SHANG ZHEXING
尚哲星

Shang Zhexing was born in Henan, China in 2000. He received his BFA degree from School of Visual Arts in New York and he is currently a MFA student at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His process commences with the intrinsic properties of graphite and charcoal, which incite a direct and intimate engagement with the medium. These moments of spontaneity captivate his manipulation of lines, forms, and lifelike depictions, subsequently arousing an interest in the portrayal of volume and the sensation of pressure. The essence of his work is a synthesis of sensory experiences, amalgamating a diversity of perceptions and emotions. Elements within his compositions are deeply rooted in childhood memories of art and early visual impressions, offering viewers a transformation from the concrete to the abstract, from order to chaos. This transition symbolizes the psychological and emotional evolution of an individual within a broad socio-cultural context. Interactions and juxtapositions among various forms within the canvas reveal the boundaries and convergences between the individual and the collective, the normal and the aberrant. This is a reflection of the artist’s response to his own circumstances, marking his commentary on the dynamics of personal and communal identities.

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尚哲星，2000年出生于河南郑州，本科毕业于纽约视觉艺术学院，现芝加哥艺术学院研究生在读。他的创作起始起始于铅与炭在画面中所激发出更为直接和亲密的媒介特性，通过随机性的瞬间，对线条、形状和生物形象的掌控产生的吸引，进而引发出对体积和压力感描绘的兴趣。作品本质上是各种感官体验的集合，融合了多样的感知与情绪。画面中的一些元素根植于艺术家儿时对绘画的记忆和早期的视觉印象，观者将见证从具体到抽象、从有序到无序的过度，这一变化象征了个体在广阔的社会文化背景下的心理与情感演变。画面中在不同形态之间的并置与互动下，透露出个体与集体、正常与异常之间的界限与融合，这是艺术家对自身所处境遇的反馈。

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