Born in 1991, Jin Han graduated from the Department of Printmaking and the Department of Oil Painting of China Academy of Art respectively. Now he lives and works in Hangzhou and Shanghai.
His dynamic yet precisely planned paintings transfix viewers by employing a plethora of vivid hues, bravura brushwork. From his early depiction of individual and natural elements to his recent observation of the microcosm of the human body, and to provocative juxtaposition and layering of elements that relate to geographic and natural science. Jin presents a richer and more exploratory body of works by depicting the homology of the human body with geographic and cosmic references.
Jin seems able to capture the infinite moments of human and natural homogeneity on a limited canvas. The painted forms and colours are often based on the play of his observation and imagination, not simply reproduced, creating a romantic abbreviation of the relationship between the macrocosm and the microcosm. In the series The Context where he juxtaposes geographic and human elements, the artist replaces the scientific observation apparatus and transcends perspectives of scientific common sense. For Jin, his works also extend an exploration of the role of painting in society and its relations with conventional education - although art does not enter education as a goal in itself, it should be able to intervene and mix with it, just as how art blends into our lives, and it can be a romantic entry point to evoke curiosities.
Recent solo exhibitions include: Spread over, The Nanke Gallery, 2023, Shanghai; Love Letter of the Ether, P.ART Lab, 2023, Shanghai; Storm Hunter, Sanshang Contemporary Art Center, 2021, Hangzhou, China; Wasteland Journal, 1900 Art Space, 2020, Shanghai. He has participated in group exhibitions in National Art Museum of China, Zhejiang Art Museum, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center, Baolong Art Museum, Era Art Museum, Himalayan Art Center and other institutions; His works have been collected by National Art Museum of China, Zhejiang Art Museum, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, Guangzhou Contemporary Art Center and other institutions.
