This striking painting depicts a figure lying on a bed, its body contorted in a dreamlike, surreal manner. The dominant colors are deep purple and warm orange, creating a moody, atmospheric ambiance. The overall composition is dynamic, with the figure's limbs and shapes twisting and flowing across the canvas. The artist employs a bold, expressive brushwork, lending a sense of energy and motion to the piece. The subject matter appears to be a study of the human form, exploring themes of the subconscious and the visceral experience of the body. The artwork likely reflects the artist's intention to challenge traditional representations and delve into the realms of the psychological and the fantastic. ...
Xinyue Yan constructs enigmatic visual narratives that delve into the psychological undercurrents of urban life, portraying inner states shaped by social disconnection, desire, and fleeting intimacy. Her work merges figuration with surrealism, capturing solitary figures suspended in ambiguous environments that suggest both vulnerability and quiet resistance. Her compositions often center on individuals caught between motion and stillness, embedded in dreamlike settings that echo the anxieties and allure of modern cityscapes. Through vivid colors, theatrical lighting, and symbolic elements, Yan explores the fragile boundary between the real and imagined, offering intimate glimpses into emotional solitude and longing. Drawing from cinematic language and psychological portraiture, Yan distills personal and collective tensions into scenes that are at once specific and universal. Her paintings are marked by a delicate interplay between control and spontaneity, where precise rendering coexists with atmospheric fluidity. Yan’s practice invites viewers to linger in these poetic spaces, where emotion and environment merge, and the quiet complexities of contemporary life surface through gesture, gaze, and tone. Each work becomes a meditative reflection on presence, distance, and the inner worlds we carry. ...
C L E A R I N G is a contemporary art gallery based in New York, Los Angeles and Brussels. The gallery was founded in 2011, with the focus of showing emerging art. It now represents over 20 living artists, providing many of them - such as Harold Ancart, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Chase Hall, Calvin Marcus and Marina Pinsky - with their first gallery exhibition. The gallery also represents the estates of Eduardo Paolozzi, Bruno Gironcoli and René Heyvaert. C L E A R I N G supports its artists by producing works, exhibitions and books, as well as working closely with public and private institutions. ...
