C a i w e i T a n g
From the arts inspire me to my personal practices, narrative as a foundation is also what I aspire to.
When I was younger, Japanese anime and movies with themes of love and life began to greatly influence my way of thinking. Today, when I draw illustrations and edit videos, simple, bright colors and mundane characters are still part of my routine, and stories are woven into them. By the time I got to college, I started studying ceramics, so clay became a medium through which I could experience the story of myself.
I do not think myself special, but I know I am somehow lucky. Take my work Future Relics (2019) as an example. Ceramic is the material and simulation is the method, but the content and concept are derived from a joking idea: "maybe they will be exhibited in museums after 50 years". These objects became the protagonists of my imaginary stories, and they were incorporated directly and simply into my fictional documents, thus turning into interesting data to other people (the audience), becoming part of their memories.
I am learning and trying to illustrate stories in larger units. Editing and processing the fragments of my daily life in different ways (illustration, video, ceramic ware) is what I persist in doing at present. Though luck and youth have kept me from understanding deeply into life, I am still on my way.
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C a i w e i T a n g
Born in Fujian, China in 1997
Lives and works in London
Education
Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, MA Fine Art 2020-21
Central Academy of Fine Arts, Product design, Bachelor Degree 2015-2019
Alfred University, New York State College of Ceramics, exchange experience 2018
Exhibition
MA Show, Chelsea College of Arts, London, TBC 2021
Dress Rehearsal Show, Chelsea College of Arts, London, 2021
The dreamers, online show, The Holy Art, 2021
H2O, off-site show(online), 2021
Heterotopia, MA International Festival Online Show, 2021
Group Show 1, Cookhouse Gallery, Chelsea College of Arts, London, 2020
One pound, one sentence, off-site show, Burgess park, London, 2020
Publication
MAFAzine, 2020-2021