Wanxin | 宛昕 | わんしん
Wanxin is an artist and designer based in Tokyo.
She works with Chinese ink, mulberry paper sculpture, ceramics, and photography.
She was born and lived in China. After her teens in Japan, she was educated at the University of Manchester, UK with MA and BA(Hons) degrees. In 2017, she left architecture after her career practices in Singapore and Tokyo as an architect designer. Her representative work "There is a Cat in the Box" was awarded for the Bologna Children Book Fair 2020.
She is active in between design and art while focusing on form, textural, and narratives of perspective.
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東京のはずれに住む造形作家。
主な手法は、墨、和紙造形、陶芸、写真撮影など。
中国江蘇省で生まれ。10代を愛知県で過ごした後、英国マンチェスター大学・大学院にて建築を学ぶ。シンガポール・東京にて建築設計に携わった後、2017年創作活動に転換。2020年『ねことハコ』がボローニャ国際絵本原画展の入選。それを機に、『墨猫』制作を始める。
墨猫を媒体にし、世界の形、感触や視点角度の表現を重視しながら、デザインとアートの境界を横断しながら活動している。
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宛昕是一名居住在日本东京西郊的艺术家。
主要手法为,水墨,和纸雕塑,陶瓷,摄影等。
出生于中国江苏,从童年起的20多年间在中国、日本、英国和新加坡等地生活。毕业于英国曼切斯特大学,获得建筑设计学士 和硕士学位。新加坡及东京的建筑设计工作后,2017年投入艺术创作。2020年以“盒子里的一只猫"入选为意大利博洛尼亚国际童书展。从此墨猫系列诞生。
她的创意存在在设计和艺术之间。墨猫成为媒体,表达她眼里的世界的触感和视角。
Education
2012-2013
The University of Manchester, Manchester School of Architecture
MA in Architecture and Urbanism
2007-2010
The University of Manchester, Manchester School of Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture
Awards
2023
World Illustration Awards 2023 Shortlist
iJUNGLE ILLUSTRATION AWARDS 2022 Merit Award
2022
World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlist
2020
Bologna Children Book Fair Annal Illustrator 2020 Winner Illustrator
2019
Lexus Design Award 2019 Shortlist
Exhibitions
Solo
2024
Pending...
Re:tail Gallery, Tokyo Japan
Coming Soon →
Pending...
Hua Mao Central Place, Suzhou China
生活的形状-The Shapes初夏-
No.7 Sanchong Air Force Military Kindred Village, Taipei
2023
The Shapes in Taipei
The Box, Taipei
2022
I wouldn't mind turn into a cat-The Shapes in Shanghai
landblink Gallery, Shanghai, China
ねこのカタチII | The Shapes II
cafe arica, Tokyo Japan, Sponsored by Itabashi Art Museum
ねこのカタチ| The Shapes
Re:tail Gallery, Tokyo Japan
2020
何心地-宛昕展
Gallery Wabisuke, Hyogo Japan, Sponsored by Nishinomiya City
Group
Coming Soon →
2024
SUMMER IS OVER FINAL RESIDENCY EXHIBITION
Yellow Cube Gallery X LA SUPÉRETTE DU QUOTIDIEN, Paris
2023
無字的故事 Shu-Te University, Taipei
2022
気ままの天使展 Echo-ann Gallery, Tokyo
神楽坂ねこ展 Palse Gallery, Tokyo Japan
Bologna Children Book Fair 2020 World Exhibition -Taipei
2021
BCBF2020 World Exhibition
-Yan Huang Museum, Beijing, China
-Duo Yun Xuan Art Centre, Shanghai, China
BCBF2020 Exhibition, World Tour;
-Seoul Arts Centre, Korea. CANCELLEDdue to COVID19
2020
BCBF 2020 Exhibition, World Tour;
-Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo,Japan
-Yokkaichi Municipal Museum, Mie, Japan
-Art Museum& Library, Ota, Gunma, Japan
Bologna Children Book Fair 2020 *
Bologna, Italy CANCELLED due to COVID19
Others
2024
Summer Artist Residency Program, Huh Mao Central Place, Suzhou, China
2024
Yellow Spring Residency, Yellow Cube Gallery, Paris, France
2022
BIGGER Art Book Fair 2022, Shenzheng, China