ARTISIT'S BIO
SHEN LIE-YI
· Professor of College of Sculpture and Public Art in China Academy of Art
· Executive director of China Sculpture Institue
· Vice president of Zhejiang Sculpture Research Association
· Vice president of Public Art Committee of China Culture Promotion Association
· Member of International Sculpture Center
· Independent Curator
Shen Lie-Yi was born in Hangzhou and graduated from Sculpture Department, China Academy of Art. He is currently a Professor of College of Sculpture and Public Art in China Academy of Art.
Shen Lieyi is an expert in integrating natural and daily elements into the material, space and concept of sculpture arts and turning personal experience into the artistic expression of life insights, and he integrates his plain worship and love of the natural world into the consciousness of life. His creation is invariably intertwined with the universe harmoniously.
Such as the Rain series, he uses rough granite to express the elegance and peace of water is the challenge of fusing two extremes within one medium. This entails a strong visual contrast. In traditional Chinese culture, water symbolizes the principle of yin and softness, while stone symbolizes yang and hardness. One of the rich insights of Daoism is that ‘hardness and softness compensate for each other. Water, as the extremity of softness, moistens all things. Its benefits are inexhaustible, it's uses unlimited. Yet "too extreme a softness can lead to hardness". This is how his imagery of "water" has arisen. The unification of humanity with nature, or art with life, are goals Shen Lieyi consistently works towards in all his creative acts. Through the Water series, Shen hopes to communicate the serene, liberated and plain state of Chan (or Zen in the better-known Japanese pronunciation). And he trusts viewers will sense a hint of this philosophical meditation in his work, and that this will bring their exhausted and constricted minds to some sense of ease, comfort and joy.
Seesaw Installation Art Series is a brand-new manifestation of Shen Lieyi's artistic language and diversified expressions of his cultural awareness. Shen Lieyi has extracted "game essence" from the most basic physical principles of seesaw. The alienation of medium, form and material has brought a multi-dimensional communication experience. He pursues a groundbreaking artistic practice while giving games diverse approaches. Seesaw Installation Art Series brings the audience to the experience of metaphorical attributes of the "everyday object", either visible or invisible, individual or collective, mirror image or alienation, instant or delay, capturing the intimate effect that is most natural. Interaction with the seesaw may reproduce the original essence of art for everyone.
COLLECTIONS
· The sculpture titled "Rain" has been permanently collected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. (China Embassy in Turkey)
· The sculpture titled "Boat" as a gift artwork from Shanghai municipal Government to Basel Switzerland，is currently displayed in Basel St. John Park in Switzerland.
· The sculpture titled "Silent Water and Flowing Rock" and three sculptures titled "Rain" have been permanently collected by Nanjing Museum.
· The sculpture titled "Heredity" has been permanently collected by China Grand Enterprises.
· The sculpture titled "Steel Vessel " has been permanently collected by the National Art Museum of China.
· The sculpture titled "Rain" has been permanently collected by Zhejiang Art Museum.
· Three sculptures titled "Rain" have been permanently collected by the China Academy of Art.
· The sculpture titled "Lianyunqingfeng" has been permanently collected by Wulin Square in the Xiacheng District of Hangzhou
· The sculptures titled "Pavilion at the Heart of the Lake" and "A Long Embankment on the West Lake" have been permanently collected by Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Terminal 3.
· Two sculptures titled "Sublime" have been permanently collected by Hubei Museum of Art.
· The sculpture titled "Silent Water and Flowing Rock" has been permanently collected by Yangchenghu Museum of Art.
· The sculptures titled "Silent Water and Flowing Rock" and "As Good As Water" have been permanently collected by Haier Group Corporation.
· The sculpture titled "Silent Water and Flowing Rock" has been permanently collected by Alibaba.
· The sculpture titled "Nest" has been permanently collected by Tianfu International Airport Terminal 1.
· The sculpture titled "Spring Rain" has been permanently collected by National Museum of China
· The sculpture titled "Rain" has been permanently collected by National Centre for the Performing Arts.
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
· Curator of 2021 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season--The Thematic Exhibition
· Curator of 2021 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season--Key Exemplar Neighborhoods, Xinhua Sub-district Public Art Program
· Curator of "Boundless Dream"--2019 (China-Ningbo), the 3rd International Public Art Exhibition of Hangzhou Bay New Zone
· Planner and Curator of 2017 Hangzhou North Software Park "Creative Space" Sculpture Proposal Collection
· Curator of the 1st International Public Art Exhibition of Ningbo-Hangzhou Bay New Zone
· Executive curator of West Lake International Sculpture Invitational Exhibition
· Committee Member of Art Committee of West Lake International Sculpture Invitational Exhibition
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
· Wandering in the Garden, ARTROOT, Osaka, Japan
2024
· Featured Artist in the dual-exhibition at the 2nd 'In Nature' Guangming International Public Art Season, Shenzhen.
