Person
Artist
Sun Yafei
孙亚飞
Date of birth
1987
Place Of birth
Zibo, Shandong, China
Biography
Son of a renowned Chinese porcelain art master, Sun Yafei was born in 1987 in Zibo, Shandong province. He studied at the Department of Mural Art of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 2014. In 2019, he was awarded an MFA from CAFA. Applying hand engraving ceramic techniques learnt from his father, Sun examines the experimental use of the traditional craft material and its contemporary expressions. His body of work often features ceramic plaques and objects with rustic aesthetics, painted with imaginative and challenging images in overglazed enamels. His work has been shown in several solo and group exhibitions in China. Sun Yafei lives and works in Beijing.