Jiayi Lu 卢嘉怡

Jiayi Lu 卢嘉怡 (b.1996)

Jiayi Lu (b.1996）currently lives and works in Shanghai. She received her undergraduate degree in Chinese Painting from Tsinghua University and her postgraduate degree in Painting from University of the Arts London.

Jiayi's paintings are concerned with an immersive feeling of nature, or "karma"(缘), which is an emotional connection or accidental encounter in a different time, space or place without commitment. And there is a gap between different things that can activate the energy field, which in turn reflects the quality of void.

The aesthetics of the work are inspired by traditional Chinese painting, in which the natural objects are depicted as random encounters and organisations of differing lines. Jiayi seeks the dual harmony of displacement and intimacy this implies. In such a context, she deems it possible to re-examine the order of relations that people take for granted and treats the individual as the sum of a special perception.

When entering the open construct of the canvas for depiction, a moment of sudden openness is created, where one's experience of space is in progress, enjoying both freedom and constraints in the process, either stopping or continuing to move forward. By applying a base layer and further depicting the shapes formed by the base layer, the boundaries are deepened and the visual experience is constantly renewed. Jiayi's paintings create an equilibrium for themselves through variation, taking on the phenomenon of the fleeting void and attempting to discover the spiritual power of intuition as well as feeling.

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卢嘉怡（Jiayi Lu）艺术家，1996年出生于山东济南，目前工作生活于上海。本科就读于清华美院国画专业，研究生毕业于伦敦艺术大学绘画专业。

嘉怡的绘画关注的是一种身临其境的自然感受，即 “缘”。“缘 ”是在不同的时间、空间或地点，没有承诺的情感联系或偶然相遇。而不同事物之间存在着间隙，可以激活能量场，进而体现出空灵的特质。

作品的美学灵感来自中国传统绘画，将自然物描绘成随机相遇的线条组织。艺术家寻求其中离散和亲密的双重和谐。在这种背景下，她认为有可能重新审视人们认为理所当然的关系秩序，并将个人视为一种特殊感知的总和。

当进入画布的开放结构进行描绘时，会产生一个突然开放的瞬间，人对空间的体验正在进行，在这个过程中既享受自由又受到约束，或停止或继续前进。通过涂抹底层并进一步描绘底层所形成的形状，边界得以加深，视觉体验不断更新。嘉怡的绘画通过变化为自己创造了一种平衡，以转瞬即逝的虚空现象为题材，试图发掘直觉和感觉的精神力量。

Exhibition (selected)

2023

‘Spring and Autumn’, Shuxintang Sangsang Space, 2023

‘The Creators’, M P Birla Millennium Art Gallery, London, 2023;

2022

‘Cosmic Curiosities’, Delta Art Centre, Beijing, 2022

2021

‘UNMUTE’ Group Exhibition, COPELAND GALLERY, London, 2021

2019

‘Gathering Away’ Public Art Exhibition, Nanshan Talent Park, Shenzhen, 2019 ‘Graduation Song’, 798 Founder Art Museum, Beijing, 2019
‘NON-PLACE NON-PLACE’, Award of Excellence, Art Association of Tsinghua
University Academy of Fine Arts Student Works Exhibition, 2019