Wanxin | 宛昕 | わんしん
Wanxin is an artist and designer based in Tokyo.
She is active in the halfway point between design and art while focusing on the form of object, texture of material and narratives of perspective with Chinese ink, watercolour, paper sculpture, photography, and video.
She was born and spent her childhood in China. After her teens in Japan, she was educated at the University of Manchester, UK with an MA and BA(Hons) in Architecture 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. After that, she developed the “ink cat” series work.
Works have been collected by private collectors in Japan, China, and France.
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東京のはずれに住む造形作家。墨猫を媒体にし、物の形、感触や視点角度の表現を重視しながら、デザイン、イラスト、アートの中間領域を探りながら活動している。主な手法は、墨、水彩、和紙造形、写真撮影など。
中国江蘇省で生まれ、幼少期から日本、中国、イギリス、シンガポールなどの地と転々としながら生活をする。イギリスで建築を学び、シンガポール・東京で携わった後、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』シリーズの制作を始め、国内外に作品を発表。
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宛昕是一名居住在日本东京西郊的艺术家。
她的创意在设计和艺术之间,注重物体的形状,材质的触感和视角的角度。
主要以为,水墨,水彩,纸雕,摄影等为创作媒介。
出生于中国江苏,从童年起在中国、日本、英国和新加坡等地不断地移动着生活。
在英国求学建筑,在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后,开始延伸作品“墨猫”系列作品。
作品被日本,中国,法国等私人收藏。
Education
2013
MA in Architecture and Urbanism
The University of Manchester, Manchester School of Architecture
2010
BA (Hons) Architecture
The University of Manchester, Manchester School of Architecture
Awards
2023
World Illustration Awards 2023 Shortlist
iJUNGLE ILLUSTRATION AWARDS 2022 Merit Award
2022
2020
2019
World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlist
Bologna Children Book Fair Annal Illustrator 2020 Winner Illustrator
Lexus Design Award 2019 Shortlist
Exhibitions
Solo
2024
ねこのカタチ| 冬至
Re:tail Gallery, Tokyo Japan
2023
2022
2020
林中路双人展
Zi Art Space , Suzhou
生活的形状-The Shapes初夏-
No.7, Sanchong Village, Taipei
The Shapes in Taipei
The Box, Taipei
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
何心地-宛昕展
Gallery Wabisuke, Hyogo Japan, Sponsored by Nishinomiya City
Group
2024
SUMMER IS OVER FINAL RESIDENCY EXHIBITION
Yellow Cube Gallery X LA SUPÉRETTE DU QUOTIDIEN, Paris
2023
2022
無字的故事 Shu-Te University, Taipei
気ままの天使展 Echo-ann Gallery, Tokyo
神楽坂ねこ展 Palse Gallery, Tokyo
Bologna Children Book Fair 2020 World Exhibition -Taipei
2021
BCBF2020 World Exhibition
-Yan Huang Museum, Beijing, China
-Duo Yun Xuan Art Centre, Shanghai, China
-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
2024.8
2024.6
2023.8
Summer Artist Residency Program, 华贸姑苏里, Suzhou, China
Yellow Spring Residency, Yellow Cube Gallery, Paris, France
BIGGER Art Book Fair 2022, Shenzheng, China
Press
2024.08
2023
2022.07
2022.01
2020.10
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