Artist Spotlight: Julian Hsiung

Beijing native Julian Hsiung was raised in Taiwan and was not exposed to Western culture until he was much older. In the mid-1960s, he discovered Western magazines and books which deeply affected his visual tastes. Through those magazines and books, he became enamored by fashion and contemporary art.

Eventually, he moved to New York, and immersed himself in the culture. From the late 1970s until May 2008, Hsiung worked in the fashion industry. After dabbling in painting in 1979 and 1980, he officially set up an artist's studio in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn in 2007.

"As a painter, I adhere to a modern traditionalist framework, meaning that I work with traditional painting methods, but very much with an individual point of view," says Hsiung. "My paintings focus upon the representation of young people, engendering idealized beauty, sensuality, and sense of ambiguity. My methodology and creative intent, purposefully reaches beyond the boundaries of tradition, in order to connect with a contemporary audience."

See more of his art work on his julianhsiung.com, and follow him on Facebook.

Julian-hsiung-01_0 Fetish (2014)

Julian-hsiung-02_0 4 AM (2014)

Julian-hsiung-03_0 Lily Holder (2011)

Julian-hsiung-04_0 Adam (2014)

Julian-hsiung-05_0 All By Myself (2014)

Julian-hsiung-06_0 Angel (2014)

Julian-hsiung-07_0 N#2 Gang of Men Series (2015)

Julian-hsiung-08_0 N#2 Gang of Men Series (2015)