Art Painting

Xiaoyang Galas is a Chinese artist living and working in France. She studied Fine Art (Painting) and received a master’s degree in Chinese art history & art critic from the Sichuan Fine Art Academy, China. In her paintings Xiaoyang seeks to bring together the East and West. Her technique, often mixed, acrylic, oil, collage and plant tissues, can give an impression of patching. This effect, seem far from inconsistent or incongruous touch in its simplicity. The artist is not afraid to mix colors and honeyed acids. She also uses writing: Chinese, French and English characters, frequently used words in the Holy Bible. “There is so much darkness and sorrow in this world, I no longer want to paint the dark side. I would like my art to be a tribute to the beauty of this world… I want it to be heart warming for all people… a message of peace and love…” “For me, life is a journey with a purpose, art is a game with meaning. “ The artist expresses artistically the sole hope of being able to transmit a message of peace and love. Her gift is to magnify what is essential in life. Xiaoyang Galas’ artwork is held in private and public collections all over the world. --------------- Public Collections: Museum of Time, Geneva, Switzerland; Evian, France. CFA Museum, Athens, Greece. Private collections: USA, Canada, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Turkey,Greece, Japan, China, Kuwait, UK, Australia. San Shi Art Gallery, Hong Kong. Gallery Taiwan. The Royal Caribbean Ovation project, London, UK. Annuities Genevoises Collection, Geneva, Switzerland. The Hauts de Genolier Residence, Switzerland. Oil painting illustration of travel guide in Corsica, 30 languages, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, UK. Paintings illustration "At home with art", UK 1994 Wrote script for Qing Long Zhen Woodcut art television program, which was broadcast on CCTV, Chinese Educational TV Sichuan TV & Chongqing TV stations. 1997 Painted a series of landscape paintings in Yunnan, wrote prose Yunnan Travels along with each paintings. The entire series was collected by a Taiwan Gallery. Wrote script for art television program If the Sky Had Feelings, broadcast on CCTV, Chinese Educational TV, Chongqing TV & Sichuan TV stations.