Tathagata·Has Arrived
— 2025 China (Qingdao) Annual Art Literature Survey Exhibition
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·Profiles and Works of Participating Artists·
Chen Yangbiao
Born in 1978 in Chenghai, Guangdong. He is a member of Shantou Photographers Association and Guangdong Photographers Association.
Photographic Work: Poetry & Distance (1)
Those unfulfilled dreams are never regrets of life, but another form of its blooming. All possibilities lie dormant here, just like seeds falling into fertile soil, allowing everything possible to take root and grow.
Cheng Yu
Chen Huiting, stage name Chengyu, was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China and currently resides in Taipei. She is a National First-Class Artist, a graduate of the Advanced Figure Painting Research Program at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou and the Fashion Art Program at Chinese Culture University, as well as the founder of the Traceability Culture and Art Research Association.
The Course of Life
Photography, Collage on Canvas
70×40 cm
The entire work explores the tension and balance of life between nature and artifice, organic and geometric forms, chaos and order, through the natural texture of tree bark combined with abstract geometric symbols. This collage technique elevates ordinary tree bark into an artistic language rich in philosophical connotations, prompting viewers to engage in profound reflection on the essence of life and modes of existence.
Cui Jianjun
Cui Jianjun, Ph.D. in Philosophy from Tongji University, Professor at Qingdao University of Science and Technology.
Utopia
180cm × 180cm × 2
Acrylic on Pure Linen August
2023
Rationality leads to disenchantment, yet the world remains mysterious and requires art to re-enchant it. Only through re-enchantment can we resist the homogenizing violence exerted by modern technology on the world, on individual human beings, and on ordinary things. My paintings re-enchant the world by creating a mysterious realm, where the protagonists are the philosophical sages who inquire into the mysteries of the world.
Jenny Dong
Dong Jianshuang graduated from the Law School of Peking University, the Law School of the University of Brussels, and the School of Economics and Management of Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She obtained a Master’s degree in European Law and a Master’s degree in Economics and Management successively. She studied painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts as a non-degree student from 2006 to 2008. Currently based in Beijing, she engages in artistic creation.
And the Wind Finally Passes Through
Acrylic, Pastel, Partial Oil Painting
77×140 cm
Du Xiongwei
Du Xiongwei was born in Chenghai, Guangdong in 1961. He is a member of the China Artists Association, a director of the 10th Council of the Guangdong Artists Association, a consultant to the Chaoshan Printmaking Society, a member of the Presidium and Director of the Printmaking Art Committee of the Shantou Artists Association, as well as an artist of the Shantou Painting Academy. He currently lives in Foshan and Shantou.
Future Has Arrived Series No.3 · Battlefield Beneath the Trap of Blossoms
180×388 cm, Ink and Color on Paper
Giant colorful flowers hang overhead like bombs, like planets...
Gray ink splatters across the chaotic battlefield, as an old farmer swings his hoe toward the flower formation. The final chapter of the straw hat era.
Fan Wentian
Independent Artist, Painter, Poet and Musician
Doba – 06
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
70×50 cm, 2024
Guo Hongru
He graduated from the School of Fine Arts, Qufu Normal University, Shandong Province, majoring in Oil Painting. He is currently a member of the Xinjiang Artists Association and the Shandong Artists Association, with over 30 years of experience in fine arts education.
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
80×100 cm
Beneath a seemingly tranquil landscape painting lie hidden property relations, resource competitions and cultural hegemony. The artist’s mission is to expose these elements through visual language, prompting us to no longer gaze at the landscape naively but to read it critically.
Guo Hui
Born in Qingdao, Shandong in 1968. He graduated successively from the Department of Folk Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts (Bachelor’s Degree), completed the Graduate Equivalent Studies Program at the Department of Photography, Beijing Film Academy (Certificate of Completion), and obtained a Master’s Degree from the Department of Experimental Art, School of Plastic Arts, Central Academy of Fine Arts. He currently teaches at the Gemological Institute, China University of Geosciences (Beijing).
Guo Hui
Matrix
Newspaper, Newspaper Rack
70×12×85 cm
Through the creator’s simple treatment, a visual transformation "matrix" related to information input and output is formed. It translates the intentional concealment encoded in the "public sphere" into the unintentional concealment decoded in "private practice".
