Shen shaomin biography definition

We interviewed Shen Shaomin, who was born in the Northeast.

Shen Shaomin adopts the role of being anthropologist, scientist, and author of his own fabricated mythologies.

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Shen Shaomin, Laboratory, Three-headed Six-armed Superhuman, , Bone, Bonemeal, Glass, Dimensions Variable, image courtesy the artist and White Rabbit Gallery

My interview with the very wonderful Shen Shaomin was published this week on The Culture Trip
Having been intrigued by his work since first seeing his tortured bonsai installations in the Biennale of Sydney, then sculptures made of bone and bone-meal in the 'Zhongjian' exhibition in and the White Rabbit Gallery more recently, I was keen to visit his studio in Qiaozi Town, in the countryside outside Beijing. Together with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art he provides residencies for young Australian artists, giving them the opportunity to work in China, meet with Chinese artists and experience something entirely new. He is a man with a big heart and an indomitable spirit. And who knew that he is quite the Masterchef? At the end of lunch he briefly left the table on the terrace of his studio complex and could

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Shen Shaomin, "Handle with Care No. 29," , oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches ( x cm)
Image Courtesy the artist and Klein Sun Gallery

What kind of artist makes a legally binding agreement to ensure that after his demise his own skeleton becomes an artwork? Who plans to have his teeth engraved with sentences in English and Chinese as an interactive performance work? Who has previously created works using animal bones and bone-meal, and rocket fragments from China&#;s space program? Yes, it&#;s the audacious Shen Shaomin. Part theatrical showman/magician; part Duchampian iconoclast; part sardonic social commentator; creator of disturbingly beautiful installations, Shen is best known for his impossible Jurassic-like creatures made of real and fake bones. Having seen his tortured, chained bonsai installations at the Sydney Biennale; his monstrous bone creations in a number of exhibitions including &#;Serve the People&#; at the White Rabbit Gallery and an ee

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Shen Shaomin was born in in Heilongjiang Province, China.

Shen Shaomin studies the explicit brutality of human natur through his multimedia work. Drawing from his innate conflict with the Anthropocene, Shen has created experimental, kinetic sculptures from animal bones that illustrate the consequences of human desire and artificiality. Meanwhile, his hyperreal, ‘sleeping’ sculptures of humans and animals reflect an ongoing dialogue between the real and the imaginary. In , with the intent to strengthen inter-cultural relationships between Australia and China, Shen opened up his Beijing studio to ung Australian artists for a residency and he continues to promote tillgång to rising talents from both countries. His most current trompe l'oeil painting series borrow from Warholian studies of factory processes, where he paints portraits of celebrities covered with a light film of bubble wrap.

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