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Born 1954 Sichuan, China. Known for: Western genre, cowboy and figure painter.
Born in China and educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Xiang Zhang settled in Plano, Texas where he paints with bold impressionism the life of the cowboy from frequent visits to a... Read full biography
Born in China and educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Xiang Zhang settled in Plano, Texas where he paints with bold impressionism the life of the cowboy from frequent visits to a ranch in the Panhandle. He also paints numerous pictures of female figures, thinking it important to... Read full biography
Born in China and educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Xiang Zhang settled in Plano, Texas where he paints with bold impressionism the life of the cowboy from frequent visits to a ranch in the Panhandle. He also paints numerous pictures of female figures, thinking it important to balance the two subjects. As a child, he and his family were forced to move to the country by the Cultural Revolution of Chairman Mao. He studied anatomy from an exiled medical professor and then after... Read full biography
Born in China and educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Xiang Zhang settled in Plano, Texas where he paints with bold impressionism the life of the cowboy from frequent visits to a ranch in the Panhandle. He also paints numerous pictures of female figures, thinking it important to balance the two subjects. As a child, he and his family were forced to move to the country by the Cultural Revolution of Chairman Mao. He studied anatomy from an exiled medical professor and then after the Cultural Revolution, was able to get a formal education at the Academy of Drama in Beijing. This training combined theater and fine art and gave him a solid designer background and earned him a full scholarship to Tulane University in New... Read full biography
Born in China and educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Xiang Zhang settled in Plano, Texas where he paints with bold impressionism the life of the cowboy from frequent visits to a ranch in the Panhandle. He also paints numerous pictures of female figures, thinking it important to balance the two subjects. As a child, he and his family were forced to move to the country by the Cultural Revolution of Chairman Mao. He studied anatomy from an exiled medical professor and then after the Cultural Revolution, was able to get a formal education at the Academy of Drama in Beijing. This training combined theater and fine art and gave him a solid designer background and earned him a full scholarship to Tulane University in New Orleans. There he designed for the Mardi Gras and theaters and then moved to Dallas where his wife got a job in je... Read full biography
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Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •China
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Asian
- •Chinese
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Great American Artists, Cincinnati