He Weina
Born in Jiangjin, Chongqing in 1968; graduated from the Affiliated High School of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 1987; graduated from the Department of Chinese Painting, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 1993.
Recent Exhibitions:
Light Encounter, Tree Art Museum, Beijing, 2024
The Existence of Vessels, Ideal Art Space, Changsha, 2024
Naga, Hunan Provincial Museum of Fine Arts, Changsha, 2025
Vessels, Awareness, DIS Soft Decoration Art Space, 2025
Come (Detail)
Mixed Media and Collage, 2025
Beneath a seemingly serene image lie hidden property relations, resource contests and cultural hegemony. The artist’s mission is to expose these elements through visual language, prompting us to no longer gaze at the scene naively but to interpret it critically.
He Fu
A freelance painter born in Raoping, Guangdong.
Currently based in Guangzhou.
The False God Chronicles of Purple Cloud: The Young Lord Descends
Ziyun is my hometown. Following the Ziyun Romance series, this year I have been working on the False God Chronicles of Ziyun series, trying to create a knockoff pantheon.
This is exactly in line with the characteristics of my village.
Hong Jinhong
Member of the Guangdong Photographers Association, and Director of the Shantou Photographers Association. Having been engaged in photography for nearly 25 years, he has a passion for folk and humanistic photography and has long focused on the local customs and social realities.
Photographic Work
Massage at Shenzhen North Railway Station, September 22,
2023
Against the backdrop of consumerism-dominated society today, the "urban expressions" captured by the lens are intended to move beyond the sole focus on economic interests and material consumption. They seek to arouse people's attention to citizens' spiritual needs, cultural pursuits and social values, and use authentic humanistic moments to interpret the ideal form of a city that boasts not only developmental vitality, but also warmth and affection.
Huang Huihong
Born in Shantou, Guangdong in 1971, she has been engaged in art teaching at primary and secondary schools and painting creation since 1994. She has held solo exhibitions including Beyond Brush and Script: Huang Huihong’s Ink Wash Paintings and Vibrant Hues: Huang Huihong Solo Exhibition at Sanxiang Gallery, as well as Blending into Summer: Huang Huihong’s Ink Wash Painting Exhibition at Yishi Academy.
The Story of Oracle Bone Inscriptions II
Ink on Paper,
138×35 cm
The beauty of oracle bone inscriptions lies in their standing at the intersection of writing and painting, religion and art, chaos and order. Every stroke carved on them is the original code of aesthetics. I admire the forms and strokes of oracle bone inscriptions not to research and understand their meanings like paleographers do. Some characters have lost their original meanings after thousands of years of evolution. Moreover, people from different eras will inject distinct images and vibes into them when writing. When I appreciate and copy them, it is a process of communicating and conversing with them.
Jia Zhenyao
Born in Qingdao, Shandong in 1959, he graduated from Quyang Environmental Art School in Hebei and the Department of Sculpture at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, with a research focus on contemporary sculpture. He currently resides in Qingdao.
Boxer
Fiberglass Imitating Copper,
80×40 cm
Kong Wangxiu
Active digital artist. Selected artist of the Chinese Artists Invitational Exhibition of the French Artists Salon; one of the ten invited Chinese artists for the TEDx Earth Art Project and speaker at TEDxHuagpu; Silver Award winner of the 2024 ECI Awards for International Digital Economy Innovation; Grand Prize winner of the AI Painting Community Group at the Mangrove AI Art Exhibition for 10,000 Artists...
Beyond the Hustle and Bustle
AI Image Work, Still Frame
Most of my works focus on the people and events around me, the predicaments and resilience of individual lives, and how people can still maintain their dignity and hope under the weight of the world. Those individuals who "roll the stone up the mountain"—who resist despite knowing that suffering has no solution—embody the most stirring aesthetics of life.
Leng Xuzhi
Born in Haiyang, Shandong. Graduated from Qufu Normal University with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1998; obtained a Master’s Degree from the Academy of Fine Arts, Qingdao University in 2007; completed studies at Bai Yuping Studio of Beijing Painting Academy in 2020. Member of Shandong Young Artists Association, Director of the Oil Painting Society of Qingdao Women Calligraphers and Painters Association. Currently teaches at Qingdao No.6 High School.
