2026
Artist Comments
Artist Benjamin Xu paints a vibrant architectural scene that explores hope, resilience, and bright horizons. The artwork highlights a balance between structure and nature by simplifying buildings to clean, flat surfaces. It invites the viewer to look beyond the immediate shadows and discover a sense of peace in its colorful promise.This painting is part of Benjamin's Water City World series.
About the Artist
Artist Benjamin Xu creates cityscapes that blend Asian and European architecture with serene depictions of nature. His work combines modernist sensibilities with a touch of whimsy and surrealism. Focusing on patterns and colors, he paints every line by hand and embraces irregularities and imperfections as honest expressions of his emotions. "My paintings generally convey peace, joy, and comfort," says Benjamin. He has loved visiting art exhibitions since his teenage years, studying various styles before developing his own. He works in a bright, medium-sized studio within a community, where he spends long hours painting, thinking, and discussing ideas with friends. When not creating art, Benjamin enjoys taking time off to generate new painting ideas, traveling, and attending exhibitions.
Words that describe this painting: bridge, building, house, water, canal, facade, river, city, tree, skyline, architecture, surrealism, oil painting, blue
Optimist
Benjamin Xu
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2026
12 in. h x 12 in. w x 2 in. d
0 lbs. 8 oz.
Promenade, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Part of his Water City World series, artist Benjamin Xu presents a contemplative exploration of architectural harmony and the quiet flow of passage through a su...
Oil
Leeward, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Benjamin Xu presents a geometric architectural scene that conveys a strong sense of shelter, stillness, and spatial harmony. The viewer is drawn into a d...
Oil
Swaying, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Benjamin Xu presents a striking, minimalist exploration of architectural form and organic movement. A stark grey building frames a lone, slender tree, cr...
Oil
Side by Side, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The painting presents a tightly cropped geometric scene that explores the quiet relationship between architecture and nature. The close-up focus of a wall, tree...
Oil
Between, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork presents a geometric interpretation of classical architecture through a modernist approach. Bold architecture meets a quiet waterway, creating subtl...
Oil
Water Town, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The painting embraces modernist sensibilities with a surrealist touch, challenging conventional rules of depth and perspective. It distills the vibrant canal vi...
Oil
Rise, Painting, Oil on Canvas
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Located in Yardley, PA
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Oil
French, Painting, Oil on Canvas
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Located in Yardley, PA
Almost red, tender blue, floating white. French! :: Painting :: Modern :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: ...
Oil
"Recall, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Alla Bartoshchuk's "Recall" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female figure in the company of laughing blue and purple women, wher...
Panel, Oil
Subterfuge, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Craig Moran
Located in Yardley, PA
It has makings of A jigsaw feel. And the shapes Are anonymous. :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: R...
Oil
Eventide
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work explores how memory transforms familiar urban landscapes into abstract symbols. The painting captures the moment when the reality of the city and the flow of the subconscio...
Canvas, Acrylic
Silence Between Dreams
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work explores the phenomenon of imagined memories through the sensations of isolation and tranquility that exist in the depths of the subconscious. Painting is viewed as a tool ...
Canvas, Acrylic
