Born in Wuxi in 1996, Ye Zhaofeng graduated from the Affiliated High School of the China Academy of Art in 2015, and then entered the China Academy of Art, where he received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the Department of Oil Painting, and then stayed on to teach at the China Academy of Art after his graduation in 2021, where he now lives and works.
Ye's paintings illustrate the contradictions and conflicts that exist in our real lives, and he focuses on the significant changes that digital technology has made in the course of human history and the impact it has had on our lives. His paintings depict in a figurative way how we face and express our interactions with others through smart technology, which blurs the boundaries between physical space and virtual reality.
With strong strokes, Ye skilfully expresses the rupture and distance brought about by smart technology, blurring and visualizing the world one lives in, and enhancing the sense of conflict between the subject and the environment, embodying a unique sense of loneliness. It seems that the work depicts a state of life under smart technology, but behind the scenes Ye explores the mentality of an "ideal" life, which is both near and far, and tries to find a balance between the virtual and the real in the stressful life.
He has participated in group exhibitions including: "ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair" (Shanghai, 2023); "Youth Art Fair" (Shanghai, 2023); "Loading" at EveryArt Gallery (Shanghai, 2023); "West Bund Design Art Fair On "Loading" at EveryArt Gallery (Shanghai, 2023); "Living Together" at Zhejiang Art Museum (Hangzhou, 2022); "West Bund Design and Art Fair On Flight Young Artists Special Exhibition" at Tank Art Center (Shanghai, 2022); "The Domain of Communication" at West Lake University (Hangzhou, 2021); "International Youth Art Season - May Flame" (Hangzhou, 2021); "AUCART Timestamp" (UK, 2021); "AUCART Artist" (UK, 2020). Resistance of the Sleepers" at UCCA Dune Art Museum (Anaya Gold Coast, Beidaihe, 2020); "Supporting Intelligence through Beauty" at China Art Museum (Beijing, 2020); " The 14th Zhejiang Art Exhibition” at Zhejiang Art Museum (Hangzhou, 2019); "Inter-Youth International Youth Painting Exhibition" at Art Museum of China Academy of Fine Arts (Hangzhou, 2018); "Zhejiang Oil Painting Exhibition " at Taizhou Art Museum (Taizhou, 2018), etc.