Xie Shaoya

Xie Shaoya translates the rhythm and density of urban life into abstract, geometric compositions. His tightly interlocking shapes—often high‑contrast or monochrome—draw on the visual complexity of rapidly changing cityscapes, capturing both structure and flux in gestural abstraction. Working primarily in acrylic (often large‑scale), he builds visual architectures that reflect the sensory overload of contemporary urban environments. His compositions emphasize pattern and repetition, evoking aerial maps or luminous city grids distilled into minimal form. Xie’s process is rooted in abstraction as a mode of memory and spatial empathy—rather than literal depiction—allowing viewers to feel the pulse of urbanization through formal rhythm. Rather than referencing specific cities or landmarks, his paintings create emotional landscapes of density, movement, and structure. By reducing city forms to abstract syntax, Xie Shaoya invites viewers to sense urban life as a dynamic pattern—less representation than experiential resonance—where form, space, and time merge in crafted visual rhythms. ...