As a world-renowned visual artist, costume designer, and art director for stage and film, Tim YIP continuously seeks to explore and communicate his aesthetic concept of 'New Orientalism', drawing on ancient culture as a means to inspire the future. He works widely in contemporary art, costume, theatre, film, literature, and other creative fields. In 2001, Tim won the Oscar for Best Art Direction, and British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Best Costume Design for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, becoming the first Chinese person to receive these accolades.
Read MoreCollaborators over the years include: Film directors - Ang LEE, John WOO, TSAI Ming-liang, Stanley KWAN and FENG Xiaogang; Theatre directors: Robert WILSON, Akram KHAN, LIN Hwai-min, Stan LAI and YANG Liping, etc.
Over the past 16 years, Tim has held special exhibitions in Taiwan, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United States. In addition, his works have been featured in the New York International Asian Art Fair and other significant arts events worldwide. In 2016, he held solo exhibitions, In Paralle__l, and Tim Yip: Reformation at the Maison de la Culture d'Amiens, France, and Shanghai Power Station of Art, China, respectively. In 2017, a further solo exhibition, Tim Yip: Migong, took place at the Yuan Museum, Chongqing, China.
