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ZHANG XIAOTAO (Hechuan, China, 1970). "The decayed of landscape", ca. 2007. Oil on canvas. Signed and titled on the back.

ZHANG XIAOTAO (Hechuan, China, 1970). "The decayed of landscape", ca. 2007. Oil on canvas. Signed and titled on the back. Measurements: 150 x 100 cm. "The Decay of Landscape" is the title of a series of paintings by Zhang Xiaotao composed of dead birds, pieces of ripe fruit, insects and other elements that are difficult to distinguish because they appear to be in a state of putrefaction. What is striking in these paintings (like the one shown here) is that the Chinese artist imbues these emblems of decadence with an arcane beauty. Vanitas of decay and yet they are also sensually emotive metaphors with a subjugating existential charge. The Chinese artist explains to the journalists and critics who interview him that his obsession with capturing decadent scenarios, thresholds between life and death, is rooted in a traumatic experience: he was seven years old when he almost drowned in the Yangtze River. Zhang Xiaotao is one of China's most sought-after artists. His work "Condom Series" sold for $64,500 at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2007. Zhang Xiaotao is a Chinese painter based in Beijing and Chengdu. He graduated from the Department of Oil Painting at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 1996. He then became a professor at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, a position he held from 1996 to 2009. In 2010, Xiaotao taught in the Department of New Media at the Sichuan Institute of Fine Arts. He now lives and works in Beijing and Chongqing. Zhang makes paintings with complex imagery, sometimes with sexual overtones, often involving small animals such as frogs and snakes, and incorporating images of decay and pollution. Selection of exhibitions: 2007, Three Languages Three Colors, UM Gallery, Korea. 2006 Jiang Hu, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, U.S.A. Unclear and Cleanness, Heyri Art Foundation, Korea. Beautiful Imbroglio, He Xiang Ning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China 2005 Dreamscapes, Foundation3, 14 Bergen, Norway. Dream Factory - Rubbish heap, Tokyo Gallery, Japan. 2nd Prague Biennial, Prague, National Gallery Veletrzni Palac, Prague, Czech Republic. 2nd Triennial of Chinese Arts, Nanjing Art Museum, Nanjing, China. 2004 Officinal Asia, Galleria d'Arte Modema, Bologna, Italy. New Perspectives in Chinese Painting, Marella arte contemporanea, Milan, Italy. 2003 Materialistic Decay, Gallery Akie Aricchi Art Contemporary, Paris, France.

ZHANG XIAOTAO (Hechuan, China, 1970). "The decayed of landscape", ca. 2007. Oil on canvas. Signed and titled on the back.

ZHANG XIAOTAO (Hechuan, China, 1970). "The decayed of landscape", ca. 2007. Oil on canvas. Signed and titled on the back. Measurements: 150 x 100 cm. "The Decay of Landscape" is the title of a series of paintings by Zhang Xiaotao composed of dead birds, pieces of ripe fruit, insects and other elements that are difficult to distinguish because they appear to be in a state of putrefaction. What is striking in these paintings (like the one shown here) is that the Chinese artist imbues these emblems of decadence with an arcane beauty. Vanitas of decay and yet they are also sensually emotive metaphors with a subjugating existential charge. The Chinese artist explains to the journalists and critics who interview him that his obsession with capturing decadent scenarios, thresholds between life and death, is rooted in a traumatic experience: he was seven years old when he almost drowned in the Yangtze River. Zhang Xiaotao is one of China's most sought-after artists. His work "Condom Series" sold for $64,500 at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2007. Zhang Xiaotao is a Chinese painter based in Beijing and Chengdu. He graduated from the Department of Oil Painting at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 1996. He then became a professor at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, a position he held from 1996 to 2009. In 2010, Xiaotao taught in the Department of New Media at the Sichuan Institute of Fine Arts. He now lives and works in Beijing and Chongqing. Zhang makes paintings with complex imagery, sometimes with sexual overtones, often involving small animals such as frogs and snakes, and incorporating images of decay and pollution. Selection of exhibitions: 2007, Three Languages Three Colors, UM Gallery, Korea. 2006 Jiang Hu, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, U.S.A. Unclear and Cleanness, Heyri Art Foundation, Korea. Beautiful Imbroglio, He Xiang Ning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China 2005 Dreamscapes, Foundation3, 14 Bergen, Norway. Dream Factory - Rubbish heap, Tokyo Gallery, Japan. 2nd Prague Biennial, Prague, National Gallery Veletrzni Palac, Prague, Czech Republic. 2nd Triennial of Chinese Arts, Nanjing Art Museum, Nanjing, China. 2004 Officinal Asia, Galleria d'Arte Modema, Bologna, Italy. New Perspectives in Chinese Painting, Marella arte contemporanea, Milan, Italy. 2003 Materialistic Decay, Gallery Akie Aricchi Art Contemporary, Paris, France.

