Ji Yu Biography

Yu Ji graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts. His work focuses on historical changes and social psychological behavior. His work experiments with intermedia methods and in recent years his work attempts to transmute daily routines into new historical metaphors and cultural content. His works on paper explore the concept of shadows, utilising processes that search for metaphors within the image. The high mountains and historical figures that appearare no more than a symbols. They enter Yu Ji’s sorrow over the history of China and the contemporary social situation.

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Playing a Stringed Instrument towards the Water by Ji Yu contemporary artwork
Ji Yu Playing a Stringed Instrument towards the Water, 1997 Performance
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Pet's Kiss by Ji Yu contemporary artwork
Ji Yu Pet's Kiss, 2000 Performance picture
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Records of Pretty Girls Washing My Feet by Ji Yu contemporary artwork painting
Ji Yu Records of Pretty Girls Washing My Feet, 2002 Digital picture
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Bear & Bear No.5 by Ji Yu contemporary artwork photography
Ji Yu Bear & Bear No.5, 2009 Photograph
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Bear & Bear No.4 by Ji Yu contemporary artwork photography
Ji Yu Bear & Bear No.4, 2009 Photograph
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Bear & Bear No.2 by Ji Yu contemporary artwork photography
Ji Yu Bear & Bear No.2, 2009 Photograph
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