Li Xia

Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 3:23 p.m.

b"France-based artist and illustrator Li Xia, also known as \\u7eff\\u674e Lilou Oh Yeah ( b. 1991, \\xa0Chongqing, China), works primarily in oil and watercolor. Her work explores ephemeral moments and commonplace objects in daily life, expressed through carefully composed planes of flat colors and nuanced strokes. Both representational and imaginary spaces come alive in Li\\u2019s work, with her sensitive attention to the ordinary and the fleeting.\\n\\nLilou lives and works in Rouen, France. Lilou attended the Universit\\xe9 de Paris 1 Panth\\xe9on - Sorbonne (MFA, 2021), l'\\xc9cole Sup\\xe9rieure d\\u2019Art et Design Le Havre-Rouen (ESADHaR) (MFA, 2020) and Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (BFA, 2014). She has exhibited internationally at venues such as the LONG Museum, Minsheng Art Museum, Bananafish Gallery in Shanghai, China, Yi Gallery in New York, USA , Kate MacGarry Gallery, London, UK, Villa des Arts in Paris, France and Rola Bola in Rouen, France.\\n\\nLilou Li Xia, Eye Contact (Butterfly Kiss), 2022, Oil on canvas, 51 x 35 1/2 in 130 x 90 cm., Courtesy of Yi Gallery and the artist.\\n\\nLilou Li Xia, Turn off the light, 2022, Oil on canvas, 43 1/2 x 31 1/2 in 110 x 80 cm., Courtesy of Yi Gallery and the artist.\\n\\nInstallation view: Lilou Li Xia, Solo Exhibition at Yi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2022, Courtesy of Yi Gallery and the artist.\\n\\n\\nLinks:\\n\\nArtist page\\nhttps://gallery-yi.com/artists/122-li-xia-%28-lilou-oh-yeah%29/\\n\\n\\xa0\\nSolo exhibition at Yi Gallery\\nhttps://gallery-yi.com/exhibitions/25-lilou-eye-contact-solo-exhibition/\\n\\n\\xa0\\nArtist instagram\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/lilou_oh_yeah/?hl=en\\n\\n\\xa0\\nImage captions:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n3. Lilou Li Xia,\\xa0Turn off the light, 2022,\\xa0Oil on canvas,\\xa043 1/2 x 31 1/2 in\\xa0110 x 80 cm"