Born
1989 in Shanghai, China
Artists
WU Yifei
Wu Yifei (b. 1989, Shanghai) received his BFA from the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art in 2012 and his MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, in 2018.
Wu Yifei’s sculptural practice explores the intersection of technology, biology, and imagination. His signature project, Inorganic Botany, envisions a future where humans use advanced technology to cultivate inorganic plants that mimic the life cycles of organic vegetation, capable of growth, reproduction, and mutation in any environment. Using 3D imagery software and 3D printing technology, Wu transforms these imagined digital-physical plants into tangible sculptures, combining traditional media with cutting-edge new media. Influenced by Kandinsky’s theory of “point, line, surface,” he abstracts the plants’ internal structures and cellular arrangements into bold, block-like forms, creating works that bridge virtuality, fantasy, and reality.
His recent solo exhibitions include Inorganic Garden, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai (2023); TheProcessing of Sculpture, TCT Asia, Shanghai (2020); Master, The APG Gallery, Georgia, USA (2018); Heads Up & Hands Down, The B Complex Gallery, Atlanta, USA (2017). His recent group exhibitions include Electric Picnic, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai (2020); Contemporary Art Show of China & Japan, Xuan Art Museum, Fujian Province (2019). He is currently based in Shanghai.
2018 2012 2023 2020 2018 2017 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2020 2014 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices. Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. Birmingham, AL. USA Lofficiel Art No.81, March 03/2014, P116 2017
Education
MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
BFA, Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, Shanghai, ChinaSolo Exhibitions
Inorganic Lab, ART LABOR Gallery booth, ART021, Shanghai, China
Inorganic Garden, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
The Processing of Sculpture, TCT Asia 2020, Shanghai
Master, The APG Gallery, Georgia, USA
Heads Up & Hands Down, The B complex Gallery Atlanta, GeorgiaGROUP EXHIBITIONS
From ZERO to Infinity, Yancheng Art Museum, Yancheng, China
Sand in My Veins, DOSE Gallery, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Calling, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
From ZERO to Infinity, LAST Art Project, Shanghai, China
Aurora, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
First Light, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Electric Picnic, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Animal Crossing of Shiny Art, Online, Shanghai
Contemporary Art Show of China & Japan, Xuan Art Museum, Fuzhou, Fujian Province
Mixed Media – Site, Brooklyn gallery, New York
#index，2017 Emerging Curators Project of PSA, Power Station of Art, Shanghai
Transformation, RE: ARTISTE International Art Organization, Gallery MC, New YorkAwards
HP 3D color design competition, The First Place, Shanghai, ChinaPublish
Interview
Meet Yifei Wu of Shi Mei Fine Art. VoyageATL, 2017
http://voyageatl.com/interview/meet-yifei-wu-shi-mei-fine-art-south/