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XI Axing (Chinese: 奚阿兴), or simply Axing, is a Chinese painter born January 28, 1944 in Shanghai, Huangpu district (上海-黄浦).
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His active career started in 1978 when art schools and professional organisations were reinstated after the Cultural Revolution. At that time, Axing was an art editor at the Shanghai Children's Publishing House. He quickly became renowned for his engravings and oil paintings. His most famous works include "Serenade" (小夜曲), "Candlelight" (烛光, 2001), "Girl with a bird" (少女与鸟), "Water", "Pounding cloth map" and "Warehouse".
Style
Axing rarely portrays real people, mostly taking his inspiration for the subjects and associated colours, lines and shapes from the Chinese folk art, especially the Wuxi traditional clay figurines. He subtly blends this background with a touch of modernity, a soupçon of mystery and some Italian flair, giving his work a unique styling.
Exhibitions
His creations are exhibited in many Chinese art museums such as the China Art Museum and the Liu HaiSu Art Museum, as well as in private collections in Europe and the United States.
He has participated in many national and international art exhibitions: