LINSEED 艺术家 | 张一 Eva Zhang Yi
张一，1989年生于成都，现工作、生活于上海、成都。获南加州大学经济学硕士、明尼苏达大学数学学士学位。在开启系统的艺术创作生涯之前，张一曾在纽约和香港从事金融工作,她的作品主题也是与其作为女性，在职场和生活中的处境紧密相关的。张一自学缝纫和面料改造的技法进行创作。在北京的个展中，她呈现了对织物进行染色、裁剪、拼贴来制作的作品。展览主要撷取日常生活与《女史箴图》的历史文本中对于女性的塑造，对既有的叙事展开再想象。张一近期的作品探讨了人与宠物的共生关系，疫情的因素以及社交媒体的引导作用让宠物背负了更多的社会属性，而部分宠物家长很难履行相处的义务，而仅停留在表面的物化宠物。艺术家就宠物的过度预期和人类实际付出之间的不平衡的问题进行了反思。
张一 Eva Zhang Yi
生产线 Processing Line, 2021
丝绸、棉、棉线、夹棉织物
Silk, cotton and thread on quilt fabric
135 x 130 cm
Eva Zhang Yi, born in 1989 in Chengdu, China. currently lives and works in Shanghai and Chengdu. Zhang received a master’s degree in Economics from University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from University of Minnesota. Before foraying into art, Zhang had worked in the finance industry in New York and Hong Kong. Her works were closely related to the work and life experiences as a woman. Zhang taught herself sewing and fabric manipulation techniques. In her solo show in Tabula Rasa Gallery, she has presented a series of fabric works using a variety of methods such as tie-dye and collage. Zhang attunes to the shaping of women in contemporary life as well as in historical texts. Zhang’s works unfold a re-imagination of these existing narratives. She recently focuses on the symbiosis relationship between humans and pets. Because of the pandemic as well as the influence of social media, people are putting on more social properties to their pets. However, part of them can hardly fulfil the obligation as responsible pet parents. Pets are more embellished as objects or accessories. Artist has reflected the question of the imbalance between the expectation on pets and the actual payout of humans on her work.