Lin Yusi
Living in Canton, China. Lin Yusi was born in Huilai, Guangdong province, in 1978. He graduated from the Department of Chinese Traditional Painting, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (Master’s Degree) in 2006. Now he is member of Chinese Artists Association, artist of Guangdong Youth Painting Academy, Distinguished Artist of Guangzhou Painting Academy and teacher of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Lin Yusi is part of a new generation of ink artists that address the intellectual and cultural issues of contemporary society through a new pictorial language, exploring the traditional Chinese artistic language with new art forms and mediums. A highly-skilled brush painter, he is fond with Chinese classical myths and legends and likes Chinese classical literature such as the “Strange Stories” and the “Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals”. He often uses his night time to create a series of small white sketches that capture his curiosity and love of mysterious and unknown things such as monks and monsters.
Works
Burning my home and vagabond
Waiting for the wind
Plum
Automne Outing
Embracing
Strange Dream
New Era
PINE
OBSERVANT LES BALEINES
COL
NAVIGATION NOCTURE
XIANG XUEHAI
CHURCH ON THE WAY TO TIANJIN
Gemstone in Heart
Hell
Cosmic Wind
Summer
Biography
Living in Canton, China. Lin Yusi was born in Huilai, Guangdong province, in 1978. He graduated from the Department of Chinese Traditional Painting, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (Master’s Degree) in 2006. Now he is member of Chinese Artists Association, artist of Guangdong Youth Painting Academy, Distinguished Artist of Guangzhou Painting Academy and teacher of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.
Lin Yusi is part of a new generation of ink artists that address the intellectual and cultural issues of contemporary society through a new pictorial language, exploring the traditional Chinese artistic language with new art forms and mediums.
A highly-skilled brush painter, he is fond with Chinese classical myths and legends and likes Chinese classical literature such as the “Strange Stories” and the “Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals”. He often uses his night time to create a series of small white sketches that capture his curiosity and love of mysterious and unknown things such as monks and monsters.
Exhibitions
Career
Solo and group exhibitions (selection)
2024
Group exhibition, Galerie Loft, Paris, France
2021
Group exhibition, Chinese Contemporary Art, Galerie Loft, Paris, France
2019
Forms of Ink, Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong
Solo and group exhibitions (selection)
2024
Group exhibition, Galerie Loft, Paris, France
2021
Group exhibition, Chinese Contemporary Art, Galerie Loft, Paris, France
2019
Forms of Ink, Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong
2018
Lin Yusi − Sur un fil, Galerie LOFT, Paris, France
Dual Exhibition: Lin Yusi and Yeh Jen-Kun, Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong
Lin Yusi: Fireworks and Ashes, Beijing Tokyo Art Project, Shanghai, China
2017
Running Wildly at Night: Lin Yusi’s Drawings, Guangdong Museum of Art, Canton, China
2016
The 6th Academic Nomination Exhibition of Guangdong Art Institute, Guangdong Museum of Art, Canton, China
2015
The Cosmos Exhibition of Lin Yusi, FEI Gallery, Canton, China
Art City, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Viva Primitive, ALIOTH Art Center, Shanghai, China
2014
China Dream. Guangdong Spirit, Guangdong Museum of Art, Canton, China
The 2nd Neo-Mōrōism, Tokyo Gallery & BTAP, Beijing, China
Invitation Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Ink, Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing, China
2013
Traveling Heart, Kui Yuan Gallery, Canton, China
Borrow Art, Times Museum, Canton, China
2012
Trance, Wilber’s Gallery, Canton, China
CAFAM Future Exhibition, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
The 8th International Ink Art Biennale, Shenzhen, China
2011
Little Union, Galerie Seguela, Guangzhou, China
2010
Multitasking, Union Bookstore, Canton, China
2009
TIT Creative Center, Canton, China
2008
Burst with Joy, Muma Art Space, Canton, Chine
2007
Le Salon d’Automne, Paris, France
2005
The 18th National Young Artists Exhibition, Chinese Artists Association, Beijing, China
Publications
2012
Chan Yi, 1312 Gallery
2009
Capital Letter, Chinese Art Publishing House
2007
Yu-Si Collection, Chinese Fine Art Publishing House
News
The exhibition "Village Dwelling: Contemporary Philosophical Reflections and Expressions" highlights ten contemporary artists—Ni Jun, Xie Xiaoze, Qiang Guanghao, Wang Shaoqiang, Jiang Heng, You Dongkun, Lin Yusi, Ke Jipeng, Xu Yongcheng, and Huang Ji. Through various media, materials, and creative techniques, they express their inner connection to their place of origin and poetic spiritual world.
On an invisible thread, suspended in the air, appears a white silhouette. Fragile and delicate, it emerges discreetly in the heart of a magical and poetic world, inhabited by dragons, tigers or mystical landscapes.