Title of Work: Love Comes
Author: Li Xiaoqi
Chinese Artist

Category of work: Oil painting on canvas
Work size: 47.2 x 47.2 inches (120 x 120 cm)
Signature: Lower right corner, Li Xiaoqi 2012
Condition report: Back frame, good condition

About the author: Li Xiaoqi, born in Shandong in June 1983, is an artist who graduated from the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 2005. He currently resides and works in Chongqing. Li Xiaoqi s artistic creations manifest vague character images and an absence of distinct physiological features, thereby conveying an ambiguous, dreamlike atmosphere. His art is characterized by a compelling expressive language dominated by black and gray-brown tones, with occasional accents of blood-like red. This restricted color palette doesn t render the artworks gloomy but rather imparts a spiritual aura transcending human existence, creating a dynamic interplay of contrasting themes - solitude and mortality.

In Li Xiaoqi s creations, he employs novel language, unconventional forms, deliberate dismemberment, and repetitive distortions, resulting in a tense and rapid visual rhythm. This unique picture rhythm is emblematic of Li Xiaoqi s style, reflecting his distinctive approach to art. He doesn t merely look; he observes. He doesn t describe; he experiences. He doesn t reproduce; he shapes. He doesn t merely pick up; he explores.