Wuling Spring
130×105 cm,
2025
Wuling Spring is a work completed in one go after a nearly two-month break from creation. It has everything I wanted, and it gives me an outlet to express myself. All elements coexist in the same space in a harmonious and natural way.
Li Lan
Master of Ceramics from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, currently teaching at the School of Art, Qingdao University. For years, her works have mainly been created with ceramic materials, and also involve various other media such as oil painting and line drawin
The Human APP Series，
Ceramics
Li Wake
Since the 1980s, he has initiated the Inflationism series of installation and performance artworks, which has continued to the present day;since the early 1990s, he has pioneered the Plungerism series of installation and performance artworks, which has been ongoing ever since;in the late 1990s, he has created the Shroud Fashionism series of installation and performance artworks, which has lasted until now;and since the early 1990s, he has launched the form of performance film, which has endured to the present.
Performance Artwork，Training in the Three Fu Periods of Summer
Lin Guocheng
Born in Chenghai, Guangdong in 1979. He studied at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2002. Since 2004, he has participated in various art activities. He currently lives and works in Hong Kong and Beijing. He is a member of the Calligraphy and Painting Academy of the Central Committee of Jiu San Society, and also engages in art collection and cultural research on the Indochina Peninsula.
Thus I Behold，
130×120 cm,
2025
Lin Jichang
Alternative Name: Jichang
Independent Artist, Vice President of Guangdong Modern Writers Research Association and Curator of the Humanities Art Museum. Painter, Poet, Art Critic.
Huang Yihan
Honorary Chairman of Huangpu District Calligraphers Association, Executive Director of the Calligraphy Art Committee of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Artists Alliance, Director of Guangdong Modern Writers Research Association, Consultant of the Calligraphy and Painting Art Association of Guangzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce, Member of Jinghua Seal Society, Member of Guangdong Calligraphy Critics Association, Expert Consultant of Art Education at Guangzhou Huangpu District Children's Palace, Honorary Curator of Lingnan Ceramic Seal Art Museum. His works tend to integrate traditional calligraphy art into contemporary art exhibition forms, and his artistic pursuit is a simple, unsophisticated, free and unrestrained style.
He Fu
He Fu (Huang Hefu)
Native of Raoping, Guangdong
Freelance Artist
Currently based in Guangzhou
Title: Sounds of Nature (Poetic Drama Installation. Film and Video, Text Bricks, Sand, 2025)
Creator(s):
Jichang (Concept & Text)
He Fu (Video)
Huang Yihan (Brick Printing)
Lin Xizi
Legal Name: Hu Qian
She is an original musician (who writes songs, composes music and performs vocals), painter and poet. Her poems have been published in various newspapers and periodicals. Her photography works were exhibited at the Pingyao International Photography Festival in 2020, and she has signed a contract with Shanghai Grey Wall Art for her paintings.
Chain，100×90 cm, Oil on Canvas, 2023
Liu Chuanbao
Native of Qingdao, he graduated from the Department of Art, Qingdao University in 1988.
Positions: President of Qingdao Oriental Art Research Institute, Vice President of Qingdao Oil Painting Society, Art Director of Qingdao Contemporary Art Space, and Art Director of Create Space.
Zen Sounds，
Acrylic on Canvas,
120×102 cm
Liu Jinpeng
Native of Jinan, Shandong; Professor of Shandong University of Art & Design, Director of the Oil Painting Teaching and Research Office, Master's Supervisor, Member of the China Artists Association, Member of the China Oil Painting Society, and Member of the Mixed Media Painting Art Committee of the Shandong Artists Association.
History of Probability，
160×80 cm,
Mixed Media on Canvas,
2025
History of Probability explores the theme of uncertainty. Through the isomorphic imagery of microscopic cells and the macroscopic universe, it expresses reflections on the metaphor of fate, technological ethics, and illusory imagery.
