Sun Guaiwu is an artist based in China, whose work spans almost all major media and focuses on the interweaving of different mediums. His doctoral thesis, "The Analysis and Construction of Fictional Artifacts in Moving Image Art," explores the integration of artificial objects like installations, sculptures, and props in video art, while also serving as a systematic review and extension of his previous creative methods. In recent years, his artistic practice has centered on two themes: "Male Growth" and "Ideal Homeland." His video series "Unworthy Son," which he began planning in 2023, stems from these two themes. The first part of the series, "Refractory," has been completed, and work is currently underway on the second part.
In addition, Guaiwu is a design activist and researcher who sees design as a moral declaration and a medium to inspire discussion. He aspires to generate valuable narratives and thought experiments outside the script of consumerism. In 2017, Guaiwu founded the Mentiongso studio, which actively engages in various issues within the Chinese social and cultural context through radical design, design comedy, speculative design, critical design, and social design, striving to act for a better society of tomorrow.
怪悟是一位居住在中国的艺术家，作品几乎涵盖所有主要媒介，并关注不同媒介间的交织。其博士论文《影像艺术中虚构人造物的分析与建构》聚焦于影像中装置、雕塑和道具等人造物的融合，也是对以往创作方法的系统性梳理与延伸。近年他的艺术实践聚焦于“男性成长”与“理想家园”两个主题。他于23年开始策划的影像系列作品“不肖子”正是源自这两条路径，目前完成了系列的第一部《不应期》，正在进行第二部的前期工作。此外，怪悟是一名设计行动者和研究者，将设计作为一种道德宣言和激发讨论的媒介，渴望能在消费主义脚本外产生有价值的叙事和思想实验。2017年怪悟创立当代设计团体明想社，针对中国社会及文化语境，用设计激进主义、设计喜剧、思辨设计、批判设计、社会设计等方式，积极介入不同议题，为了明天理想的社会而行动。
2022- PhD, Contemporary Art Practice, Central Academy of Fine Arts, CHN
2015-2017 MA, Design Interactions, Royal College of Art, UK
2012-2015 MA, Art and Design Theory, Northeast Normal University, CHN
2013-2014. MA, Visual Communication, Shih Chien University ( Exchange Course), CHN
2008-2011 BE, Industry Design, Hohai University, CHN
2005-2008 BE, Agricultural Facility of Science and Engineering, Hohai University( no diploma), CHN
2024-2025 Visiting Tutor, School of Continuing Education, Central Academy of Fine Arts
2017-2022 Creative Director, Mentionso
2019 Guest Lecturer, China Academy of Art (Shanghai Campus)
2012-2013 Creative Director, Otacool
Email guaiwuart@gmail.com
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