes a contemporary wooden frame. Zhang We...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled # 3
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary oil painting on linen by American artist A.J. Fries. Artist’s Statement: These works are an extension of a small series of realistic paintings that I did of graves...
Linen, Oil