Xinyan Zhang: Transfer to Tomorrow

9 July - 29 August 2024

  • NYC | 23E67

     

    Xinyan Zhang

     

    Transfer to Tomorrow

     

     

     

    Upsilon Gallery is pleased to present Transfer to Tomorrow, the first solo exhibition in New York by Berlin-based Chinese artist Xinyan Zhang. Known for blending Western post-expressionism with traditional Chinese painting, Zhang’s works share a hybrid of techniques that explore common experiences and the vulnerabilities of human existence. For the artist, her paintings are a way to transcend observed social realities and current media of today, and propel the development of mankind toward the future.

    • Xinyan Zhang, Double – Breathing No.1, 2023
      Xinyan Zhang, Double – Breathing No.1, 2023
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    • Xinyan Zhang, Distance No.2, 2023
      Xinyan Zhang, Distance No.2, 2023
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  • Growing up in Shenzhen, China in the early 1990s during a period of rapid industrial and social change, Zhang became...
    Xinyan Zhang, Super Twins No.5, 2023
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    Growing up in Shenzhen, China in the early 1990s during a period of rapid industrial and social change, Zhang became keenly aware of the fragility and uncertainties of human nature, particularly for children and women in her society. While studying in Berlin, Zhang recognized similarities between cultures as she observed the somber heaviness of reconstructed post-WWII society. Influenced by Chinese Confucianism and German philosophers like Fredrich Nietzsche, her practice explores the value and frailty of life and the essence of human nature. Drawing from personal experiences, Zhang also uncovers the dark side of human nature.

  • Beneath the playful colors and spontaneous gestures in Zhang's art lies a deliberate disconnection with the present, urging viewers to look beyond surface beauty. Her paintings depict figures in different states and dimensions within the background, symbolizing a bridge between past and present, consciousness and unconsciousness, and different aspects of humanity.

    • Xinyan Zhang, Forbidden Fruit No.1, 2022
      Xinyan Zhang, Forbidden Fruit No.1, 2022
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    • Xinyan Zhang, Forbidden Fruit No.2, 2022
      Xinyan Zhang, Forbidden Fruit No.2, 2022
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  • Through her art, Zhang symbolizes the distortion and fragmentation of modern female form, highlighting the social challenges faced by women...
    Xinyan Zhang in the studio, Berlin.

    Through her art, Zhang symbolizes the distortion and fragmentation of modern female form, highlighting the social challenges faced by women and children. Inspired by artists like Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, and Henri Matisse, Zhang's work deconstructs modern humanity against the backdrop of a global future society.

  • Xinyan Zhang has been exhibited internationally with solo exhibitions at De Sarthe Gallery in Arizona (2024) and Hong Kong (2023); Bauschaustelle Düsseldorf e.V, Düsseldorf, Germany (2022); Women's Museum Bonn, Bonn, Germany (2022), among others. Recent group exhibitions include: Artual Gallery, Lebanon (2022); Fangyuan Art Museum, Beijing (2022); Galerie Bodenseekreis, Germany (2022); Art Factory HB 55, Berlin (2022); Ultramontane Gallery, Hangzhou (2022); BBK Karlsruhe, Germany (2022).

    • Xinyan Zhang, The Faker, 2024
      Xinyan Zhang, The Faker, 2024
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    • Xinyan Zhang, Unseen No.2, 2024
      Xinyan Zhang, Unseen No.2, 2024
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  • Xinyan has been nominated for several art awards in Germany, including the 7th Eb-Dietzsch Art Award, Förderpreis Jung + Gegenständlich...

    Xinyan Zhang, Unseen No.1, 2024

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    Xinyan has been nominated for several art awards in Germany, including the 7th Eb-Dietzsch Art Award, Förderpreis Jung + Gegenständlich 2022 Art Award in Bodenseekreis, Bottrop Art Award in Bottrop, V.Rothe & R.Hendricks Artist Award in Bonn, and Baustelle Schaustelle Art Award in Düsseldorf.

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    To inquire about works by Xinyan Zhang, please email us at info@upsilongallery.com.