Biography

YAN Heng was born in 1982 and graduated from the department of oil painting, Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 2007. YAN Heng combines painting with installation to create an artistic form, by which to communicate with the audience and to convey the message he attempts to express. He has been holding a stubborn belief in figurative painting; has always been interested in the change of the society, development of scientific technology and the possibility they can bring to the humanity; as well as specializes in exploring unlimited possibilities in ordinary and simple daily life. Therefore YAN Heng’s works are mostly re-expression of figurative characters, objects and external environment, and to reflect the artist's critical stance on man's excessive reliance on objects that invade the human cognitive domain by juxtaposing those old broken objects and paintings. Yan Heng’s works are also persistent and well-balanced, sharing the characteristics of a wide amplitude of possibility and abundant amount of encoded stories and emotions.

 

YAN Heng has hold solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in domestic and international art institutions. Selected solo exhibitions include Absinthe, Arario Gallery, Shanghai, China, 2019; De la peinture, Galerie Sator, Paris, France, 2016; Frequency Modulation (FM), ARARIO GALLERY, Shanghai, China, 2016; Displacement, Wada Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan, 2015; Highway Inn, ARARIO GALLERY, Seoul, Korea, 2014; LA BOTANIQUE DU RÊVE, Galerie Sator, Paris, France, 2012 and many others. His works have been collected by Arario Museum,  Yuz Museum, New Century Art Foundation  and How Art Museum, as well as world famous private collectors.

