Yan Deng
A Circle That Is Never Seen in the Heart
Undated
Medium:
Videography
Dimension:
1920 x 1080 px
A Circle That Is Never Seen in the Heart creates an eternal moment through the traces of light and shadow, shaping a surreal circular memory formed by the interaction of time and the viewer. The installation never actually features a circular form; it is always hidden within the audience’s expectations and habits. Eternity is not something that can be seen, but rather a trajectory formed by the interplay of experience, anticipation, and time. An instant of the eternal circle that is forever unseen.
Yan Deng
Fragile Yet Resilient Culture
Undated
Medium:
Videography
Dimension:
1920 x 1080 px
Fragile Yet Resilient Culture projects representations of traditional Chinese cultural artifacts onto a curtain. The artist, holding a wooden stick, continuously strikes the projected artifacts on the curtain. The entire process is recorded and turned into a video, which is then projected once again onto the actual curtain in the video. The final presentation of the work is an intense act of striking the artifacts, but it is actually a utopian performance. The piece aims to express that real-world cultural confrontation does not leave any substantial impression on culture itself. No culture can be replaced by any force. Today’s cultural conflicts are merely changes in action; the historical significance and contemporary value of culture are what we should truly consider. However, people today are more inclined to witness destruction rather than the genuine contemporary transformation of culture. The contemporaneity of culture is the fermentation with historical traces, a carrier of dialogue between reality and history. Without the presence of either history or reality, one falls into the illusion of emptiness.
About the Artist
Yan Deng
A multimedia artist born in 1980, graduated from Tsinghua University Academy of Arts & Design with a BFA in 2004 and from Parsons School of Design, The New School in New York, with an MFA in 2011.
Deng Yan is currently a tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University. He also serves as the Vice director of the Tsinghua University Museum of Art and as a graduate supervisor for Tsinghua University's Master's Degree Program in Arts Management and Museum Management. Additionally, he is a graduate supervisor for the Tsinghua-Politecnico di Milano Joint Master's Program, a visiting professor at Parsons School of Design, and a graduate supervisor for the International Visual Innovation Program at the University of West Attica.
His creative research focuses on the forefront of international art and design innovation, making significant contributions in the fields of digital image art creativity and intelligent application, scientific and technological information art visualization design, cross-media creative application based on image media, and innovative design for the digital protection and development of cultural heritage. His current research interests include contemporary art, new media art, visualization, and interdisciplinary studies.
He is a member of the Experimental Art Committee of the China Artists Association, the Advanced Imaging Committee of the China Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, the Information & Interaction Design Committee of the China Industrial Design Association, and the Expert Committee of Industrial & Engineering Design.
Deng Yan has led and participated in programs funded by the China National Arts Fund, the National Key Basic Research Program, the National Key Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Art Science Program, and other major national projects.
His work has been exhibited in China and internationally, including at the MOCA Invitational Exhibition (United States, 2012), Kwangju Art Biennial (Korea, 2014), Ars Electronica Festival (Austria), Art Basel Miami (United States, 2015), RushArts Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition (United States), and The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition (United States).
Deng Yan's works have been published in Time Magazine (2011), Ars Electronica (2016), Art Cat, Art Baba, Yahoo Finance, ArtChina (2012), Chinese Art (2013), Art Market (2015), Chinese Photography, Art Observation, and Zhuangshi. He has curated and organized a series of academic exhibitions, including "Art, Music, Fashion, Technology" (2015), "Photo - ADT, Coming Image" (2018), "If Art Can Start Anew" (2017) and "New Media After the Goal of Science and Technology is Blurred" (2019).
Yan Deng
A Circle That Is Never Seen in the Heart
Undated
Medium:
Videography
Dimension:
1920 x 1080 px
A Circle That Is Never Seen in the Heart creates an eternal moment through the traces of light and shadow, shaping a surreal circular memory formed by the interaction of time and the viewer. The installation never actually features a circular form; it is always hidden within the audience’s expectations and habits. Eternity is not something that can be seen, but rather a trajectory formed by the interplay of experience, anticipation, and time. An instant of the eternal circle that is forever unseen.
Yan Deng
Fragile Yet Resilient Culture
Undated
Medium:
Videography
Dimension:
1920 x 1080 px
Fragile Yet Resilient Culture projects representations of traditional Chinese cultural artifacts onto a curtain. The artist, holding a wooden stick, continuously strikes the projected artifacts on the curtain. The entire process is recorded and turned into a video, which is then projected once again onto the actual curtain in the video. The final presentation of the work is an intense act of striking the artifacts, but it is actually a utopian performance. The piece aims to express that real-world cultural confrontation does not leave any substantial impression on culture itself. No culture can be replaced by any force. Today’s cultural conflicts are merely changes in action; the historical significance and contemporary value of culture are what we should truly consider. However, people today are more inclined to witness destruction rather than the genuine contemporary transformation of culture. The contemporaneity of culture is the fermentation with historical traces, a carrier of dialogue between reality and history. Without the presence of either history or reality, one falls into the illusion of emptiness.
About the Artist
Yan Deng
A multimedia artist born in 1980, graduated from Tsinghua University Academy of Arts & Design with a BFA in 2004 and from Parsons School of Design, The New School in New York, with an MFA in 2011.
