The pre-revolution artwork of Xiaoqing Ding
Lost At E Minor post about New York-based artist Xiaoqing Ding’s work which draws from traditional Sung Dynasty scroll paintings as well as from more recent forms.
Her figures looking as much like the cherubic babies in festive Chinese New Year art (known as Nian Hua) as they do the sultry flappers in cigarette ads in 1930s Shanghai.
Her images have an ethereal and slyly erotic quality, referencing Chinese mythology, pre-revolution film, and subtly personal narratives.
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