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2025.3.7- 2025.4.19
Art+ Shanghai Gallery, Room 303, 955 Nansuzhou Lu, Huangpu District
Ways of Seeing
by Zirui Zhuang
In John Berger's Ways of Seeing, he argues that how we perceive art is shaped by our social and cultural background, not just our eyes. This influential perspective helps us understand how three contemporary Chinese artists - Sun Jing, Li Wei, and Chen Wen - challenge and reimagine traditional viewing experiences.
Sun Jing creates minimalist works that bridge Eastern philosophy with contemporary art. Her Sacred Mountain series, inspired by India's Arunachala Mountain, uses simple forms and light to explore spirituality. In Sacred Mountain No.1, she works with light in ways that bring to mind both Rembrandt and James Turrell, while Sacred Mountain No.2 draws from both land art and Chinese landscape traditions. Her Untitled series experiments with color and form, while her innovative use of rice paper - sometimes marked with burning incense - creates intriguing spaces between presence and absence.
Li Wei transforms Chinese characters into contemporary art. Using aluminum plates, seal-cutting techniques, and modern materials like water-based lacquer, she gives these ancient symbols new life. Her work breaks free from traditional display methods, reimagining Chinese characters through animation and large-scale architectural installations.
Chen Wen works with natural materials like wood, resin, and wool to explore how we experience art. His piece Extenduses wool's soft, temperature-sensitive qualities to encourage direct physical engagement. Through careful manipulation of time and materials, his works offer thoughtful commentary on our fast-paced modern world.
Together, these three artists move beyond conventional art-making. Each pushes us to think differently about what we see and how we see it. Their works aren't just visually striking - they're conversations about identity, language, time, and how we understand our world. Through their distinct approaches, they're helping reshape contemporary Chinese art.
Li Wei, An elegant elder with long hair and a walking stick, Mix media on aluminum sheet, 65*40 cm 2022
Li Wei, Light, Mix media on aluminum sheet, 63*42 cm 2022
Li Wei, Exhale and inhale , Aluminum sheet composite material 31*22 cm*2 2022
Li Wei, To let go of the ego, Aluminum sheet composite material 55*55 cm 2020
Li Wei, Who dares to say that he is not a “patient”of greed, hatred, ignorance, arrogance, suspicion and envy, Aluminum sheet composite material 70*24 cm 2021
Li Wei, A romantic ghost under The Peony, Aluminum sheet composite material 79*63 cm 2020
Li Wei, The Good Protection of the Mind, Aluminum sheet composite material 57*75 cm 2022
Li Wei, Control, Aluminum sheet composite material, 45*44 cm 2022
Li Wei, The Sea No.3, Chinese pigment on canvas, 100*80 cm*2, 2029
Li Wei, Instant_No.2, Chinese pigment on canvas,100*80 cm 2019
Li Wei, Instant_No.6, Chinese pigment on canvas,100*80 cm 2019
Sun Jing, The Sacred Mountain No.1, Ink, mineral pigment, paper, incense burn, 20*40 cm 2022
Sun Jing, The Sacred Mountain No.2, Ink, mineral pigment, paper, incense burn, 30*120 cm 2022
Sun Jing, Form and Formlesness, Ink, mineral pigment, paper, incense burn, 20*60 cm 2025
Sun Jing, The Sacred Mountain No.5, Mineral pigment, ink, paper collage, 30*60 cm 2024
Sun Jing, The Sacred Mountain No.6, Mineral pigment, ink, paper collage, 60*25 cm*4 pcs 2024
Sun Jing, The Sacred Mountain No.7, Mineral pigment, ink, paper collage,40*28 cm*4 2025
Sun Jing, Untitled No.1, Mineral pigment, ink, paper collage, 18*10 cm*4 pcs, 2024
Sun Jing, Untitled No.2, Mineral pigment, ink, paper collage, 18*10 cm*4 pcs, 2024
Chen Wen, Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, acrylic and wood, 50*40 cm*5, 2024
Chen Wen, K, acrylic and wood, 30*20*5 cm 2017
Chen Wen, Dig, acrylic and wood, 40*18*4 cm 2017
Chen Wen, Extension, Wool, 200*35 cm, 2020
Chen Wen, Face, Wood, 40*15*10 cm 2021
Chen Wen, Lift, Acrylic, wood, 80*50*30 cm 2017
Chen Wen, Pictographic, Acrylic and wood, 220*30*20 cm 2017
Ways of Seeing
by Zirui Zhuang
In John Berger's Ways of Seeing, he argues that how we perceive art is shaped by our social and cultural background, not just our eyes. This influential perspective helps us understand how three contemporary Chinese artists - Sun Jing, Li Wei, and Chen Wen - challenge and reimagine traditional viewing experiences.
Sun Jing creates minimalist works that bridge Eastern philosophy with contemporary art. Her Sacred Mountain series, inspired by India's Arunachala Mountain, uses simple forms and light to explore spirituality. In Sacred Mountain No.1, she works with light in ways that bring to mind both Rembrandt and James Turrell, while Sacred Mountain No.2 draws from both land art and Chinese landscape traditions. Her Untitled series experiments with color and form, while her innovative use of rice paper - sometimes marked with burning incense - creates intriguing spaces between presence and absence.
Li Wei transforms Chinese characters into contemporary art. Using aluminum plates, seal-cutting techniques, and modern materials like water-based lacquer, she gives these ancient symbols new life. Her work breaks free from traditional display methods, reimagining Chinese characters through animation and large-scale architectural installations.
Chen Wen works with natural materials like wood, resin, and wool to explore how we experience art. His piece Extenduses wool's soft, temperature-sensitive qualities to encourage direct physical engagement. Through careful manipulation of time and materials, his works offer thoughtful commentary on our fast-paced modern world.
Together, these three artists move beyond conventional art-making. Each pushes us to think differently about what we see and how we see it. Their works aren't just visually striking - they're conversations about identity, language, time, and how we understand our world. Through their distinct approaches, they're helping reshape contemporary Chinese art.
