Decheng Cui

Joined Artfinder: Jan. 2021

Artworks for sale: 79

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United States

About Decheng Cui

 
 
  • Biography
    The purpose of my work is to use it to fight fear from death. Since the demise of the flesh is inevitable, then I can only find ways to plant the fragments of my soul among human civilizations, to root it to console myself. Therefore, it is unimportant to me that what kind of art language I use, and it play a whole key role in my work that what kind of my concept, my soul, in it. I never totally believe and follow my feeling to create art works, and I believe my thinking and logic are much more trustworthy.
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  • Education

    2017 - 2020

    School of the Art Institute of Chicago

    2014 - 2015

    China Central Academy of Fine Arts

    2009 - 2013

    Shandong University of Art and Design

    2009 - 2013

    Shandong University of Art and Design

  • Awards

    2020

    Stars Project

    This project is dedicated to finding Chinese young artists, young stars.
    Exhibition and Collection, Stars Project, TREE ART MUSEUM, Beijing, 2020

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    2013

    Excellent graduates, works are collected

    I won the Outstanding Graduate Award. My works are collected by the school.
  • Upcoming Events

    Upcoming events

    Event: 2021 ALL Cityscape Art Exhibition

    Dates: 24 Mar 2021 - 1 Jan 2100

    Venue: Contemporary Art Gallery Online, USA

    Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience and/or education in the art field or where they may reside. This is an international competition and everyone is encouraged to participate. A group exhibition of all entrants will be held online at the Contemporary Art Gallery Online following the close of the competition for thirty days.

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    Previous events

    Event: Artworks of Non- traditional Aesthetic Meaning- Invitational Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Artistes

    Dates: 1 Apr 2021 - 1 May 2021

    Venue: China Association of Collectors, Beijing, China

    Exhibition and Collection, Artworks of Non- traditional Aesthetic Meaning- Invitational Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Artists.

    Event: 8TH SEASON FINALIST ARTWORKS

    Dates: 15 Mar 2021 - 15 Mar 2022

    Venue: PRISMA, Rome Italy

    “This is not your flesh anymore” will be the title of our upcoming exhibition that we will hold at Atelier Montez in Rome in late 2021. An exhibition curated by Marco Crispano that revolves around the body as both object, subject, form and sign in the works of the artists that have taken part in our quarterly editions of 2020. Works have been selected by Marco among finalists and winners alike and are subjected to change. They will participate in a group exhibition for two weeks.

    Event: Launch

    Dates: 24 Nov 2020 - 24 Dec 2020

    Venue: SAIC Gallery, 33 E. Washington St, Chicago

    Launch is the inaugural exhibition in the new SAIC Galleries. This unique exhibition presents work by MFA, MDes, and MArch alums from the SAIC class of 2020. By sharing their current work, these alums demonstrate the resilience of their practices during this trying year.

    Event: Long Hello

    Dates: 8 Aug 2020 - 29 Aug 2020

    Venue: The Green Gallery, Buchlyvie and Dollar, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    The Green Gallery presents Long Hello, curated by Carter Foster and Evan Gruzis, a showcase of works made at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and just prior; a period marked by waves of panic, social upheaval, isolation, and public grief. During unprecedented times aesthetics can usher in new forms of thought which can make the ineffable known, and these works greet such uncertainty with patience and poise.

    Event: INCUBATOR

    Dates: 13 May 2020 - 1 Jan 2021

    Venue: Wabash Window, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

    As SAIC's most important external display window. Wabash Window has a very high exposure rate and a huge number of viewers every day.

    Event: Stars Project

    Dates: 4 May 2020 - 5 Jul 2020

    Venue: TREE ART MUSEUM,, Song Zhuang, Mentougou Qu, Beijing Shi, China

    As an important art project of the Tree Art Museum to promote young artists, the "Stars Project" has been held for 6 consecutive sessions. Looking back on the course of the 6th session, a total of more than 6,000 young artists have signed up to participate, and nearly 300 young talents have been selected and finally joined the "Stars Project" over the years. With the help of the exhibition, these outstanding young artists not only get the opportunity to promote their works and connect with the market, but also provide guidance for their future development. After 6 years of accumulation, the "Stars Project" did not change its original intention, aiming to spread the future of Chinese art to more people. This concept has also become the firm mission of the Shu Art Museum team.

