HANGZHOU, China, November 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Shihuian artist who works as a professor at the China Academy of Art is also the PhD advisor and director of the Institute of Contemporary Fiber Art.
Shihui was one of the first groups of artists to deal with contemporary art China during the 1980s. Shi hui maintained a constant affection for cotton, linen, and xuan paper and mainly worked with them. She wanted to show us that she recognized a tacit fit between medium and soul and believed that traditional Chinese mediums could regain value in modern times. Within the schema of Chinese contemporary art, Shi hui’s artistic practice emerges as a unique visual identity. She transformed traditional weaving into the construction of visual space: the process of weaving as a cumulative process of experience became a representation of “postmodern animism” that presented the foundations of the oriental spirit from the point of view of contemporary art. Her work has been featured in many prominent nominating exhibitions and biennials at home and abroad, attracting widespread attention.
How can Chinese writing be presented by weaving?
In ancient times, Fuxi observed the signs of the sky and animals, developed eight trigrams (bagua) and was the first to create Chinese characters. It is documented that as early as the Zhou Dynasty, pictographs were included as one of the six categories of Chinese characters. What a long story! A deep meaning is contained in the structure and…