Deng Yan is currently a tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University. He also serves as the Vice director of the Tsinghua University Museum of Art and as a graduate supervisor for Tsinghua University's Master's Degree Program in Arts Management and Museum Management. Additionally, he is a graduate supervisor for the Tsinghua-Politecnico di Milano Joint Master's Program, a visiting professor at Parsons School of Design, and a graduate supervisor for the International Visual Innovation Program at the University of West Attica.
His creative research focuses on the forefront of international art and design innovation, making significant contributions in the fields of digital image art creativity and intelligent application, scientific and technological information art visualization design, cross-media creative application based on image media, and innovative design for the digital protection and development of cultural heritage. His current research interests include contemporary art, new media art, visualization, and interdisciplinary studies.
He is a member of the Experimental Art Committee of the China Artists Association, the Advanced Imaging Committee of the China Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, the Information & Interaction Design Committee of the China Industrial Design Association, and the Expert Committee of Industrial & Engineering Design.
Deng Yan has led and participated in programs funded by the China National Arts Fund, the National Key Basic Research Program, the National Key Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Art Science Program, and other major national projects.
His work has been exhibited in China and internationally, including at the MOCA Invitational Exhibition (United States, 2012), Kwangju Art Biennial (Korea, 2014), Ars Electronica Festival (Austria), Art Basel Miami (United States, 2015), RushArts Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition (United States), and The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition (United States).
Deng Yan's works have been published in Time Magazine (2011), Ars Electronica (2016), Art Cat, Art Baba, Yahoo Finance, ArtChina (2012), Chinese Art (2013), Art Market (2015), Chinese Photography, Art Observation, and Zhuangshi. He has curated and organized a series of academic exhibitions, including "Art, Music, Fashion, Technology" (2015), "Photo - ADT, Coming Image" (2018), "If Art Can Start Anew" (2017) and "New Media After the Goal of Science and Technology is Blurred" (2019).
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Yan Deng
A Circle That Is Never Seen in the Heart
Undated
Medium:
Videography
Dimension:
1920 x 1080 px
A Circle That Is Never Seen in the Heart creates an eternal moment through the traces of light and shadow, shaping a surreal circular memory formed by the interaction of time and the viewer. The installation never actually features a circular form; it is always hidden within the audience’s expectations and habits. Eternity is not something that can be seen, but rather a trajectory formed by the interplay of experience, anticipation, and time. An instant of the eternal circle that is forever unseen.
Yan Deng
Fragile Yet Resilient Culture
Undated
Medium:
Videography
Dimension:
1920 x 1080 px
Fragile Yet Resilient Culture projects representations of traditional Chinese cultural artifacts onto a curtain. The artist, holding a wooden stick, continuously strikes the projected artifacts on the curtain. The entire process is recorded and turned into a video, which is then projected once again onto the actual curtain in the video. The final presentation of the work is an intense act of striking the artifacts, but it is actually a utopian performance. The piece aims to express that real-world cultural confrontation does not leave any substantial impression on culture itself. No culture can be replaced by any force. Today’s cultural conflicts are merely changes in action; the historical significance and contemporary value of culture are what we should truly consider. However, people today are more inclined to witness destruction rather than the genuine contemporary transformation of culture. The contemporaneity of culture is the fermentation with historical traces, a carrier of dialogue between reality and history. Without the presence of either history or reality, one falls into the illusion of emptiness.
About the Artist
Yan Deng
A multimedia artist born in 1980, graduated from Tsinghua University Academy of Arts & Design with a BFA in 2004 and from Parsons School of Design, The New School in New York, with an MFA in 2011.
Deng Yan is currently a tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University. He also serves as the Vice director of the Tsinghua University Museum of Art and as a graduate supervisor for Tsinghua University's Master's Degree Program in Arts Management and Museum Management. Additionally, he is a graduate supervisor for the Tsinghua-Politecnico di Milano Joint Master's Program, a visiting professor at Parsons School of Design, and a graduate supervisor for the International Visual Innovation Program at the University of West Attica.
His creative research focuses on the forefront of international art and design innovation, making significant contributions in the fields of digital image art creativity and intelligent application, scientific and technological information art visualization design, cross-media creative application based on image media, and innovative design for the digital protection and development of cultural heritage. His current research interests include contemporary art, new media art, visualization, and interdisciplinary studies.
He is a member of the Experimental Art Committee of the China Artists Association, the Advanced Imaging Committee of the China Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, the Information & Interaction Design Committee of the China Industrial Design Association, and the Expert Committee of Industrial & Engineering Design.
Deng Yan has led and participated in programs funded by the China National Arts Fund, the National Key Basic Research Program, the National Key Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Art Science Program, and other major national projects.
His work has been exhibited in China and internationally, including at the MOCA Invitational Exhibition (United States, 2012), Kwangju Art Biennial (Korea, 2014), Ars Electronica Festival (Austria), Art Basel Miami (United States, 2015), RushArts Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition (United States), and The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition (United States).
Deng Yan's works have been published in Time Magazine (2011), Ars Electronica (2016), Art Cat, Art Baba, Yahoo Finance, ArtChina (2012), Chinese Art (2013), Art Market (2015), Chinese Photography, Art Observation, and Zhuangshi. He has curated and organized a series of academic exhibitions, including "Art, Music, Fashion, Technology" (2015), "Photo - ADT, Coming Image" (2018), "If Art Can Start Anew" (2017) and "New Media After the Goal of Science and Technology is Blurred" (2019).