Ye Qiang

Ye Qiang’s artworks are full of intelligence. The narrative language and logic in the picture seem to have no connection with each other by first sight. Yet these two clues rightly reflect the consecutive enquiries for social culture problems. Adoption of Chinese and western traditional culture, solid base of image study, and recombination of critical colors, all of them not only bring the ironical humor but also the culture discipline during recognition.
Ye Qiang’s pictures are touching .What they represent has changed from romantic imagination to intellects’ suffering feelings. And the flames are not only burning among mountains and waters in the picture, burning in the smoky society but also igniting many unruly souls longing for freedom.
                                                        --- Zheng Na

1973: born in Chengdu
2001: graduated from Oil Painting Department, Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts --- Master’s Degree on Fine Arts
           Teaching in Oil Painting Department, Academy of Fine Arts
Group Exhibition:
2006: the 1st National Oil Painting Exhibition of Teachers and Students from Academy of Fine Arts, Shenzhen, China
             New Amendment: 2006 Academy Invitation Exhibition, Guangdong Art Museum
            The Transformed Image --- China Contemporary Oil Painting Invitation Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum
2007: “New Power ·China” Nominative Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum
             Departure from the Southwest --- the Southwest Contemporary Art Exhibition 1985-2007, Guangdong Art Museum
           “The Sour and Sweet Generation” --- China’s Neo Art Exhibition, Mannheim Art Museum, Germany
           The review exhibition of Sichuan Art School, Boyi Gallery (Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange Center of the Culture Department), Beijing
“From China”, IRVINE CONTEMPORARY, Washington, America
                     Shanghai Art Fair Emerging Artists Exhibition (Asia): Shanghai Basel Art Space --- SH World Trade Center
2008:    Bologna Arte Fiera: Shanghai Basel Art Space --- Bologna Art Fair, Italy
Solo Exhibition:
2001: “the frightened language” solo exhibition, Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing
          “The regulated” solo exhibition, Haishangshan Art Center, Shanghai and Hong Kong
2004: “post-scene” solo exhibition, PICKLED ART CENTER, Beijing
2007: “Disorder” solo exhibition, Blue Space Gallery, Chengdu