A Thousand Forms, One Nature – Art by Yuan Wen

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Yuan Wen, “Dependent Arising I (detail),” 2022

drawing, montype, cooper drypoint (courtesy of the artist)

Opening Reception: April 16, 2025, 6-8pm

https://yuanwen.eventbrite.ca

Lipont Gallery is pleased to present A Thousand Forms, One Nature, a solo exhibition featuring mixed-media works and limited-edition prints by Vancouver-based artist Yuan Wen. This compelling series continues Wen’s ongoing exploration into the dynamic interplay between material agency, ecological systems, and cultural memory.

Through painting, drawing, printmaking, and collage, Wen fuses organic forms inspired by the natural world with imagined imagery. The result is a hybrid aesthetic that blurs the lines between traditional and contemporary art practices. Her works evoke a vivid synthesis of living forms, cultural references, and social networks—inviting viewers to contemplate the origin of the natural world that gives rise to “a thousand forms.”

Wen explains:

“A Thousand Forms, One Nature explores the fluid intersection of materiality, natural cycles, and spatial interconnectedness. This mixed-media exhibition examines how organic and synthetic materials interact, degrade, and transform over time, questioning the boundaries between permanence and impermanence. Inspired by Michel Serres’ idea that ‘A thousand cultures, one nature,’ the exhibition reflects on the enduring presence of nature beyond human constructs, revealing the invisible forces that shape our shared world.”

Artist Talk: April 25, 2025 6-8pm

https://yuanwentalk.eventbrite.ca