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Shafei Xia

SHAFEI XIA

Born in 1989 in Shaoxing, China 

Lives and works in Bologna, Italy

Irreverent, amusing, impertinent, erotic, but extremely refined. The painting of Shafei Xia is elegant and refined, like that of the Japanese shunga or the Chinese erotic paintings of the 1800s, though it also reminds us of the cultured narcissism of Luigi Ontani, with its citations and oriental overtones.

When everyone plays seriously, I am the tiger, but I am also the orchestra conductor who creates problems. To break the boredom.

Shafei Xia

Selected Artworks

Shafei Xia - This ship is not sailing, 2024

Shafei Xia

Your ship is not sailing, 2024

Shafei Xia - Filippo dei Desideri

Shafei Xia

The Dressing Table, 2021

Shafei Xia - Fight and the party

Shafei Xia

Fight and the party, 2024

Shafei Xia - Dollhouse

Shafei Xia

Dollhouse, 2022

Shafei Xia - You and me

Shafei Xia

You and me, 2022
Shafei Xia - Crema

Shafei Xia

Crema, 2021

Shafei Xia - Welcome to my show

Shafei Xia

Welcome to my show, 2020
Shafei Xia - Baby, stop stealing the turtle

Shafei Xia

Baby, stop stealing the turtle, 2023
Shafei Xia - Bystander

Shafei Xia

Bystander, 2023

Shafei Xia - I am still me

Shafei Xia

I am still me, 2023

Shafei Xia - Together

Shafei Xia

Together, 2025

Shafei Xia - I have a flower for you

Shafei Xia

I have a flower for you, 2025

Shafei Xia - Same bed, different dreams

Shafei Xia

Same bed, different dreams, 2025

Shafei Xia - Passing like smoke

Shafei Xia

Passing like smoke, 2025

Shafei Xia - Sotto le stelle

Shafei Xia

Sotto le stelle, 2025

Shafei Xia - I will be your mirror

Shafei Xia

I will be your mirror, 2023

Shafei Xia - A dream

Shafei Xia

A dream, 2025

Shafei Xia

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