Shiyuan Xu's Art Brings Tradition and Biology Together
Amy Duong — March 7, 2025 — Art & Design
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Shiyuan is an artist who is now based in America and was born in China -- her work is often inspired by biology elements. She looks closely at science and microscopic phenomena to create her work. This ranges from a wide source from a single celled organism from the ocean or land-based plant seeds.
Another notable inspiration that fuels her work is the book On Growth and Form by D'Arcy Thompsom. She also makes an effort to enforce her experience as a Chinese American into her artwork. She does so by integrating Chinese ceramic color palettes into her sculptures. Some of these works are on display at a museum in London as a part of a show dedicated to Chinese contemporary studio craft.
Image Credit: Shiyuan Xu
Another notable inspiration that fuels her work is the book On Growth and Form by D'Arcy Thompsom. She also makes an effort to enforce her experience as a Chinese American into her artwork. She does so by integrating Chinese ceramic color palettes into her sculptures. Some of these works are on display at a museum in London as a part of a show dedicated to Chinese contemporary studio craft.
Image Credit: Shiyuan Xu
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