Ma Xinmin
Graduated from the Department of Printmaking, Central Academy of Fine Arts with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1988;
Taught at the Department of Printmaking, Central Academy of Fine Arts and was responsible for the teaching work of the Etching Studio from 1989 to 1994;
In 2022, completed the academic works Life and Death (Volume 1) and City of Innocence (Volume 2), which focus on art theory, new aesthetic concepts, new art forms and art methodology. Among them, the chapter My Spiritual Aesthetics was included in the proceedings of European universities.
I have been trying to present abstract figures and concrete realities in a contradictory picture. In fact, I have always wanted to create interesting images by testing and distinguishing colors. The relationship between light and color in Impressionism is intended to emphasize the changes in color under the influence of light, while I want to show that light and color can be separated and exist independently—colors that are solitary without the sense of light.
Meng Yifei
Born in Guizhou in 1975, of the Bouyei ethnic group, he is a poet, novelist and critic. He founded the independent literary journal Zero Point, and is the initiator and theoretical architect of "Regional Writing". He also serves as the convener of "Dongshan Literary Gathering" and "Heart of Mountains Literature Festival". He has published more than forty works spanning poetry, literary criticism, novels, essays and academic books, including The Desolate Homeward Journey, Alice's Adventures Among the Post-70s Generation, Tales of Heroes and Their Children, Bi Cheng Shu and No One Is Innocent.
Oil on Canvas,
120 cm × 80 cm，
Dream of Pythagoras
Some squares inscribed with mathematical formulas symbolize the mathematical origins of all things. Scattered irregular geometric color blocks represent the emergence of physical forms and emotions. On the top layer lie some slightly cartoonish light-colored shapes, implying that the world is taking shape from the realm of geometry and mathematics, yet remains suspended in a state of becoming—where infinite possibilities of all things reside.
Qin Ling
Some squares inscribed with mathematical formulas symbolize the mathematical origins of all things. Scattered irregular geometric color blocks represent the emergence of physical forms and emotions. On the top layer lie some slightly cartoonish light-colored shapes, implying that the world is taking shape from the realm of geometry and mathematics, yet remains suspended in a state of becoming—where infinite possibilities of all things reside.
Facing the Sea，
Video Work,
Static Frames
Ren Xihai
Born in Qingdao in 1945, he has been engaged in sculpture, stage art design and other work. Since 1973, he has been undertaking photography training, guidance and activity organization at the Municipal Cultural Center. His photographic works including Selecting Books and The Snow-White Wall have won awards at home and abroad. His photo series Courtyard No.10 won the Merit Award at the Leica Oskar Barnack International Photography Award in 2001, the Annual Best Feature Photo Award at the National Press Photography Competition, and was selected for the photo exhibition Dream China, Reality China organized by the French Ministry of Culture.
No. 1 of the Photography Series The Renaissance of Daobaodao
April 3, 2025
As once the commercial center of Qingdao, the renovation of "Daobaodao" began more than a decade ago. However, the efforts have been intensified in recent years with clearer goals, hence stirring up quite a strong response. As a major event taking place right around me, it is only natural for me, a documentary photography enthusiast who has always taken pride in recording stories happening around me, to focus on the changes of "Daobaodao" with my camera. During this process, the various reactions and multi-dimensional expectations of people around toward the renovation of "Daobaodao" have influenced my mood and shooting, prompting me to integrate recording and expression into one. Thus these photos came into being.
Shi Xuejin
Shi Xuejin, one of China's first-generation pop singers, toured across the country as a freelance performer in the early 1980s and embarked on visual art creation in 2006.
Bubbles in the Net，
65 cm × 75 cm,
Mixed Media
This work focuses on how the rapidly evolving information age, while bringing convenience to people, also binds everyone’s life—just like an invisible net shrouding this bubble era where the value of life is depreciating day by day.
Tang Xiaoxi
A female STEM graduate, a cat lover, and someone who grew up in Xinjiang. Influenced by her uncle, she has a deep passion for literature and art. Later, she studied environmental art at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts in 1994 and 1995. Having lived in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, she is also an avid traveler.
Beneath the iron curtain, in the night breeze,
The softness of that downward glance prevails,
Like a water lily, bashfully bending low,
Bowing to the cool wind's gentle gales.