2023
·The 14th China-Korea International Sculpture Exhibition, COEX Hall B, Seoul, Korea
2022
·THE LAKEVILLE NO.19, RuiAn Lakeville, Shanghai, China
2021
· Fun Project：Unseeable Seesaw, Liangzhu Center of Arts, Hangzhou, China
2020
· Concemplation and Empathy - A World in Balance, Mantangli, Huzhou, China
· The Invisible Wind, Canal Bund, Wuxi, China
2019
· Unseeable Seesaw, Ascendas Plaza, Shanghai
· Shen Qin & Shen Lieyi Duo Exhibition, Art Gallery, Hangzhou, China
2018
· See-Saw: ShenLieyi’s Installation Art,Zhejiang Art Museum,Hangzhou, China
· Above Daily, Art Gallery, Hangzhou, China
2017
· Shenlieyi’s 2017 Art Work Exhibition, Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts,Nanjing China
2016
· In Company with Water - Shen Lieyi Solo Exhibition, Art Front Gallery, Japan
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
· Sky, Homage to Tradition: Contemporary Paper Art Exhibition, MOCA Yinchuan, Yinchuan
· Silence, How Long is the Silk Road? — That is the question, Dunhuang Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai
· SeeSaw–Origin, The 15th China International Garden Expo, Huangshi Mountain Sculpture Park, Wenzhou
· Rain, Personal Structure – Confluence, AAIE Center for Contemporary Art, Venice, Italy
· The Wandering Moon, The 5th Hangzhou International Ink Expo, West Lake Art Nest, Hangzhou
· SeeSaw–Telephone Booth, The 10th Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (Shenzhen & Hong Kong), Biennale He Tao Parallel Main Venue, Shenzhen
· Steel Vessel, Coastline – Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Shanghai Design Innovation Center, Shanghai
2025
· Rain, Dialogue: Construction of the Traditional and Contemporary, Jiangsu Province Arts and Crafts Museum, Nanjing
· Rain, Within: A Mutual Gazing of Bamboo and Garden, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
· Sky, Chronicle of Habitation - Fifth Edition, Tiong Bahru, Singapore
· Above the Clouds, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Australia
· The Wandering Moon, Cruise, Rain, Steel Vessel Ⅲ, Swimming,Folds of Lake Light - The First Art Invitational Exhibition, Wu Shanming Art Museum, Hangzhou
· Rain, RITUAL ETERNAL, Project 8, Melbourne, Australia
· Sky, Gaze Across Time and Space - Millennial Echoes of Maijishan Grottoes Art, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai
· Seesaw-Doors, Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, USA
· Sky/ Rain/ A Long Embankment on the West Lake/ Pavilion at the Heart of the Lake, MEN IN THE OFF HOURS, Centralserverworks, Los Angeles, USA
2024
· Rain, Art Field Nanhai Guangdong, Foshan, Guangdong
· Tracing, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Australia
· Rain，Pool Filled with Silence，Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail，Canberra Australia
· Boat, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, Australia
· Emerging From The Cloud, The 2ed Sculpture Exhibition of Suzhou, Suzhou, China
· Rain, "Rivers Romance Relaxation" The First Hunan Public Art Season, Hunan Art Museum, Changsha, China
2023
· Rain, 2023 West Bund Art & Design, West Bund Art Center, Shanghai, China
· Boat, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Australia
· Rain, Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Public Art Exhibition 2023, Shenzhen Fringe Art Center, Shenzhen, China
· Rain, "ENERGY OF SPACE" 2023 Capital Public Art Exhibition, Capital Public Art Creation Base, Beijing, China
· Above the Clouds，"Oriental Wisdom" Contemporary Art Themed on Chinese Traditional Culture, Zhejiang Art Museum，Hangzhou, China
· Seesaw-Pebble, 2023 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season—"METro BIOSIS" Sunland Boundless Life, Sunland Site Project, Shanghai, China
· Walking Clouds 2023, Sky Ladder, 2023 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season—"METro BIOSIS", Qingpu District, Shanghai, China
· Three Feet off the Ground , Seesaw-Toolshed, Art at Fuliang 2023, Jindezhen, China
· Rain. Above the Clouds, Sky series, China Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Haeden Museum, Seoul, Korea
