Chinese artist Qin Qi’s oeuvre can be characterised by surrealist still lifes, landscapes and elements of nature placed in startling, defamiliarised environments. He experiments with familiar forms and reconfigures their pictorial language, assembling these varied subjects to depict the coexistence of different worlds in inventive compositions. The viewer is transported to a new dimension as he frees things from their everyday contexts, and conjoins otherwise logically disparate elements, such as a white goose and a bed, to manifest impossible realities. Qin Qi rejects paintings as mere illustrations or descriptions of a scene; instead, he sees them as a narrative and analysis of the multifaceted human experience. A visual thinker, his work is permeated with a sense of ambiguity as he represents the subtleties and complexities of the human consciousness through his play of visual form and structure.
Upon his graduation from the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 2002, Qin Qi received acclaim for the unique sensitivity and technical sophistication shown in his graduation thesis, The Horse that Fell in Love with Performing. After receiving his Master’s degree he now teaches at the Academy. Qin Qi’s recent solo exhibitions include 'Fragrance of the Night’ at Tang Contemporary Art (Hong Kong, 2019), ‘Qin Qi’ at Platform China (Beijing, 2014), and ‘Chairs Can Save Lives’ at Minsheng Art Museum (Shanghai, 2011).