Lin Zhao

CERAMICIST

Based in Foshan, b. 1986

Lin is a young ceramicist who is deeply nourished by civilization and nature. His works embody the contemporary spirit, context, and interest in the traditional modeling techniques of stoneware and clay strips. This simple and rough material language, combined with the equal and authentic biological groups he created, inspires the infinite energy of the work.

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ARTWORKS

  • Symbiosis of mountains and seas

    157.5x137.8x114.2 inches, Pottery, Cotton, Paper Pulp, 2023

  • Zhao's memory of being alone with ants in his childhood laid the foundation for his way of observing the world based on "biological attributes" rather than "rationality.". In his artistic language, the underlying logic of human thinking and action has long been engraved into genes. Therefore, he placed himself in the entire biological chain and established the coordinate system of humans and animals equally by looking straight up rather than looking down.

  • Mirror of Life III

    11.0x10.2x40.6 inches, Pottery, 2022

  • Tiger and Man

    20.5x9.8x52.8 inches, Pottery, 2023

  • Eagle and Man

    16.5x10.2x49.2 inches, Pottery, 2022

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  • HomologyII (万物同源 II)

    20.1x10.2x42.9 inches, Pottery, 2023

  • With the progress of human civilization, we seem to be getting farther and farther away from nature. Is the progress of human civilization meant to resist and remove its biological nature? Human "smartness" is nothing more than the product of natural evolution, and human nature is nothing more than the bloom of physical nature. Zhao's creations use their physical properties to testify to human nature, and use the other creatures to reflect on human nature.

  • Owl and man I

    15.0x10.6x24.4 inches, Ceramics, 2021

  • Owl and man II

    13.0x12.6x26.0 inches, Ceramics, 2021

  • Owl and man III

    15.0x15.4x42.5 inches, Ceramics, 2022

  • Owl and man IV

    19.3x14.2x41.7 inches, Ceramics, 2022

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  • Become a Leopard (君子豹变)

    9.5*13.8*29.5 inches, Ceramics, 2021

  • Devour (噬)

    37.4*37.4*5.5 inches, Ceramics, 2022

  • Sea Mountain· Unicorn （山海·麒麟）

    14.6*11.4*47.2 inches, Ceramics, 2023

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  • Animal Nature

    15.75x11.81x32.68 inches, Ceramics, 2022

  • Zhao's creation is an attempt to extract a spiritual attribute that transcends ordinary physical properties in visual representations and realistic forms, and uses the soil to naturally reveal the emotions deep in consciousness. Norms and deviations, narratives and flow of consciousness are nothing but the materialization of personal mental images after mixture and balance.

Experience

  • 2023

    • "Mud Fire Dimension" International Ceramics Exhibition
    • "New Heritage" - Chinese Ceramic Art Exhibition
    • Excellent Graduation Creation and Excellent Graduation Thesis of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

  • 2022

    • "Porcelain Source Ceramics" - Art Invitational Exhibition
    • "Leopard's Transformation" Zhao Lin's solo exhibition, Taoxichuan, Jingdezhen
    • National Scholarship for Graduate Students
    • Shiwan Cup Youth Ceramic Art Competition Special Grand Prize

  • 2021

    • The 3rd China Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition
    • International Exchange Exhibition for the 29th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between South Korea and China
    • The 12th Biennial Exhibition of Works of Contemporary Young Ceramic Artists in China, Ceramic Art Committee of China Artists Association
    • China Youth Ceramic Art Exhibition
    • "The Beginning of Encounter" Solo Exhibition at Hi Department Store, Tianhe Zhengjia Plaza, Guangzhou

  • 2020

    • "Lost & Found"International Ceramics Art Exhibition Yelo house, Thailand
    • Guangxi’s First Contemporary International Ceramic Art Invitational Exhibition
    • Second Prize in the 3rd Guangdong University Ceramic Art Exhibition
    • First Prize in Shiwan Cup Youth Ceramics Competition
Collaboration

Zhao's Shop

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