Gaojie Chen 陈高杰

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Gaojie Chen’s work through the fusion of bizarre images and surreal imagery. Exploring the boundary between reality and fantasy. The images he creates may appear eerie and alienated, but they actually represent the artist’s imaginative reflection of childhood experiences, reminiscent of works like “The Classic of Mountains and Seas,” and the variations of present life scenes. He finds inspiration from Persian and Ottoman miniature art, as well as Chinese narrative handscrolls and Tibetan thangka paintings. Additionally, his art is also influenced by the grotesque works of artists such as Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, and Francis Bacon.
 
In his works, Gaojie Chen sets the stage through careful observation of life, literary works, visual imagery, and free imagination. The selection of specific elements or symbols, the use of particular shapes and colors, is determined by the artist’s personal experiences and preferences, while also presenting the collective unconsciousness of historical and cultural heritage, the living environment, and even physical condition. The artist acknowledges all aspects of the world in a state of recognition, including his attitude towards religious beliefs and mysticism, which he view as a continuous and never-ending artistic creation—a necessary pursuit for human survival. Although the artist may not be convinced of the truth on a fundamental level, they consider religious beliefs and mysticism to be inextricably linked to their existence as a part of reality.
 

Born 1993 in Shunchang, Fujian, China.

Lives and works in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

 

Education

2015  the Second Studio of the Oil Painting Department of China Academy of Art

 

Solo Exhibitions

2025 I Bite a Spark. W.ONESPACE, Shenzhen, CN

2024 Creature Comfort (Duo Solo), SIMULACRA GALLERY, Beijing, CN

2023 Scène Noire (Duo Solo), W.ONESPACE, Shenzhen, CN

2019 Incarnation, Martin Goya Business, Hangzhou, CN

2019 Lumatou X Shekou (Duo Solo), T space, Hangzhou, CN

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025 Spring Group Exhibition - Whispers of Entropy, O2art, Beijing, CN

2023 Flower and Bird 8.0, Imaginology Lab, Yajun Yanyong, R3PM3, Martin Goya Business, Hangzhou, CN

2022 ART021 Shanghai Art Fair in W.ONESPACE, Shanghai, CN

2021 Han San, W.onespace, Shenzhen, CN

2020 Consecration, HF artspace, Shanghai, CN

2020 Pet shop guys II:Wondering on Hennessy road, Martin Goya Business, Mine Project, Hongkong, CN

2020 Collection of Flowers and Birds, Martin Goya Business & Imaginology Lab, Hangzhou, CN

2019 Greasy Spoon, Ota Fine Art, Martin Goya Business, CN

2019 Cabinet of curiosities III, Duan Yunxuan Art Center, Shanghai, CN

2019 King of Y2K, West Bund, Ota Fine Art, Martin Goya Business, Shanghai, CN

2018 Life of The True, Martin Goya Business, Hangzhou, CN

2018 The post southern Song dynasty, KWM artcenter, Martin Goya Business, Beijing, CN

2018 Goddess in the shell — offline goddess, silver salt space, Hangzhou, CN

2016 Anti Entropy & Attacking Zhou—First cult culture art exhibition, North Bund Art Zone, Shanghai, CN

2015 Shanghai youth art fair, INTEX Shanghai, Shanghai “BUKAAOD”, LBX gallery, Hangzhou, CN

2014 Babel: Reunite after bewillderment, CAA Art Museum, Hangzhou, CN