Xuebing Du, Born in China in 1990, Xuebing Du graduated from the Academy of Art University in Web Design and New Media, lives and works in California, where she works as a photographer and product designer.
Her photographic practice focuses on various elements of the natural world, particularly plants which she translates into soft, tender images and vibrant, shimmering colors. With each new shot, we discover a new fabric, a new glow. new radiance. Her photographs began to be spotted in 2017. Since then, many magazines dedicated to photographic art around the world have published them and major fashion and industrial brands have used them. She was also presented in several group exhibitions, in the USA, Europe and China.
Xuebing Du's work celebrates roses in a most surprising way. These are not abstract paintings but close-up photographic views of silky-smooth roses, frosted by direct sunlight, giving the impression of being sculpted from mother-of-pearl.
Inspired by vegetation, cinema and painting, she constructs a graphic universe with shimmering tones. This aesthetic is reflected in her series California - an atypical road trip through the heart of the Sin Ti, a tribute to Impressionist paintings.
Two complementary projects, combining the contemplative splendor of works by Gustav Klimt or Pierre Bonnard with the natural wonders found on her travels. (In Fish eye - Arles 2023)
Xuebing Du is best known for her work on plants, particularly her roses (in the "Mother of pearl" series), which are both strikingly present and original. "Mother of pearl" series, stunning in their presence and originality. With tight framing and pearly nuances, she captures the sensuality and magical beauty of flowers in remarkable images.