Artist Statement/ Biography

Chengtao Yi is a Chinese interdisciplinary artist currently based in New York. Yi observes the world’s cultural and spiritual condition through the lenses of man-made objects. His practice focuses on exploring the criticality of production and consumption, function, and dysfunction. He investigates and confronts the ontology of ordinary objects, both physical and virtual, alongside the economical, technological, and cultural backgrounds that conceive them. In his current practice, Yi uses various media such as sculpture, installation, photography, video, and digital media to construct specific narratives for the arguments and speculation to manifest.

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Chengtao Yi (b. Chengdu, China) is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in New York. He holds an MPS in Interactive Arts from New York University (2019) and a BA in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute (2015). Yi’s works have been exhibited internationally, including Chengdu Biennale in Chengdu, China, Madein Gallery in Shanghai, China, Axis in Chengdu, China, New York University in New York, USA. Yi also received Atlantic’s Blank Canvas Fund in 2020 and A’Design Award Silver in 2016.

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