Wu Yifei

In recent years, the artist Wu Yifei has been focusing on experimenting and exploring the combination of cutting-edge 3D printing technology with ready-made objects in his installation sculptures. The "Inorganic Botany · Symbiosis" series represents his research and creative endeavor in the field of "inorganic botany," which he pioneered through in-depth study and contemplation of botany, utilizing 3D graphics software and 3D printing technology. Inorganic botany refers to the discipline that classifies and studies programmable digital entities that mimic plants. The artist integrates new and traditional media, using 3D printing technology to transform his imaginative "inorganic botany" into reality.

 

Influenced by Kandinsky's abstract expression theory of "point, line, plane," Wu Yifei abstracts the organ structure and cellular arrangement of plants into block-like representations, thus enriching the characteristics and aesthetic value of inorganic botany. The artist employs inorganic plants to create a sense of space-time illusion, thereby blurring the audience's perception of time. By observing microscopic entities (from the perspective of macroeconomic and social systems), the artist connects artistic creation with history and sociology. Through industrial products from different eras, Wu Yifei contemplates the profound impact of technology on changing human lifestyles and habits, reflecting the collective essence of an era.

Des expositions Group Exhibition: Shanghai Calling avril 27, 2024 - juin 25, 2024 Group Exhibition: Aurora août 12, 2023 - septembre 08, 2023 Wu Yifei: Inorganic Garden avril 09, 2023 - mai 09, 2023 Group Exhibition: First Light janvier 17, 2022 - février 28, 2022 Electric Picnic juillet 24, 2021 - septembre 08, 2021

22 Works

Symbiosis No.21
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.22
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.23
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.13
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.1
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.2
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.3
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.4
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.5
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.6
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.7
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.8
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.9
Wu Yifei

Symbiosis No.10
Wu Yifei

The Story of Flowers No.8
Wu Yifei

Mixture of Volume No.3
Wu Yifei

Mixture of Volume No.2
Wu Yifei

Mixture of Volume No.1
Wu Yifei

Mushroom No.7
Wu Yifei

Mushroom No. 5, 6
Wu Yifei

Mushroom No.2, 3, 4
Wu Yifei

Mushroom No.1
Wu Yifei

CV

BORN

1989 in Shanghai, China

EDUCATION

2018
MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia

2012
BFA, Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, Shanghai, China

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023
Inorganic Lab, ART LABOR Gallery booth, ART021, Shanghai China
Inorganic Garden, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
, China

2020
The Processing of Sculpture, TCT Asia 2020, Shanghai

2018
Master, The APG Gallery, Georgia, USA

2017
Heads Up & Hands Down, The B complex Gallery Atlanta, Georgia

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024
Shanghai Calling, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China

2023
Aurora, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2022
First Light, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2021
Electric Picnic, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2020
Animal Crossing of Shiny Art, Online, Shanghai

2019
Contemporary Art Show of China & Japan, Xuan Art Museum, Fuzhou, Fujian Province

2018
Mixed Media - Site, Brooklyn gallery, New York

2017
#index，2017 Emerging Curators Project of PSA, Power Station of Art, Shanghai
Transformation, RE: ARTISTE International Art Organization, Gallery MC, New York

AWARDS

2020
HP 3D color design competition, The First Place, Shanghai, China

2014 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices. Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. Birmingham, AL. USA

PUBLISH

Lofficiel Art No.81, March 03/2014, P116

INTERVIEW

2017
Meet Yifei Wu of Shi Mei Fine Art. VoyageATL, 2017
http://voyageatl.com/interview/meet-yifei-wu-shi-mei-fine-art-south/