 A more radical style change started with Kang Youwei 康有為(1858-1927), a reformer who admired the more reality-based art of the Song dynasty.He believed that Chinese art could be rejuvenated by employing the reality-oriented art techniques of Europe.Xu Beihong徐悲鴻 (1895-1953) took this idea to heart and went to Paris to acquire the necessary skills.