Ding Min

1992 Born in Zibo, Shangdong Province

2016 Graduated from the Printmaking Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor’s degree

Currently Studies at the Fine Art Department of School of Visual Art in New York for a master’s degree

Group Exhibition

2017

2017 Art Nova 100, Beijing, China

2016

Graduation Exhibition of CAFA, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China

2015

Unlived by What is Seen, Pace Beijing, Beijing

Ding Min: These works originally trace their origins to an exploration on the theme of loneliness. Influenced by Tim Burton's clay animation, I started painting with different materials, and was then inspired by some film scenes and stage sets. With regard to characters' movements, emotional expressions, and scene settings, I tend to express both the scene in which a character finds himself as well as the feelings of character himself. I have tried other means of expression besides painting, employing more props and sounds to express the loneliness of characters in their environments. Some of the scenes were created by drawing inspiration from literary works and films. However, they also incorporated my own understanding of loneliness.