Weixin Xu - Artist Info

About Weixin Xu

  • Biography

    Xu Weixin (BORN 1958) Xu Wei Xin is a Chinese painter born in the province of Xinjiang in 1958. His work consists in particular of a series of large-scale portraits of ordinary people, as testimony of the victims of the Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976.

    He considers that the large format of his works makes them more accessible and gives them a stronger visual impact, conveying his message more effectively. The passage from the collective portrait to the individual portrait is an essential stage in his artistic career: beyond the social entity, the community representation, he is attached to the individuality of his model, his psychological dimension.

    Xu Wei Xin has since been exhibited in many international museums, ...

    But wait, there's more...

    Displaying 1,237 of 2,114 characters.

    Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.

    For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.

    If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.

** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at .

Share an image of the Artist: .