· Seesaw-Tree. Avoid Being Enslaved to Material Things, Chantilly Art Center, Shanghai, China
· Rain, The Wandering Moon. Stay at Ease BetweenWaters-Jingnan Landscape Since Modern Times, China Art Museum, Shanghai, China
·Rain, "Seeking the City" 2023 Datong Contemporary Art Season, Datong Ancient City, Dongnanyi Historical and Cultural District, Datong, China
2022
· Sky series, 1st International Contemporary Material Art Biennale, Tsingtao Haitian View & Art, Tsingtao, China
·Rain, Sky series. The Wind and the Swaying Trees, No.4221, LongWu Rd, Minhang District, Shanghai
·Silent Water and Flowing Rock. "A Time For Everything", International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Ui Art Center, Suzhou, Jiangsu
·Seesaw, Leaping Fish and Flying Birds. Art Field Nanhai Guangdong - The Original Bay Area, Foshan, Guangdong
·Rain. Nanjing Yangtze River Culture International Sculpture Art Invitation Exhibition, Nanjing, Jiangsu
· Sky Ladder Ⅰ, Sky Ladder Ⅱ, Lean, Above the Clouds, Daze, Encounter. Fuchun - On the Lake, Hanyang Art Gallery, Hangzhou, China
· Rain. Ambiguity Space: International Public Art Project, Guanghui Art Museum, Sichuan, China
· Reverse. Stone Infinite - China Xiamen International Stone Fair, Xiamen, Fujian
2021
· Rain. Aesthetics of Art Awards in YITIAO Awards Festival 2021
· Nest. Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Terminal 1, Chengdu, China
· Rain. Tangible Rhythms: The Second NCPA Sculptures Invitational Exhibition, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China
· Rain, Seesaw-Balance. The Exhibition of Chinese Gardens, SHUWU - Glass House, Shanghai, China
· Relinquishment, The Wandering Moon. Fluidity-2021 Exhibition of Contemporary Art Museum, LinGang Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai, China
· Seesaw-See, Seesaw. 2021 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season—“Plan Cell”, Xinhua Sub-district, Shanghai, China
· Irresolute. Chinese Poetic Sculpture Exhibition of Works, Guangxi Normal University Press Gallery, Guilin, China
· Rain. Kuei-Lin Art Festival, Guilin, China
· Seesaw-Childhood Toys, Seesaw-Traveling Salesman, Seesaw-Hearing. RE-IMAGINATION OF HANGZHOU, Hangzhou Museum, Hangzhou, China
· Seesaw Ⅱ, Seesaw-Mirror, Seesaw-Door. The 2nd Shanghai Fengxian International Public Art Project-Youyi, Shanghai Fish Sculpture Park, Shanghai, China
· Rain, Seesaw-Fading, Sky Ladder-Bamboo. Material Thinking: China-Uruguay Contemporary Material Art Exchange Exhibition, Tsinghua University Online Exhibition
· Rain. The Greatest Changes in the Past 100 Years—The Sculpture Artworks Exhibition, National Museum of China, Beijing, China
· Rain. The Wandering Moon, Steel Vessel, AnLan Art Gallery, Hangzhou, China
· Mirror Ⅱ. BFC Art Festival， The Bund Finance Center， Shanghai， China
· Irresolute. The Wandering Moon & Rain, FEELINGS - Meet and Lost, Shantou, China
· Sky Ladder, Walking Clouds, Seesaw-Fading, Seesaw-Toolshed. Art at Fuliang 2021, Jingdezhen, China
2020
· Crossing over the Rainbow, Close to the Sea Billows. The New Classic of Mountains and Seas: Contemporary Art on Chinese original Myths and Legends, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
· Sky Ladder. Tele-View The 12th Sino-Korean Sculpture Exhibition, Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China
· Sky-Toilet Paper. A Chronicle of Life at Home, Room 102, No.225 An Fu Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
· Seesaw-Sway & Seesaw-Bridge. West Bund Art Center, Shanghai, China
· Sky-Toilet Paper. Shandong Art Museum, Jinan, China
· Seesaw-Bridge. The 1st Public Art Exhibition in Nanhai， Foshan, China
2019
· Irresolute. Encounter-2019 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season, permanently landed at Yangshupu Power Plant Heritage Park, Shanghai, China
· Rain. Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Australia
· Sky. The Splendid Languages of Paper, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