    Event: Backyard Stories

    Dates: 17 Jan 2020 - 7 Feb 2020

    Venue: Zhou B Art Center, Chicago

    Backyard Stories, the second biennial of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, is a cross-media, interpersonal dialogue. The exhibition explores the interconnectivity and orientation between consciousness, people, object, space, technology and medium. The complex structure exploits the metaphor of a traditional townhouse, including its front yard, interior, and backyard, in relation with how people shoulder multiple identities in contemporary society. What is left in our private sphere? Why and for whom we hide or reveal our most intimate, vulnerable, and precious stories? This exhibition invites visitors to enter the backyard space of 12 artists. Through the language and gesture of different media, artists present their own narration and interpretation.

    Event: CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2019

    Dates: 5 Dec 2019 - 10 Jan 2020

    Venue: THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space​, Venice, Italy

    ITSLIQUID GROUP, in collaboration with Venice Events and Ca’ Zanardi, is proud to announce CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2019 – ITSLIQUID International Art Show, curated by Arch. Luca Curci (founder and director of THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, ITSLIQUID Group and Luca Curci Architects) that will be held in Venice, at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, from December 05, 2019 to January 10, 2020 and at Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi, from December 06, 2019 to January 10, 2020.

    CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2019 focuses on the theme of IDENTITIES and on the relationship between man, society and contemporary cities, exploring the lifestyles and the ways of being that run on a parallel level of our ordinary life.

    Event: NEW WORKS

    Dates: 1 Nov 2019 - 2 Nov 2019

    Venue: SAIC MacLean Center, 112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

    This is an annual external art activity organized on campus. The event covered four separate exhibitions in total, of which I occupied one exhibition area as a solo exhibition with a huge work.

    Event: Book and Paper Arts

    Dates: 1 Nov 2019 - 28 Nov 2019

    Venue: KOKOMO DOWNTOWN ART GALLERY, Kokomo

    This is a paper theme exhibition. I exhibited my art book.

    Event: SLOW DESIGN Pop-Up Exhibition

    Dates: 14 Sep 2019 - 15 Sep 2019

    Venue: PIS Global Culture, New York City

    This is an exhibition with the theme of fashion and fast-slow life. In the exhibition, I exhibited my research on optical color mixing through my art book.

    Event: Sensibility and Reason

    Dates: 16 Jul 2019 - 16 Oct 2019

    Venue: Google building, Silicon Valley, CA

    This is my first solo exhibition. It was also the beginning of my solo exhibition series. In this series of solo exhibitions, I will arrange 5 exhibitions in total, and each solo exhibition can be regarded as a work of art. The five exhibitions will focus on discussions and critiques of sensibility and reasons. Next exhibition is Critiques of Sensibility.
    The exhibition hall is inside Google's corporate headquarters. Google has an art project that invites artists to hold art exhibitions at the company headquarters.

    Event: Spring in Motion

    Dates: 1 Jul 2018 - 1 Aug 2018

    Venue: Mooch Gallery, Chicago

    This is an exhibition organized by the artist himself. This exhibition is held every year, but the location is different.

    Event: Post-Baccalaureate Annual 2018, SAIC SHOUWS 2018

    Dates: 12 May 2018 - 14 May 2018

    Venue: SAIC MacLean Center, 112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

    An exhibition organized by the Graduate School of the Department of Painting&Drawing on campus.

    Event: Poet of LandscapeSAIC SHOUWS 2018

    Dates: 10 Oct 2014 - 10 Nov 2014

    Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art of Zhangjiang Shanghai, 419 Zuchongzhi Rd, Pudong, Shanghai, China

    When I was studying in China Central Academy of Fine Arts, my works participated in the exhibition curated by Museum of Contemporary Art of Zhangjiang Shanghai for my professor as an excellent work, and were exhibited in the museum at the same time as my professor's work.