Wang Aijun
He is currently the Vice Dean and Professor of the School of Experimental Art, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. Having studied in France in his early years, his artistic practice covers ink painting, photography, installation art and other fields, and he is committed to integrating traditional media with contemporary artistic languages.
Stone-Setting，
Performance Video
Wang Aijun’s performance Stone-Setting in the Gobi Desert of Xinjiang can be regarded as a contemporary land ritual imbued with Eastern philosophy. Confronting the natural limits with her own body, the artist erected the "lying flat" stones one by one. This act transcends mere physical labor and becomes a philosophical inquiry into the essence of existence.
Wang Chuanhe
Wang Chuanhe is a contemporary Chinese abstract oil painter whose artistic creation centers on the ocean theme. His style has evolved through the stages of realism, impressionism, imagery and abstraction. The unique abstract language he developed in 2014, demonstrated in his series such as Zen Wisdom, embodies the creative philosophy of "revealing the Dao through water", integrating the dynamic nature of water with the dialectical thinking in traditional culture.
Xinyuan Series，
60 cm × 80 cm
For this piece, I employed dense brushstrokes with the subtle rhythm of water ripples hidden within. The interweaving of colors and concealed shapes resembles the traces of accumulated breaths—like a slow dialogue between the soul and nature. I aimed to create a profound yet fluid atmosphere of hidden messages, allowing viewers to perceive the accumulation of time and the rhythm of life as they gaze upon it.
Wang Cong
Born in Yueqing City, Zhejiang Province, she graduated from Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, once pursued further studies at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. She is a member of the Zhejiang Artists Association and a highly representative figure in Chinese feminist painting.
Realm of the Spirit Series，
Acrylic on Canvas,
60 cm × 60 cm
Wang Haining
Independent artist, has long been engaged in art and design, and has participated in contemporary art practices since the 1980s. Currently serving as a Director of the France International Artists and Designers Association, a member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS), a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Oil, a member of the Japan International Academy of Art, a member of the Missouri Watercolor Society, a Standing Director of the International Abstract Artists Alliance, a member of the Shandong Artists Association, and a Senior Artist of the Shandong Academy of Painting.
Awakening，Wooden Installation,
115 cm × 41 cm × 86 cm,
2024
Wang Qinghua
Courtesy name Shurong, pseudonyms Yuanzhen and Huayang Mountain Dweller. She is an independent artist and educator. She holds memberships in the Shandong Branch of the Chinese Women Artists Association, the China National Arts and Crafts Association, the Shandong Branch of Painting from Life China, and the Qingdao Women Artists Association.
Where Does Wang Qinghua's Spirit Reside? No.1
Mixed Media on Paper,
248 cm × 129 cm, 2025
Wang Shilong
Member of the China Artists Association; teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts, Qingdao University; holds a Master’s degree from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute; studied abroad at the Kunsthochschule Kassel in Germany; pursued further studies at the Department of Chinese Painting, Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Egret，Woodblock Print with Color
Wang Weiguo
Born in Zouping, Shandong in 1970, he learned poetry, calligraphy and painting from his father since childhood. He graduated from Shandong University of Art & Design in 1992 and began writing poetry. In 1997, he founded Zouping Vanguard Art School and has been researching and developing the "Original Motivation" teaching system ever since, while engaging in oil painting and mixed media creation at the same time. He has set up a studio in Songzhuang since 2009, exploring ink painting, oil painting, mixed media easel painting and installation art. He studied in the Mixed Media Painting major at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2015; his Light series was collected by the Central Academy of Fine Arts. In 2019, his work Direction was selected for the 13th National Fine Arts Exhibition and was collected by Shandong Art Museum.
Where One Dwells No.5
Six Chi (0.97 m × 1.8 m)
Rice Paper, Ink, Self-made Brushes
2017
These ink paintings adopt materials and tools close to traditional ones, draw on the expressive experience of representational language, and embody the spirit of ancient philosophers. The focus lies not on the surface of the painting, but on expressing emotions and exercising control over the artistic presentation.
