ARTISTS

Wang Ye

 

b. 1991

Wang Ye was born in Changsha (China) in 1991. They graduated from the Design Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2013 in Beijing. In 2017, Wang Ye graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts from the Sculpture Department of Yale University School of Art. They work in multi-media projects that combine video, sculpture, handicraft, and installation. The artist learned traditional fishing net knitting from their hometown. Currently, they are studying the Hunan embroidery technique. Ye draws inspirations from folk art as cultural heritage often reveals how aesthetic and value form and evolve.

Artworks

Wang Ye
Over its Own Reflection
2025

Handmade silk embroidery
25.5 x 19.5 cm
10 x 7⅝ in
50 x 58 cm (artist frame)
19¾ x 22⅞ in (artist frame)
Wang Ye
Before the Echo Fades
2025

Handmade silk embroidery
26 x 30.5 cm
10¼ x 12 in
60 x 70 cm (artist frame)
23⅝ x 27½ in (artist frame)
Wang Ye
No One Behind
2025

Handmade silk embroidery
29.8 x 23.3 cm
11¾ x 9⅛ in
68 x 55 cm (artist frame)
26¾ x 21⅝ in (artist frame)
Wang Ye
The Room with the View
2025

Handmade silk embroidery
23.8 x 31.4 cm
9⅜ x 12⅜ in
60 x 70 cm (artist frame)
23⅝ x 27½ in (artist frame)
Wang Ye
Everything Daisy
2025

Handmade silk embroidery
37 x 27.6 cm
14⅝ x 10⅞ in
78 x 60 cm (artist frame)
30¾ x 23⅝ in (artist frame)
Wang Ye
Salty and Sweet
2025

Handmade silk embroidery
25.6 x 15.5 cm
10⅛ x 6⅛ in
58 x 40 cm (artist frame)
22⅞ x 15¾ in (artist frame)
Wang Ye
When Time Folds
2025

Handmade silk embroidery
26.1 x 17.5 cm
10¼ x 6⅞ in
63 x 45 cm (artist frame)
24¾ x 17¾ in (artist frame)
Wang Ye
Scales of Light
2025

Handmade silk embroidery
27.5 x 20.5 cm
10⅞ x 8⅛ in
60 x 45 cm (artist frame)
23⅝ x 17¾ in (artist frame)
Wang Ye
Soft
2024

Handmade silk embroidery
20 × 30 cm
7⅞ × 11¾ in
45 × 66 cm (artist frame)
17 × 26 in (artist frame)
Wang Ye
Twins
2024

Handmade silk embroidery
20 × 28 cm
7⅞ × 11 in
45 × 60 cm (artist frame)
17¾ × 23⅝ in (artist frame)
Wang Ye
Manhattan A
2021

Handmade silk embroidery
50.8 × 50.8 cm
20 x 20 in
Wang Ye
Manhattan B
2021

Handmade silk embroidery
50.8 × 50.8 cm
20 x 20 in
Wang Ye
Lotus
2022

Handmade silk embroidery
17 × 23.5 cm
6¾ × 9¼ in
Wang Ye
Palm Leaf Fan
2022

Handmade silk embroidery
17 × 23.5 cm
6¾ × 9¼ in
Wang Ye
Fire
2022

Handmade silk embroidery
18 × 15 cm
7⅛ × 5⅞ in
Wang Ye
Moth
2022

Handmade silk embroidery
55 × 41.5 cm
21¾ × 16¼ in
Wang Ye
Object
2020

Handmade silk embroidery
19.7 x 27.7 cm
7¾ x 11 in
Wang Ye
La Roche: le château
2020

Handmade silk embroidery
24.8 × 17.2 cm
9¾ x 6¾ in
Wang Ye
Still Life with Old Shoe
2020

Handmade silk embroidery
19.8 × 27.8 cm
7¾ x 11 in
Wang Ye
Woman with Pails: Dynamic Arrangement
2020

Handmade silk embroidery
19.8 × 19.9 cm
7¾ x 7⅞ in

Installation Views

Exhibitions

Legume Blossoms in Blue

Wang Ye

September 5, 2025–November 1, 2025

YY OS Gold Canopy

Canyon CastatorChen DongfanTim EnthovenNoah FeehanNate FlaggIsaac Soh Fujita HowellBreeze LiWang YeFrank Wang Yefeng

December 9, 2022–January 14, 2023

Every Day is a New Day

Chando AoTim EnthovenSam GhantousDavid OReillyBjørn SparrmanWang YeouttolunchersWang ChangcunTCHA

June 12, 2021–July 11, 2021

Art Fairs

Art Basel Hong Kong

March 26, 2025–March 30, 2025

Press Coverage