Lin Tianmiao
| Lin Tianmiao | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 林天苗 |
| Born | 1961 Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Known for | sculpture, mixed media |
| Website | lintianmiao.com |
Lin Tianmiao (Chinese: 林天苗; born 1961) is a contemporary Chinese installation artist and textile designer. Through her use of everyday objects, she explores the relationship of tradition and modernization. Growing up in China as well as being a woman are the two strongest voices that Lin communicates with and for through her art. By using materials which are closely tied to the maternal responsibilities of a household, Lin connects her past to China's present.
Lin Tianmiao was born in 1961 in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China. Her father was an ink painter and master calligrapher and her mother studied and taught traditional dance. She earned a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from Capital Normal University in Beijing in 1984.
She lived in Brooklyn from 1988 to 1994. She returned to Beijing in 1995 and converted her home into an open studio which was an important venue for Apartment Art. Lin is married to video artist Wang Gongxin and has a son, Shaun. She lives in Beijing. Lin and her husband work together and he runs her website as well as is in charge of her publicity. They also collaborate on experimental exhibitions in their home that further investigate the materials that Lin is drawn to and often uses in her work.
Lin started her career as a textile designer and used the skills she learned later on in her work. She transitioned from textile design to art because she felt like design was limiting her creativity and suppressing her expression. Lin and her husband participated in and were involved with the Beijing Young Artists' Painting Society, which was contiguous with the '85 Art New Wave Movement. "It was more conservative, but it was also innovative" said Lin in an interview about her involvement in the Beijing Young Artists' Painting Society compared to the '85 Art New Wave Movement. Lin co-founded the Loft New Media Art Center in 2001. She had a 2006 residency at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute where she experimented with paper media and printmaking. Since the mid-1990s, her works have been included in every major international museum show on Chinese contemporary art. Lin is represented by Galerie Lelong, New York and Paris.
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