Yun-Fei Ji
Early Life and Career Yun-Fei Ji (季云飞; born 1963) is a Chinese-American painter whose artistic vision synthesizes the grandeur of classical scroll painting with the urgent concerns of contemporary social commentary. Born in Beijing during the tumultuous Cultural Revolution (1966–76), Ji’s formative years were marked by his mother's imprisonment in a labor camp—a stark reminder of the ideological fervor that gripped China at the time. This experience instilled in him a profound appreciation for resilience and an unwavering commitment to confronting uncomfortable truths through art. Following…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Yun-Fei Ji's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