Wang Xiaorong
Wang Xiaorong, born in Shaanxi Province, graduated from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in 1997. She studied at the Studio of Renowned Russian Artists, China National Academy of Arts in 2006. She is a member of the Shaanxi Artists Association, a member of the Hudson Artists Association of New York, a member of the World Peace Artists Alliance, and an associate researcher at the Yulin Art Museum of Shaanxi Province.
Psychedelic，Mixed Media on Canvas,
80 cm × 60 cm,
2025
I strive to present each piece of work as a unique creation, rather than repeating myself. That’s why I like to destroy the objects in my hands—tearing, twisting, burning them—and then reassemble the fragments to form a brand-new composition. The reconstructed image becomes a new time-space dimension, a multi-dimensional world.
Wang Xiaojin
Born in 1968; graduated from Shandong Normal University in 1991. Selected Exhibitions in Recent Years: 2019 In Search of Thoughts—China-South Africa Artists Exchange Exhibition, Durban Art Gallery, South Africa; 2022 Traces Solo Exhibition, Voice Gallery, Beijing; 2023 Experiment Collection II, Snow Lotus Art Space, Beijing; 2023 Breaking News, Aya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, New York; 2024 Dominant Model, Beijing.
The Way of the Gentleman No.12
109 cm × 78 cm
Pencil and Fixative on Paper
2024
Wang Yanyu
Born in Qingdao in the 1960s. He studied painting under the tutelage of Mr. He Yunlan in 1982. From 2007 to 2013, he engaged in woodcarving and oil painting creation in Songzhuang, China, during which time he also held solo and group exhibitions in Songzhuang and the 798 Art Zone of Beijing. From 2014 to 2025, he has been creating works in Qingdao and held multiple solo and group exhibitions there.
That Patch ，
Oil Painting,
210 cm × 90 cm, 2025
The statement of a work's creation is centered on the themes personally chosen by the creator, and uses object forms to elaborate on questions and painting phenomena.
Wu Junwei
Returning to the Mountains，Photographic Work
Born into this world, we embrace the boundless universe that holds the Mount Sumeru within a tiny mustard seed. Journeying from the sea to the mountains, we behold the vast Seven Perfumed Seas; the Sumeru Throne anchors the Three Realms and Six Paths, revealing that there are heavens beyond heavens.
Xiao Qingshu
Born in Shantou in 1963. Member of the China Artists Association; Dean of the Shantou Contemporary Ink Painting Research Institute.
Stars，Ink on Paper,
60 cm × 40 cm
Yan Pijie
Born in 1981, he graduated from the Sculpture Department of the College of Fine Arts, Shanghai Normal University in 2005, and later worked at the Studio of Xiang Jing and Qu Guangci.
Beyond the Ordinary
2024–2025
Concrete Mixed Media
Variable Dimensions
Yang Song
Appearance Proceeds from the Heart，Photographic Work
I try to take the opportunity of photographing women to observe their intentions before shooting, their performance during shooting, their style preferences, as well as their photo - choosing inclinations after shooting, along with their personality traits, mood states and desire to express themselves. At this moment, photography becomes a way for the subjects to express themselves and vent their emotions in the contemporary context. It is not restricted by traditions or mainstream norms. Instead, it adopts personalized ways of expression and differentiated presentations, making use of the subjects' unique behaviors, body language and facial expressions to turn the photos into a reflection of their inner worlds.
Yang Wenping
Born in Mile City, Yunnan Province, he graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Yunnan Arts University in 1991. He moved to Beijing and established his personal art studio in 2007, where he has worked as a professional artist ever since. Throughout his career in the art field, he has been committed to the research and exploration of painting artistic language.
Whispers-65
80 cm × 80 cm
Ink and Color on Paper
2024-1
Through the artistic language of repeated and elaborate glazing, I perceive the emptiness of life in the process of creation, demonstrate the power of time through works, and thus comprehend the wisdom that creation itself is a form of spiritual practice.
Ye Ming
Born in Jinan in the late 1950s. Graduated from the Mass Film and Television Media major of Shenzhen University, he is a conceptual photographer. He currently serves as a visiting professor at the School of Media, Qingdao Hengxing University, and resides in Qingdao.
Paradise Lost，Handmade Silver Gelatin Print
Yu Xin
Yu Xin: Born in Qingdao in 1973, he is a professional artist and designer whose creative practice focuses on the conceptual expression of painting and sculpture.
