Ji Xin

b. 1988, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China. Ji Xin is a Hangzhou and Shanghai-based artist whose work intertwines traditional Eastern modeling methods and Western oil painting techniques, presenting an examination of the forms and realms of Song dynasty painting, as well as a glimpse of his research into Renaissance iconography. This ambiance in his work is not based on the response to a specific history or context, but on an understanding of the world and how to embed oneself in the surroundings. (Courtesy of Almine Rech Gallery, Paris).