Inspired by x-ray photography, Xia Xiaowan creates his works on layers of glass while exploring the absurd and strange qualities of realism. As one walks around the installation, the image changes along each shift of perspective, blurring the line between painting and sculpture.
View more of his work at the Galerie Urs Meile gallery.

Don’t Panic London recently uploaded an interview with Chinese master painter Xia Xiaowan, who waxes lyrical about his quest for three dimensional space on a two dimensional backdrop:
http://dontpaniconline.com/magazine/arts/xia-xiaowan