Yan Pei – Ming
THE ADVENTUROUS
THE ARTIST
Born in Shanghai in 1960, Yan Pei-Ming lives and works in Dijon, Burgundy. At the age of 19, he left China for France. On graduating from École des Beaux-Arts de Dijon in 1986, Yan Pei-Ming encountered immediate success with his portraits.
A UNIQUE STYLE
Yan Pei-Ming famously uses a long, mop-sized brush to create his iconic images, working rapidly with wet-into-wet oil paint, using either a combination of white and black, or red and white paint.
AN ACCLAIMED WORK
In 2003, his acclaimed contribution to the Biennale of Venice established his work on the international scene. Six years later, his work was acquired by the Louvre where he exhibited a collection of portraits that sought to convey his personal perspective on Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
MERGING CULTURES
Fusing the Western tradition of portrait painting with China’s cultural history, Yan Pei-Ming perfectly embodies the bridge between cultures.Today, Yan Pei-Ming’s work is part of the most prestigious private and public collections worldwide.
it reflects to us who we are, what we are.”
Yan Pei – Ming
