Characterised by a strong geometric symmetry and balance of composition, his minutely worked paintings take on a surrealist aspect as mountains, forests, lakes and cascading waterfalls are bathed in an eerie light and a huge, other-worldly sun hangs in the sky overhead. Natural organic forms are reduced and distilled into almost abstract shapes. Born in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, in 1956, Xue Liang graduated from the Arts Department of the Nanjing Institute of Arts in 1982. He now works as a professional artist in Nanjing.