# Urban Intricacy Paintings The City Stream Paintings are Inspired by Shanghai's Hustle & Bustle By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2014-09-08 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-stream References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/art/lu-xinjian-city-stream-urban-analysis-shanghai-china-09-08-2014/) & [xinjianlu](http://www.xinjianlu.com/) [City Stream](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-rio-ai-city) is a collection of visual projects, put together by celebrate Chinese artist Li Xinjian, that uses a wide variety of lines, shapes and colors in a hybrid manner to produce fascinating [urban analyses using art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craig-karl2). City Stream is a natural progression from the artist's City DNA and Invisible Poems works. City Streams celebrates the artist's special connection with the metropolis of Shanghai. His visual creations were put together by tracing and reconfiguring the streets, architecture and [public spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-anthony-smith) of the bustling city. Each painting offers viewers a chance to grasp the peculiar characteristics of the urban environment. The collection comprises 10 large paintings of Shanghai using either a black or blue background with pop art-colored forms in the foreground. Photo Credits: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/art/lu-xinjian-city-stream-urban-analysis-shanghai-china-09-08-2014/), [xinjianlu](http://www.xinjianlu.com/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Hybrid Visual Analysis:** Exploring the use of a wide variety of lines, shapes, and colors in a hybrid manner to produce fascinating urban analyses using art. - **Reconfiguring Urban Spaces:** Tracing and reconfiguring the streets, architecture, and public spaces of a bustling city to create unique visual creations. - **Peculiar Urban Characteristics:** Offering viewers a chance to grasp the peculiar characteristics of the urban environment through artistic representations. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art and Design:** Embracing innovative techniques in art and design to create hybrid visual analyses of urban spaces. - **Urban Planning and Architecture:** Exploring new ways to trace and reconfigure urban spaces for better analysis and understanding of city characteristics. - **Tourism and Travel:** Enhancing the tourist experience by showcasing the unique and peculiar characteristics of urban environments through art. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fluid Function Art Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-flow.md) - [Suburban-Inspired Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suburbaninspired-art-exhibition.md) - [Laser-Cut Urban Artistry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laser-cut-city-maps.md) - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Video-Promoted Urban Transformation Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-transformation.md) - [Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nanhai-arts-center.md) - [AI Artist Insights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stream-of-consciousness.md) - [Biology-Inspired Porcelain Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shiyuan-xu.md) - [Glass Beaded Intricate Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/painting-exhibition.md)