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B.  1970 JOYFUL  TIME signed  in  Chinese  and  Pinyin,  titled  in  Pinyin  and  English  and  dated  1998  on  the  reverse,  framed oil  on  canvas 131  by  113  cm.;  51  1/2    by  44  1/2    in.

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ZHANG XIAOTAO (B. 1970) Heaven No. 6 signed, titled and inscribed in Chinese; titled and inscribed 'HEAVEN No. 6 150 x 200 cm' in English; dated and inscribed '2005 798' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 150 x 200 cm. (59 x 78 3/4 in.) Painted in 2005

ZHANG XIAOTAO

ZHANG XIAOTAO (B. 1970) Travel signed in Chinese; dated '2006' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 300 x 200 cm. (118 x 78 3/4 in.) Painted in 2006

ZHANG, XIAOTAO (1970) Strawberries. 2005. Oil on

ZHANG, XIAOTAO (1970) Strawberries. 2005. Oil on canvas. Verso signed and dated: 2005. 150 x 120 cm. ZHANG, XIAOTAO (1970) Erdbeeren. 2005. Öl auf Leinwand. Verso signiert und datiert: 2005. 150 x 120 cm.

ZHANG XIAOTAO

ZHANG XIAOTAO (B. 1970) Joyful Time, Blurred titled, inscribed and signed in Chinese; titled and inscribed 'J Joyful Time, Blurred oil on canvas 135 x 115 cm.' in English; dated '1998' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 133.5 x 113.5 cm. (52 1/2 x 44 5/8 in.) Painted in 1998

Zhang Xiaotao , B. 1970 Decayed Landscape No. 7 oil on canvas

signed and titled in Chinese and dated 2006 on the reverse, framed oil on canvas

Zhang Xiaotao , B. 1970 Heaven No.4 / Untitled oil on canvas

(i) signed and titled in Chinese and dated 2004 on the reverse, framed under perspex (ii) signed in Chinese and dated 2005 on the reverse, framed under perspex oil on canvas

Zhang Xiaotao , B. 1970 Gift from Heaven No.13 oil on canvas

signed and titled in Chinese, dated 2006.7 and numbered 13 on the reverse, framed under perspex oil on canvas

Joyful Time Fish No. 2

Zhang Xiaotao (b. 1970) Joyful Time Fish No. 2 signed, inscribed, titled and dated in Pinyin and English 'Joyful Time Fish No. 2, Zhang Xiaotao 2003 in 798, Beijing' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 39½ x 78½in. (100.3 x 199.4cm.) Painted in 2003

Contemporary Art: ZHANG XIAOTAO Enlarged

Contemporary Art: ZHANG XIAOTAO Enlarged Prop-Hallucination, 2001

ZHANG XIAOTAO The Decay of Landscape, 2005

ZHANG XIAOTAO The Decay of Landscape, 2005

ZHANG XIAOTAO Enlarged Prop No. 2, 2000

ZHANG XIAOTAO Enlarged Prop No. 2, 2000

ZHANG XIAOTAO (né en 1970) A QUI SONT CES OS N°4, 2002 Huile sur toile

Zhang Xiaotao B. 1970 , Decayed Langscape

Reverse signed Zhang Xiaotao, 21 Jan, 2006 at Beijing 798 Factory Oil on canvas, framed

Zhang Xiaotao B. 1970 , Condom Series: Enlarged Props-Crystal and Fishes 2

Reverse titled, signed Zhang Xiaotao, Chengdu and dated 2001 Oil on canvas

ZHANG XIAOTAO

B. 1970 DECAYED LANDSCAPE #2 78 3/4 by 59 in. 200 by 150 cm. signed and titled in Chinese and dated 2005 on the reverse oil on canvas PROVENANCE Private Collection, Europe