· Rain. Shenzhen Kaisa Golden Bay International Sculpture Arts Festival, Shenzhen, China
· Sky. Regression and Reconstruction - Sculptor Porcelain Painting Exhibition, Jingdezhen, China
· Sky-Toilet Paper. Transmutation -- Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China
· Rain. Clouds Rise Springs Flow Contemporary Configuration of Chinese Traditional Aesthetics, Suzhou, China
· Selected as one of the 100 most impressive artworks of Chinese artists by Artron
2018
· Boat. As We May Think: FEEDFORWARD, The 6th Guangzhou Triennial 2018, Guangzhou, China
· Seesaw. Together We Shine and The 1st Hisilk Artwork Center Public Art Festival, Xiamen, China
· Sky. Benlai Nomination Exhibition of Contemporary Design Arts, Shenzhen, China
· Seesaw. Land-schaft, Qing Art Space, Shanghai, China
· Rain. Extending Space—2018 Dongguan Sculpture and Installation Art Festival, Dongguan, China
· Silent Water and Flowing Rock & Rain. From the Canglang Pavilion Contemporary Art Exhibition, Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum, Suzhou, China
· Ties Ⅶ. Parallelism • Shanghai International Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Ke Art Museum, Shanghai, China
· Rain. 2018 Boao Sculpture Festival, Hainan, China
· Walking Clouds Ⅱ & Walking Clouds Ⅲ. The Oriental Bamboo–Art of Living Exhibition on Asian Bamboo， Hangzhou, China
· Sky Color Steel Tile, Sky - Toilet Paper, Sky - Assemble. Post-Brushwork Era: Chinese Landscapes, Guangzhou, China
2017
· Boat. 27-Degree Angle East Lake International Ecological Sculpture Biennale, Wuhan, China
· Steel Vessel. The 1st National Exhibition of Sculpture, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
· Seesaw. Busan Sea Art Festival, Korea
· Wuhan New Axis 2017 China Oceanwide International Sculpture Art Festival, Wuhan, China
2016
· Rain. The 1st International Sculpture Art Exhibition in Ningbo-Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo, China
· On the Lake Four Artists Joint Exhibition, Hangzhou, China
· Rain (set of 3). Envision: Sculptures @ the Garden City, Singapore
· Walking Clouds. The 2nd Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art, Hangzhou China
· Steel Vessel. Connection-Space Art Invitational Exhibition, Central Art Museum, Nantong, China
· Rain. Walking Together - Invitational Exhibition of 21 Contemporary Chinese Masters in Sculpture, Tianjin, China
2015
· Pavilion at the Heart of the Lake. Exhibition of Chinese, Korean and Japanese Contemporary Art, Japan
· Travel. Pilgrimage to Dunhuang - The 1st International City Sculpture Exhibition, The Special Prize
· Pool Filled with Silence. “Ecology – Humanities” 2015 China Changbai Mountain International Public Art Creation Camp
· Cloud. Gold Award in The 3rd Zhejiang’s Urban Sculpture Achievement Exhibition, Hangzhou, China
2014
· Summer Night. The 12th National Fine Arts Exhibition, Japan
· Universe. The 1st Session of Pingtan International Public Sculpture Exhibition, Pingtan, China
· The 13th Art Exhibition in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
· Cruise, As Good As Water. The 3rd Session of Chinese Pose-China Sculpture Exhibition, Jinan, China
· Pool Filled with Silence. 2014 Suzhou Jinji Lake Biennale, Suzhou, China
· Moisture & Seesaw, Pool Filled with Silence. “Trace” – 2014 Xin Tian Di Contemporary Public Art Exhibition, Shanghai, China
· Steel Vessel. Outstanding Award in The 12th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2013
· National Excellent Urban Sculpture Construction Projects in the Year of 2012
· Memory. The 3rd Liu Kaiqu Award International Sculpture Exhibition
· Boat. Nord Art 2013, Büdelsdorf, Germany
· Sky. Extension, 2013 Datong International Sculpture Biennale, Shanxi, China
· Ties. Form of the Formless, Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art, Hubei, China
· All Rivers Run into Sea- Dongying Sculpture Exhibition, Shandong, China
· Sublime. Destruction & Reconstruction: Abstract Sculpture in China, Hubei,China
· Steel Vessel Ⅲ. The Outstanding Works of China Sculpture Institute 20 Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition
