Thorn Art by Cui Fei

Natural Materials Become Delicate Manuscript Artwork by Chinese Artist Cui Fei

03/20/2012

Thorn Art by Cui Fei

Artist Cui Fei uses materials found in nature as a response to the radical social changes her native country has experienced. In much of her work she takes thorns, tendrils, and leaves to form new manuscripts, exploring what is permanent beneath the political and cultural shifts which have shaped her life: nature.

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Thorn Art by Cui Fei

Her meticulous work appears organized and controlled like archives of natural forms. And Fei herself claims that this is visible within nature, becoming a consistent and ordered sanctuary from life's daily chaos.

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Thorn Art by Cui Fei

Fei's work is delicate yet deliberate, creating detailed formations and installations which respond to the concept of nature honored in her Chinese heritage.

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Thorn Art by Cui Fei

Artist Cui Fei uses materials found in nature as a response to the radical social changes her native country has experienced. In much of her work she takes thorns, tendrils, and leaves to form new manuscripts, exploring what is permanent beneath the political and cultural shifts which have shaped her life: nature.

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