Bian Qing (b. 1983, Tianjin) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts at Minzu University of China and currently lives and works in Beijing. Bian's artistic practice revolves around landscapes and still life, employing contemporary concepts to deconstruct traditional painting elements. By integrating classical brushwork techniques such as outlining, texture strokes, rubbing, dotting, and colouring, he reconstructs these elements, reshaping traditional methods within the framework of contemporary painting. In his work, landscapes and still life are interconnected through a shared structural logic. Bian’s practice is both a reflection on tradition and an in-depth exploration of the relationship between pictorial language and sensory media. His paintings should not be simply categorized as observational studies but rather understood as a distinctive practice guided by the "rules of sensibility".
Some of his recent solo exhibitions include: Awaiting, Leo Gallery, HongKong, 2024; Mountain Wave, Asia Art Centre, Beijing, 2017; Qi, Ginko Art Centre, Beijing, 2016; Anthology of Hidden Mountains, China International Gallery Exposition, Beijing, 2014; Something from Nothing, Today Art Museum, Beijing, 2012 among others.
His group exhibitions include: Song of Soul, Soul Art Center, Beijing, 2024; Mountain Ridge, WS Gallery and Leo Gallery, Shanghai, 2023; Moving Forward, Songzhuang Contemporary Art Archive, Beijing, 2023; Moving Forward, Cang Art Museum, Hangzhou, 2022; Post-tradition: Imagine, Translate and Reconstruct, AC Cube, Chengdu, 2022; Paintings Redrawn, Leo Gallery, Shanghai, 2021; Situation Baroque, Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing, 2020; Beyond Tradition, Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing, 2018; Unbounded, Casa del Mantegna, Italy, 2017; Confronting Anitya—Oriental Experience in Contemporary Art, Xi’an Art Museum, 2016 among many others.