Tang Xuezhen 汤雪贞

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Born in 1971, Guangdong Province
Graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a honours, Tang currently lives in Singapore as a painting restorer.
Tang’s first solo exhibition was held in iPreciation Gallery, Singapore in May 2003, since then, she has taken part in a number of group shows like the Ngee Ann Culture Centre and Merlin Gallery.

The Oriental Matisse —
Revitalising Shanghai pin up models in the 1930s with the approach of Fauvism, Tang’s latest works mark a radical departure from the Chinoiserie – canvases filled with Chinese furniture and porcelain, a sumptuous array of colours and floral patterns, to bold and dramatic juxtaposition of brilliantly contrasting hues.
Generically, in a traditional category of Chinese painting, these ladies could be described as “female beauties”, and they were once celebrated for their feminine beauty and sexual allure. But there is a certain wistfulness to these portraits, a reflective quality, even a hint of melancholy, therefore infuses depth and nuance to these studies of Chinese womanhood.