Restraint
Oil on Wood Panel
60 × 80 cm
2015
He admires the twisted plum blossoms. He bends the tender branches with the thickest iron wire. He brews a pot of tea, Savoring the distorted potted flowers.
Yi Taiming
Born in 2005, a young person who takes love as the matrix and peeks into the world.
Installation: Confessional Booth
This year, I brought the Confessional Booth to life—a white room where you can converse with a priest portrayed by AI, allowing artificial intelligence to replace humans as the bridge between people and the divine.
Zhang Ke
Sculptor / Film Concept Designer
Eternal Wings Lift Me Beyond Earthly Sinking
120 × 80 × 10 cm
Cast Bronze Sculpture
2025
Even the wisest person is confined to their own information cocoon. While bearing the weight of the crown, they also drift further and further away from the wings of angels.
Zhang Juemin
Online Name: Brother Hai
Qingdao-based Freelance Photographer
Graduated from East China Normal University, he is engaged as a Scenery Reviewer for Chinese National Geography. Specializing in documentary photography, his works have won awards in numerous major domestic and international competitions. They have been exhibited successively at the Palace Museum, National Art Museum of China, China Millennium Monument, National Museum of China, as well as in cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
The imagery refracted by metallic objects comes from distant legends
Photographic Work
Since 2024, while continuing the years-long practice of documentary photography focusing on humanistic and folk culture themes, I have shifted more of my focus to wandering through streets and alleys to capture ordinary people’s stories candidly. Even in stolen moments of leisure, I never fail to notice the various imagery presented by peeling wall paint, stains at the base of walls, textures on tree barks, as well as metallic objects, sponges, lacquerware, water stains and so on. These observations always bring unexpected surprises and ignite creative inspiration. The decades of cultural accumulation I have amassed throughout my life have not been in vain—from observation to contemplation, it is not until I press the shutter that a series of imagery photography works take shape officially.
Zhao Wenhua
Born in Inner Mongolia in 1955, he is a freelance artist.
Virtual Moment 10
Oil on Canvas
50 × 50 cm, 2024
Zhu Li
Born in 1972, currently based in Beijing.
2001–2002: Oil Painting Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts
2000–2001: Graduate Course Program, Folk Art Research Institute, Central Academy of Fine Arts
1998–2001: Decorative Art and Design Department, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
1996–1997: Folk Art Research Institute, Central Academy of Fine Arts
1992–1994: English Department, Beijing International Studies University
Landscape Transformed - Bamboo Grove
100 cm × 80 cm
September 2020
Since 2014, I have been creating the Chinese Imagery Landscape Series. It was not until 2020 that the experience of the pandemic plunged me into anxiety and fear for a time. Children were confined at home, unable to connect with nature or interact with people in society; adults also worked from home. Everyone was trapped in a narrow and cramped space... I then began to heal myself, turning my spiritual focus toward emptiness and nurturing a yearning for the natural environment.
Zhu Zhenhong
Born in Linyi, Shandong, he is a freelance artist currently based in Jingdezhen. He has held solo exhibitions at various art institutions including the Manet Art Museum at Beijing Manet Grasslands International Art Center, Shanghai Powerlong Museum, Chengdu Armani Art Residence, Trump International Tower Vancouver, and Qingdao V-Exit Art Museum. He is the recipient of the Kito Award at the Spirit of Porcelain · Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale.
Qilin No.23
Bronze
87.5 cm
2025
This year, I have explored a new material—archaized bronze ware. In ancient times, it embodied both divinity and solemnity, and it is also the root of traditional culture. By decomposing and reconstructing these sacred and ritual vessels, a bizarre scene that is both familiar and unfamiliar emerges... This scene is precisely a reflection of the chaotic state of the present day!
Zhu Lei
Born in Qingdao after the 1970s, he graduated from Shandong College of Arts in 1994 and obtained a master's degree from Sichuan University in 2015. Currently, he serves as an associate professor at the School of Art, Qingdao Technical College. His artistic practice mainly focuses on diary-style oil painting creation.
One of The Cracks of Time Series
Oil on Canvas,
2025, 70×90CM