    Event: 40th Anniversary Exhibition of Shandong University of Art & Design

    Dates: 1 Sep 2013 - 1 Oct 2013

    Venue: Museum of Shandong University of Art & Design, Jinan, Shandong, China

    As an outstanding graduate, his works were collected by the school during the graduation exhibition and used in the 40-year anniversary exhibition.

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Education

2017 - 2020

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2014 - 2015

China Central Academy of Fine Arts

2009 - 2013

Shandong University of Art and Design

2009 - 2013

Shandong University of Art and Design


Awards

2020

Stars Project

This project is dedicated to finding Chinese young artists, young stars.
Exhibition and Collection, Stars Project, TREE ART MUSEUM, Beijing, 2020

Show more awards Hide

2013

Excellent graduates, works are collected

I won the Outstanding Graduate Award. My works are collected by the school.

Upcoming events

Event: 2021 ALL Cityscape Art Exhibition

Dates: 24 Mar 2021 - 1 Jan 2100

Venue: Contemporary Art Gallery Online, USA

Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience and/or education in the art field or where they may reside. This is an international competition and everyone is encouraged to participate. A group exhibition of all entrants will be held online at the Contemporary Art Gallery Online following the close of the competition for thirty days.

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Artworks of Non- traditional Aesthetic Meaning- Invitational Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Artistes

Dates: 1 Apr 2021 - 1 May 2021

Venue: China Association of Collectors, Beijing, China

Exhibition and Collection, Artworks of Non- traditional Aesthetic Meaning- Invitational Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Artists.

Event: 8TH SEASON FINALIST ARTWORKS

Dates: 15 Mar 2021 - 15 Mar 2022

Venue: PRISMA, Rome Italy

“This is not your flesh anymore” will be the title of our upcoming exhibition that we will hold at Atelier Montez in Rome in late 2021. An exhibition curated by Marco Crispano that revolves around the body as both object, subject, form and sign in the works of the artists that have taken part in our quarterly editions of 2020. Works have been selected by Marco among finalists and winners alike and are subjected to change. They will participate in a group exhibition for two weeks.

Event: Launch

Dates: 24 Nov 2020 - 24 Dec 2020

Venue: SAIC Gallery, 33 E. Washington St, Chicago

Launch is the inaugural exhibition in the new SAIC Galleries. This unique exhibition presents work by MFA, MDes, and MArch alums from the SAIC class of 2020. By sharing their current work, these alums demonstrate the resilience of their practices during this trying year.

Event: Long Hello

Dates: 8 Aug 2020 - 29 Aug 2020

Venue: The Green Gallery, Buchlyvie and Dollar, Stirlingshire, Scotland

The Green Gallery presents Long Hello, curated by Carter Foster and Evan Gruzis, a showcase of works made at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and just prior; a period marked by waves of panic, social upheaval, isolation, and public grief. During unprecedented times aesthetics can usher in new forms of thought which can make the ineffable known, and these works greet such uncertainty with patience and poise.

Event: INCUBATOR

Dates: 13 May 2020 - 1 Jan 2021

Venue: Wabash Window, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

As SAIC's most important external display window. Wabash Window has a very high exposure rate and a huge number of viewers every day.

Event: Stars Project

Dates: 4 May 2020 - 5 Jul 2020

Venue: TREE ART MUSEUM,, Song Zhuang, Mentougou Qu, Beijing Shi, China

As an important art project of the Tree Art Museum to promote young artists, the "Stars Project" has been held for 6 consecutive sessions. Looking back on the course of the 6th session, a total of more than 6,000 young artists have signed up to participate, and nearly 300 young talents have been selected and finally joined the "Stars Project" over the years. With the help of the exhibition, these outstanding young artists not only get the opportunity to promote their works and connect with the market, but also provide guidance for their future development. After 6 years of accumulation, the "Stars Project" did not change its original intention, aiming to spread the future of Chinese art to more people. This concept has also become the firm mission of the Shu Art Museum team.

