Yuqian Sun was born in Shenzhen, China in 1997. At the age of 14, her long journey of studying abroad began. After graduating from Idyllwild Arts Academy in California, she earned her BFA degree at the University of Michigan in 2019. She is now an award-winning artist and art educator based in Toronto.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

My art practice is derived from my doll photography works, which I started practicing when I was a kid. It was a pure hobby at first, but turnt into a long and comprehensive method of creation that carries my aesthetics. I aim to capture the sublime aesthetics of ideal humanoid form worshipping in doll images I create.
Inspired by visual beauty of these mass-produced toy dolls, my work discusses the context derived from the meanings behind objects that are human beings’ artificial imitations. I studied and experimented with traditional mediums, striving to refine my painting style into a unique authorship. In my doll portrait series “Artificial Fairies” and “Gem in Their Eyes”, I proceed to explore the borderline of life and lifelessness.