· Pavilion at the Heart of the Lake. Encounter: Encounter Art Faces Public, Shenyang, China
· Asking Stone: Chinese Invitational Contemporary International Stone Carving Art Exhibition, Quanzhou, China
2012
· Boat. Shanghai- Basel Sister Cities Sculpture
· Cloud. The 4th West Lake International Sculpture Invitational Exhibition, Hangzhou, China
· Seesaw. Contemporary Sculpture: Chinese Contemporary Sculptor Exhibition, Qingdao, China
· Tai Chi. Form of the Formless, Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art, Germany
· Boat. Vibration Hamburg Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture from China
· Steel Vessel Ⅲ. Exhibition of Chinese Sculpture in One Hundred, Beijing, China
· Ties V. Suzhou Jinji Lake Biennale Exhibition, Suzhou, China
2011
· Steel Vessel Ⅲ. Excellent Award in China's Stance – The 2nd China Sculpture Exhibition
· Rain. Shuimu Tsinghua – International Campus Sculpture Exhibition
· Steel Vessel. International Sculpture Festa, Seoul, Korea
· Steel Vessel Ⅱ. The 4th National Fine Arts Exhibition for Young Artists, Beijing, China
2010
· Steel VesselⅠ. The 10th Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition, Japan
· Dreamland. International Urban Sculpture Creation Camp of Taizhou, China
· West Lake Water. Excellent Award in 2010 Annual National Excellent Urban Sculpture Construction Projects
· Joy. Special Award in The 2nd Zhejiang Provincial Urban Sculpture Activity
2009
· Heredity. Joint Exhibition of Representative Sculptors, Beijing, China
· Tai Chi. The 7th China Sports Art Exhibition, Shandong, China
· Tai Chi. Bronze Award in The 6th Zhejiang Provincial Sports Arts Exhibition, Zhejiang, China
· Joy. Outstanding Award in The 6th Zhejiang Provincial Sports Arts Exhibition, Zhejiang, China
· Sunshine. 13th May - Go Into Wenchuan Chronicle, The 12th Zhejiang Provincial Art Exhibition, Zhejiang, China
· Sunshine. Nominated for The 11th National Exhibition of Fine Arts
· Moisture. Xinjiang Urumqi International Urban Sculpture Exhibition, Xinjiang, China
2008
· Tomb Figure. The 3rd National Fine Arts Exhibition for Young Artists, Beijing, China
· Swimming B. Outstanding Award in 2008 Olympic Scenic Sculpture Plan Solicitation Contest
· Joy. West Lake International Sculpture Invitational Exhibition, Hangzhou, China
· Swimming B. The 2008 Olympic Landscape Sculpture International Tour Exhibition in Macao, Macao, China
· 3/5 & Universe. Zhejiang Provincial Masters in Sculpture Exhibition, Zhejiang, China
2007
· Universe & Tomb Figure. Self-Entertainment or Shared Enjoyment – A Research & Creation Exhibition of Public Art, Tokyo, Japan
· Tai Chi. Nanshan Art Sculpture Project Plans Works, Nanshan, Shenzhen
· Tomb Figure. Bronze Award in The 1st Annual China Art Teacher Works Exhibition
2006
· Tomb Figure. Outstanding Award in“Yuan Da Cup”Beijing Biennale, Shortlisted Works Show, Beijing, China
· Timely Rain. The International Sculpture Exhibition of International Horticultural Exposition, Shenyang, China
· Running Streams, Roaring Waves. Outstanding Award in Guangzhou Urban Public Art-Urban Sculpture Symposium
2005
· Boat. Sculpture A Century -- The Opening Of Shanghai Sculpture Space ＆ Exhibition, Shanghai, China
· Drill. Outstanding Award in The 5th Zhejiang Provincial Sports Art Exhibition
2004
· Nest. China Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, France-- Les Sculptures Contemporaines de Chine (Paris des Tuileries)
2003
· Bridge. International Urban Sculpture Exhibition, Fuzhou, China
· Rain. The 1st China Beijing International Art Biennale, Exhibition of Outstanding Sculptures, Beijing, China
· Ship of the Sea. Ocean Music and Sculpture Exhibition, Xiamen, China
2002
·Timely Rain. Outstanding Award in The exhibition for The 60th Anniversary of Mao Zedong’s Speech on the Arts in Yan’an, Tianjin, China
· Hidden Beauty. China Beijing International Sculpture Invitational Exhibition, Beijing, China
2001
· Rain. West Lake International Sculpture Invitational Exhibition, Hangzhou, China