Event: Backyard Stories

Dates: 17 Jan 2020 - 7 Feb 2020

Venue: Zhou B Art Center, Chicago

Backyard Stories, the second biennial of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, is a cross-media, interpersonal dialogue. The exhibition explores the interconnectivity and orientation between consciousness, people, object, space, technology and medium. The complex structure exploits the metaphor of a traditional townhouse, including its front yard, interior, and backyard, in relation with how people shoulder multiple identities in contemporary society. What is left in our private sphere? Why and for whom we hide or reveal our most intimate, vulnerable, and precious stories? This exhibition invites visitors to enter the backyard space of 12 artists. Through the language and gesture of different media, artists present their own narration and interpretation.

Event: CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2019

Dates: 5 Dec 2019 - 10 Jan 2020

Venue: THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space​, Venice, Italy

ITSLIQUID GROUP, in collaboration with Venice Events and Ca’ Zanardi, is proud to announce CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2019 – ITSLIQUID International Art Show, curated by Arch. Luca Curci (founder and director of THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, ITSLIQUID Group and Luca Curci Architects) that will be held in Venice, at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, from December 05, 2019 to January 10, 2020 and at Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi, from December 06, 2019 to January 10, 2020.

CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2019 focuses on the theme of IDENTITIES and on the relationship between man, society and contemporary cities, exploring the lifestyles and the ways of being that run on a parallel level of our ordinary life.

Event: NEW WORKS

Dates: 1 Nov 2019 - 2 Nov 2019

Venue: SAIC MacLean Center, 112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

This is an annual external art activity organized on campus. The event covered four separate exhibitions in total, of which I occupied one exhibition area as a solo exhibition with a huge work.

Event: Book and Paper Arts

Dates: 1 Nov 2019 - 28 Nov 2019

Venue: KOKOMO DOWNTOWN ART GALLERY, Kokomo

This is a paper theme exhibition. I exhibited my art book.

Event: SLOW DESIGN Pop-Up Exhibition

Dates: 14 Sep 2019 - 15 Sep 2019

Venue: PIS Global Culture, New York City

This is an exhibition with the theme of fashion and fast-slow life. In the exhibition, I exhibited my research on optical color mixing through my art book.

Event: Sensibility and Reason

Dates: 16 Jul 2019 - 16 Oct 2019

Venue: Google building, Silicon Valley, CA

This is my first solo exhibition. It was also the beginning of my solo exhibition series. In this series of solo exhibitions, I will arrange 5 exhibitions in total, and each solo exhibition can be regarded as a work of art. The five exhibitions will focus on discussions and critiques of sensibility and reasons. Next exhibition is Critiques of Sensibility.
The exhibition hall is inside Google's corporate headquarters. Google has an art project that invites artists to hold art exhibitions at the company headquarters.

Event: Spring in Motion

Dates: 1 Jul 2018 - 1 Aug 2018

Venue: Mooch Gallery, Chicago

This is an exhibition organized by the artist himself. This exhibition is held every year, but the location is different.

Event: Post-Baccalaureate Annual 2018, SAIC SHOUWS 2018

Dates: 12 May 2018 - 14 May 2018

Venue: SAIC MacLean Center, 112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

An exhibition organized by the Graduate School of the Department of Painting&Drawing on campus.

Event: Poet of LandscapeSAIC SHOUWS 2018

Dates: 10 Oct 2014 - 10 Nov 2014

Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art of Zhangjiang Shanghai, 419 Zuchongzhi Rd, Pudong, Shanghai, China

When I was studying in China Central Academy of Fine Arts, my works participated in the exhibition curated by Museum of Contemporary Art of Zhangjiang Shanghai for my professor as an excellent work, and were exhibited in the museum at the same time as my professor's work.

Event: 40th Anniversary Exhibition of Shandong University of Art & Design

Dates: 1 Sep 2013 - 1 Oct 2013

Venue: Museum of Shandong University of Art & Design, Jinan, Shandong, China

As an outstanding graduate, his works were collected by the school during the graduation exhibition and used in the 40-year anniversary exhibition.


 

Biography

The purpose of my work is to use it to fight fear from death. Since the demise of the flesh is inevitable, then I can only find ways to plant the fragments of my soul among human civilizations, to root it to console myself. Therefore, it is unimportant to me that what kind of art language I use, and it play a whole key role in my work that what kind of my concept, my soul, in it. I never totally believe and follow my feeling to create art works, and I believe my thinking and logic are much more trustworthy.