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Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening, Chicago by Yangzi Xu | $675 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w | ..\art\oil-painting-Evening-Chicago

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Evening, Chicago

Yangzi Xu
Ugallery 5345196466 UGallery

Oil painting on Stretched canvas New

Finished white edges

Varnished and Ready to hang

One-of-a-kind

Signed on front

2021

16" h x 20" w x 1.5" d |3 lbs. 0 oz.

In stock $675

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Artist Yangzi Xu depicts a radiant evening view of the city on State Street in downtown Chicago. Warm lights flicker and glow amidst a cool palette of blue and purple structures. Red luminescent taillights dot the road while a dusky sky reflects on wet pavement. "I love painting cities at night," says Yangzi. "The light and dark contrast makes things much more interesting. The lights and cool-toned buildings create a dynamic and exciting feeling for the city."

Yangzi Xu

Naperville, Illinois

Artist Yangzi Xu captures a nostalgia for Chicago and its dramatic seasonal changes in her expressionist cityscapes. Having a full-time job and being a wife and mother, Yangzi makes a habit of painting everyday to keep her passion exciting and fresh. She keeps a queue of ideas and reference photos that she takes throughout the year. She looks through her references, tweaks and adds elements to them. Once inspiration strikes, Yangzi draws several sketches and begins to work with oils on canvas on multiple pieces at once - to keep each painting spontaneous and new. "I try to capture the paradox of life in the city, where one can be in a crowd and yet feel alone," Yangzi says. "My main intent is not to capture the physical reality of a scene, but to express my own moods and feelings to my audience." In her free time, Yangzi enjoys reading, with her current favorite genres being biographies and memoirs. Yangzi is an alumnus of DePaul University in Chicago.

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commentsWinter, LaSalle St, #1
C SHIRK purchased this artwork. style="color: #000000;"7/6/2022 | 3:11 PM

As a 20 year resident of downtown Chicago, (I now live in the Mountains in CO) this piece puts a smile on my face every day. It warms my heart to remember all there was and is to love about the Windy City, even the winters :)

commentsFoggy day on Wacker Drive
D Eugene purchased this artwork. style="color: #000000;"6/22/2022 | 6:51 AM

Love this piece! Frozen in time a moment of being in Chicago. The artist has wonderful pieces and it was hard to decided…but, what fun to choose. I feel certain I will buy another piece real soon.

  • As a 20 year resident of downtown Chicago, (I now live in the Mountains in CO) this piece puts a smile on my face every day. It warms my heart to remember all there was and is to love about the Windy City, even the winters :)

    - C SHIRK

    Love this piece! Frozen in time a moment of being in Chicago. The artist has wonderful pieces and it was hard to decided…but, what fun to choose. I feel certain I will buy another piece real soon.

    - D Eugene

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