About
Preserved seeds in resin blocks.
A quiet universe shaped by Angela Yanjun Chen, rooted in the idea of the beauty of silence.
Statement
Silent containers of presence and perception.
Yan's Aesthetic Project is a quiet universe shaped by Angela, rooted in the idea of the beauty of silence. It seeks depth through minimalism and releases tension through stillness. Using resin as her primary medium, she merges transparency, structural subtlety, light, and sensory memory to craft an artistic expression that returns to the inner self.
Resin itself is born of nature, a protective substance secreted by trees at the site of injury, a crystallization of time, pain, and healing. In Angela's hands, resin shelters as it seals, preserves as it transforms.
Each work is an emotional imprint, a vessel for the unspoken. Angela captures the fluidity of feeling in solid form, preserving whispered memories in light-filled stillness.
This is a decentralized artistic experiment: a sensory narrative not governed by language. Here, emotion becomes tangible. Transparency becomes thoughtful. Lightness gains weight.
Awards
- 2022 Feb. Shortlisted for HTAA (Hidden Talent Art Award) Competition 2022.
- 2021 Jan. Recipient of Global Talent endorsed by the Art Council England in 2021.
- 2020 Oct. Nominated Finalist, Global Eye Award, Contemporary Art Award 2020, Sponsored by Saatchi Gallery.
- 2020 Aug. Exceptional Artist Award, The 1st CSSA-Goldsmith International Youth Art & Design Exhibition. INVISIBLE SUPPORT, Online Exhibition during Covid19.
Press
- 2020 Nov. Artist feature "90s Young Artist Respond Pandemic" at ArtChina.CN.
- 2020 Nov. "Suspended in Time", Aesthetic Magazine. Features Artist.
- 2020 Feb. Interview "She believes in the power of her work" by SIA International Art Education.
- 2019 Jun. UNTITLED, Art Fair in Hotel, The Peninsula, Beijing, China.
- 2017 Apr. "SPIDERNET" Kura Art Studio, Fukuoka, Japan.
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2022 July. "wipe it" at London.
- 2021 Dec. "Black Mirror-Play" and "Black Mirror-Waterfall", Boomer Gallery, London.
- 2021 Jan. Online exhibition and research for International Artist Panel, 1st Yanjiao Biennale, China.
- 2019 Jul. DOUBLE SIDE, RCA 2019 Royal College of Arts Degree Show. (SOLD)
- 2019 Feb. "WHAT A RELIEF!?" CGP Gallery, Supported by Arts Council England and Southwark Council.
- 2019 Jun. UNTITLED, Art Fair in Hotel, Beijing. THE PENINSULA.
- 2018 Dec. Exhibition "what image could be...?" Lumen Gallery. Supported by Arts Council England.
- 2018 Jan. WIP Show at Royal College of Art.
- 2017 Jul. "Displacement II" Jacaranha Art Centre, Rio, Brazil.
- 2017 Mar. "SPIDERNET" Kura Art Studio, Fukuoka, Japan.
- 2017 Apr. "Blurry Door" for "Displacement I" shows at Ugly Duck Art Centre, London.
- 2016 Jul. Koche x AAMOUR OCEAN SS2016 COLLECTION.
- 2016 Jun. "Blurry Door" Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
- 2015 Feb. "Entitle Do Disturb" Art & Fashion Project with Palais de Tokyo and Central Saint Martins.
- 2015 Jun. "BEST BEFORE" at the 5th Gallery, London.
- 2015 Feb. "The Rose" Open Studio show at Central Saint Martins.