Works
  • YAN Heng, Poem Porn - NO.4 诗性 NO.4, 2022-2024
    Poem Porn - NO.4 诗性 NO.4, 2022-2024
  • YAN Heng, Poem Porn - NO.5 诗性 NO.5, 2022-2024
    Poem Porn - NO.5 诗性 NO.5, 2022-2024
  • YAN Heng, Absinthe-Belleville 2 苦艾酒-美丽城 2, 2021
    Absinthe-Belleville 2 苦艾酒-美丽城 2, 2021
  • YAN Heng, Absinthe-Belleville 苦艾酒-美丽城 , 2021
    Absinthe-Belleville 苦艾酒-美丽城 , 2021
  • YAN Heng, 肖像 1 | Portrait No.1, 2020
    肖像 1 | Portrait No.1, 2020
  • YAN Heng, 自画像 | Self Portrait, 2020
    自画像 | Self Portrait, 2020
  • YAN Heng, Absinthe·Belleville, 2019
    Absinthe·Belleville, 2019
  • YAN Heng, Absinthe·Pont Marie, 2019
    Absinthe·Pont Marie, 2019
  • YAN Heng, Poem Porn, 2019
    Poem Porn, 2019
  • YAN Heng, Poem Porn·Kiko No.2, 2019
    Poem Porn·Kiko No.2, 2019
  • YAN Heng, Poem Porn·Kiko No.3, 2019
    Poem Porn·Kiko No.3, 2019
  • YAN Heng, 爱宠 | Pet, 2019
    爱宠 | Pet, 2019
  • YAN Heng, 缪斯·蕾丝 | Muse·Lace, 2019
    缪斯·蕾丝 | Muse·Lace, 2019
  • YAN Heng, 苦艾酒·绿色缪斯·红色魔鬼 | Absinthe·Green Muse·Red Demon, 2019
    苦艾酒·绿色缪斯·红色魔鬼 | Absinthe·Green Muse·Red Demon, 2019
  • YAN Heng, Absinthe·Belleville, 2018-2019
    Absinthe·Belleville, 2018-2019
  • YAN Heng, 海 | Sea, 2018-2019
    海 | Sea, 2018-2019
  • YAN Heng, 苦艾酒·绿色缪斯 No.1 | Absinthe·Green Muse No.1, 2018-2019
    苦艾酒·绿色缪斯 No.1 | Absinthe·Green Muse No.1, 2018-2019
  • YAN Heng, 苦艾酒·绿色缪斯 No.2 | Absinthe·Green Muse No.2, 2018-2019
    苦艾酒·绿色缪斯 No.2 | Absinthe·Green Muse No.2, 2018-2019
  • YAN Heng, Lallal, 2018
    Lallal, 2018
  • YAN Heng, 幻兽 3 | Phantasmic Beast 3, 2018
    幻兽 3 | Phantasmic Beast 3, 2018
  • YAN Heng, 幻兽 | Phantasmic Beast, 2018
    幻兽 | Phantasmic Beast, 2018
  • YAN Heng, 海 | The Sea, 2018
    海 | The Sea, 2018
  • YAN Heng, 牧场 | Ranch, 2018
    牧场 | Ranch, 2018
  • YAN Heng, 这不是一个烟斗 | El Che, 2018
    这不是一个烟斗 | El Che, 2018
  • YAN Heng, 梭形美术馆 | Fusiform Musuem, 2017
    梭形美术馆 | Fusiform Musuem, 2017
  • YAN Heng, 苦艾酒-容器 | Absinthe - Container, 2017
    苦艾酒-容器 | Absinthe - Container, 2017
  • YAN Heng, 苦艾酒—绿色肖像 | Absinthe - Green Portrait, 2017
    苦艾酒—绿色肖像 | Absinthe - Green Portrait, 2017
  • YAN Heng, 苦艾酒—绿色肖像 | Absinthe - Green Portrait, 2017
    苦艾酒—绿色肖像 | Absinthe - Green Portrait, 2017
  • YAN Heng, 迦南 | Canaan, 2016
    迦南 | Canaan, 2016
  • YAN Heng, 困兽 | Stand a Siege, 2015-2016
    困兽 | Stand a Siege, 2015-2016
  • YAN Heng, 文明 3 | Civilization 3, 2015-2016
    文明 3 | Civilization 3, 2015-2016
  • YAN Heng, 无题 | Untitled, 2015-2016
    无题 | Untitled, 2015-2016
  • YAN Heng, 无题 | Untitled, 2015-2016
    无题 | Untitled, 2015-2016
  • YAN Heng, 珩河 | Heng River, 2015-2016
    珩河 | Heng River, 2015-2016
  • YAN Heng, 辅路 | Pavement, 2015-2016
    辅路 | Pavement, 2015-2016
  • YAN Heng, 岸 | Shore, 2015
    岸 | Shore, 2015
  • YAN Heng, 无题 | Untitled, 2015
    无题 | Untitled, 2015
  • YAN Heng, 汽车旅馆 2 | Highway Inn 2, 2014
    汽车旅馆 2 | Highway Inn 2, 2014
  • YAN Heng, 泉 | Spring, 2014
    泉 | Spring, 2014
  • YAN Heng, 物质礼堂 1 | Material Auditorium 1, 2014
    物质礼堂 1 | Material Auditorium 1, 2014
  • YAN Heng, 物质礼堂 3 | Material Auditorium 3, 2014
    物质礼堂 3 | Material Auditorium 3, 2014
  • YAN Heng, 物质礼堂 | Material Auditorium - Update Your Preferences, 2014
    物质礼堂 | Material Auditorium - Update Your Preferences, 2014
  • YAN Heng, 蜡炬 4 | Candle 4, 2014
    蜡炬 4 | Candle 4, 2014
  • YAN Heng, 辅路 2 | Side Road 2, 2014
    辅路 2 | Side Road 2, 2014
  • 辅路 3 | Side Road 3, 2014
  • YAN Heng, 雄蕊 1 | Stamen 1, 2013
    雄蕊 1 | Stamen 1, 2013
  • YAN Heng, 雄蕊 | Stamen, 2013
    雄蕊 | Stamen, 2013
  • YAN Heng, 彼岸 3 | The Other Shore 3, 2012
    彼岸 3 | The Other Shore 3, 2012
  • 空房间 | Vacancy, 2012
  • YAN Heng, 镜止 | Still, 2011
    镜止 | Still, 2011
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