Tang Jie, Dust in Red, Installation, Sand, Glass, Electrical Parts, 161 x 58 x 58 cm, 2015
Tang Jie, born in 1989, graduated from the Department of Sculpture of LuXun Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree in 2013 and a master's degree in 2016. Currently, he teaches at LuXun Academy of Fine Arts, focusing on researching installation and interactive art.
With natural objects as main materials, Tang Jie's installation works explore the relationship between man and objects, the relationship between man and the society, as well as the relationship between objects and the world. Combination technology and Chinese philosophy, Tang Jie provokes the viewers’ imagination and thinking on Zen philosophy through urging them to interact with his installations. Tang Jie's art creation presents the narration of objects. Going back to the simplest state, the artist experiences the originality of human being, life and universe, explores the discipline of everything and ultimately locates the pure land in his life.
Tang Jie was awarded the Best Original Sculpture Award by China Sculpture Magazine in 2020; the Second Prize of East Lake International Ecological Sculpture Biennale in 2017; the Excellent Award of China Pose・China Sculpture Exhibition in 2016 with his works collected. He has also won Contemporary Sculpture Awards and the First Prize of the 5th Annual Luxun Academy of Fine Arts Sculpture Creation Award in 2015; the Chinese Sculpture Award of China Pose・The 3rd China Sculpture Exhibition in 2014, the work collected by Shandong Art Museum; Zeng Zhushao Prize, Zeng Zhushao Sculpture Art Scholarship and Outstanding Graduation Work Award by Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 2013. His works have been collected by multiple institutions.