Sanzi

Sanzi's philosophy remark of "before the age of 40 is Confucianism and after the age of 40 is Taoism" has been deeply rooted and widely discussed. Sanzi ’s profound experience and insights in life ultimately made him choose using “Chuang Tzu philosophy” as his creative theme. Many confidant collectors were attracted by his unique expression skills and the aesthetic beauty of the artworks. His artworks have been dealt with more than one million RMB by famous auction companies such as London "Bonhams" and Beijing "Poly Auction". Wikipedia, Baidu Baike, Google, etc. also have Sanzi’s classics.

Spring Auction by the renowned Beijing Poly International Auction in Beijing, China, 2013

Fall Auctioned by China Guardian Auction, China, 2013

At the Art Basel Miami Art Fair held in December 2011, Sanzi's works were displayed on the same stage with works by Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Andrew-Wyeth and other works, and received strong responses from the audiences and plenty of well-known mainstream media. Sanzi has set a precedent for promoting the international recognition of Chinese Taoist culture in the form of painting.

Auctioned for the first time by the renowned London Auction House, Bonhams in the United Kingdom, 2011

July 2010, he had another solo exhibition in Shanghai, sponsored by Hang Seng Bank, at Zendai Contemporary Art Exhibition Hall, part of the Zendai Group. In addition to works themed Taoism, he also introduced his latest progress in Abstract Art.

Sanzi has traveled to Hong Kong, New York, Paris, and many other artistic cities and now settles down in Shanghai. He has held large-scale personal work exhibitions in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Miami, New York, Taipei, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, etc., and several well-known mainstream media made special reports and interviews on Mr. Sanzi and his personal exhibitions. His exclusive artwork is currently represented by the famous galleries－Art WeMe Contemporary Gallery in California, Malaysia & Singapore. With his rising popularity, he was ordered to create one background painting for China Pavilion during the Shanghai Expo in 2010.

In the middle of 2009, he moved to Shanghai continuing under the name “Sanzi Studio”. This move brought Sanzi an enormous amount of exhibition and commercial opportunities.

Sanzi Studio participated in the 13th Edition (2009) of the Shanghai Art Fair, which "enjoys quite an impact worldwide and evolves as a famous Asia's celebrated art exchange".

In November 2009, he had a solo Exhibition "Artishop • Sanzi • Charity" in Hong Kong, he was visited for the first time by the British auction house Bonhams. The proceedings of the exhibition were used to start the charity “Sanzi Funding” whose primary aim is to provide educational funding for impoverished children.

In early 2008, a few pieces of his work were exhibited in Hong Kong with the assistance of a private curator, which introduced his works to the upper echelons of Hong Kong business. He was contracted to work with the interior design of high profile architecture projects, including the Bank of China Hong Kong Office.

He gained recognition in 2005, and is now one of the well-known figures in contemporary Chinese art. He now resides in Suzhou.

After repeated rejection and out of increasing desperation, he decided that his only choice was to promote his works himself. During the year 2000, Sanzi’s works increasingly came to the attention of private European collectors who appreciated the uniqueness of his art. This brought him both recognition and the funding necessary for his later, larger-scale solo exhibitions and promotions.

In 1997, he left the old city of Changsha to move to the booming metropolis of Shenzhen, in search of inspiration, as well as the opportunity to exhibit his work.

During the late 1990s to 2007, the subjects of his paintings were increasingly centered around Taoism. In parallel, he created the first female figurative series, and named the series "Summer".

In 1983, Sanzi enrolled in the Fine Arts Institute of Hunan Normal University in Changsha. There he studied traditional Chinese ink painting, calligraphy, as well as European oil painting and sculpture. After graduation, he was granted a post-graduate research scholarship and was also assigned to teach newly enrolled students. Soon after he was also gained entry to the Hunan Academy of Art.

Whilst living in the countryside of Hunan during his elementary and middle school years, a traditional Chinese artist was his neighbor. He developed a great affection for Xiaolong, he tutored and encouraged him to study art. This apprenticeship ended in the early 1980s, when his mother resumed full-time employment after the Cultural Revolution and took Xiaolong to Changsha City, Hunan.

On November 23rd (local time in the United States), Sanzi Art Gallery grandly opens at Laguna Beach, Los Angeles.