I am Ye Xiaozhou. I was born in China and lived in Florence, Italy for seven years.
I graduated from Academy of Fine Arts of Tianjin in 2018 and then studied at Academy of Fine Arts of Florence in 2020. I have obtained a master's degree from the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence in 2024.
My artistic creations are diverse, such as painting, installation, performance, and imagery. My creations focus on social and artistic themes that explore people's inner and spiritual selves. Recently, I have been paying attention to the use of popular culture to popularize contemporary art. I believe that art should not only present visual wonders to the audience, but also point to people's hearts and stimulate thinking. My work should focus on life, the problems we face now, and contemplating who we are and what kind of person we want to become in the present moment.
I designed and created a board game a while ago to popularize contemporary art knowledge. This game can help people who are not familiar with contemporary art understand the impact of culture, technological development, social issues, markets, and nature on contemporary art.
My exhibitions and important projects:
2018 — Partecipazione
alla Mostra Finale dell’ Accademia di Belle Arti di Tianjin
2020 — Mostra di arte: Arsonist’s Fallacy. Domino, 2019-2021, perfomance e video, Firenze.
2021 — Tag, 2021, perfomance, Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Firenze.
2022 — Mostra di arte: Mind the Map. Il Culto della Natura, 2022, Firenze.
2022 — LE COSE CHE DEVONO ESSERE BRUCIATE. Arte, Dimensione variabile; Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Firenze.
2023-2024 — Contemporary, Culture, Society. Un gioco da tavolo per divulgare la conoscenza dell'arte contemporanea, Firenze.
2025 — Mostra di arte: Premio Artista d’ Europa 2024. Domino, 2019-2021, perfomance e video, Firenze
