Yuan Xikun Sumérgete en un
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Elige un estado de ánimo y la propia sala te responderá: la luz se enfría o se calienta, el aire cambia su ritmo y solo las obras que evocan ese sentimiento emergen de la oscuridad. Todo lo demás retrocede hacia la sombra.
Yuan Xikun
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Yuan Xikun (born 1944 in Kunming, Yunnan Province) traces his artistic lineage back to a family steeped in traditional Chinese painting traditions. From childhood, he exhibited an innate passion for art—a fascination fueled by observing the natural world and inspired by the legacy of his parents, who were themselves accomplished painters. Notably, Yuan’s formative years coincided with China's tumultuo
us Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), during which he experienced displacement and upheaval as many intellectuals were forcibly relocated for ideological training—a pivotal moment that profoundly shaped his worldview and artistic sensibilities. He left Yunnan Art University before graduating when the Cultural Revolution policies in China were uprooting many citizens and relocating them for training purposes coherent with the policies of…