Artist：Wu Yi
Born in 1966 in Changchun, Jilin Province. His ancestral hometown was Ninghe, Tianjin.
Graduated from the Department of Traditional Chinese Painting under Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), obtained a master’s degree with Prof. Lu Chen as tutor. Now, serves as professor and the director of Studio 4 of the Mural Painting Department of CAFA, and the Deputy Director of Institute of Experimental Ink Painting at China National Academy of Painting.
Works selected/edited in the following publications:
A Revelation of the 20 Years Contemporary Chinese Art (1998)
The 20 Years of Chinese Experimental Ink Painting 1980-2001 (2001) Centenary History of Chinese Oil Painting (Artist Publishing Co., Taipei, 2002) A Review of Experimental Ink Painting From 1985 to 2000 (2005) Transcendence: Chinese Avantgarde Art 1979 - 2004 (2006)
30 Years of Art Nouveau in China (Timezone8. 2010)
Chinese Ink Painting Now (Timezone8, 2012)
The Grey Carnival - Modern Art in China Since 2000 (2013)
History of Modern Art in China (2016)
Invited by Xinhua News Agency, Wu Yi drew paintings for the cover of Japanese monthly magazine Shorinji Kempo published by the Mainichi Shimbun in 1992. He was selected in the List of the Powerful Chinese Modern Artists by L’officiel Art (2009) and (2014). Wu Yi’s collection published by The American art publisher TIMEZONE8 was first launched at Frankfurt Book Fair. He is the first Asian artist drawing the illustrations (2 volumes) for Laozi -Tao Te Ching in Czech version which has been included into the National Library collection.
Artist：Wu Yi
Born in 1966 in Changchun, Jilin Province. His ancestral hometown was Ninghe, Tianjin.
Graduated from the Department of Traditional Chinese Painting under Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), obtained a master’s degree with Prof. Lu Chen as tutor. Now, serves as professor and the director of Studio 4 of the Mural Painting Department of CAFA, and the Deputy Director of Institute of Experimental Ink Painting at China National Academy of Painting.
Works selected/edited in the following publications:
A Revelation of the 20 Years Contemporary Chinese Art (1998)
The 20 Years of Chinese Experimental Ink Painting 1980-2001 (2001) Centenary History of Chinese Oil Painting (Artist Publishing Co., Taipei, 2002) A Review of Experimental Ink Painting From 1985 to 2000 (2005) Transcendence: Chinese Avantgarde Art 1979 - 2004 (2006)
30 Years of Art Nouveau in China (Timezone8. 2010)
Chinese Ink Painting Now (Timezone8, 2012)
The Grey Carnival - Modern Art in China Since 2000 (2013)
History of Modern Art in China (2016)
Invited by Xinhua News Agency, Wu Yi drew paintings for the cover of Japanese monthly magazine Shorinji Kempo published by the Mainichi Shimbun in 1992. He was selected in the List of the Powerful Chinese Modern Artists by L’officiel Art (2009) and (2014). Wu Yi’s collection published by The American art publisher TIMEZONE8 was first launched at Frankfurt Book Fair. He is the first Asian artist drawing the illustrations (2 volumes) for Laozi -Tao Te Ching in Czech version which has been included into the National Library collection.