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Shi Xinning
A Subversive Reimagining of History: The Art of Shi Xinning Born in 1969 in Yingkou, China, to parents serving within the People’s Liberation Army, Shi Xinning's artistic trajectory is deeply interwoven with the socio-political currents of his homeland. His upbringing instilled a unique perspective, one that would later manifest in a compelling body of work challenging conventional historical narratives. Formal training at the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang provided him with a solid technical foundation, but it was the decade following his graduation in 1990 that proved crucial in h…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Shi Xinning's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
