Shi Yi

Shi Yi (b. in Guangdong in 1993) Graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree in 2017. Graduated from Accademia di belle arti di VENEZIA with a master's degree in 2021. Currently works and resides in Beijing. Shi Yi’s paintings draw from the realms of religion, folklore, and mass media. He captures emotionally charged moments and, through bodily language, invites the audience into a psychological space that fosters a deeper understanding of individual emotions and social interactions. The bodily details depicted in his works—such as gestures and facial expressions—serve not only as externalizations of emotions but also as profound cultural and psychological symbols, hinting at the sociocultural structures and ideologies underpinning these actions and expressions.