LIXU ART

Waiting Backstage

Sometimes the backstage is more interesting than the stage.

2026 · Acrylic and oil on canvas · 16 × 20 in.

Installation view, VillageOneArt, New York.

Painting changed while being painted.

A Blonde Wig with Rabbit Ears
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
122 × 152 cm (48 × 60 in.)

Many people’s first response to this painting is:
“elegant.”

But the longer you stay with it,
the more unstable it becomes.

The figure keeps shifting.
So does the space.


Dogs of the Dark
Chelsea, New York