Artworks by Ren Zhe

The Universe no.4 by Ren Zhe

83 x 46 x 44cm
Stainless Steel
Year of Creation: 2020

The Universe no.3 by Ren Zhe

79 x 45 x 40cm
Stainless Steel
Year of Creation: 2020

The Universe no.2 by Ren Zhe

80 x 38 x 27cm
Stainless Steel
Year of Creation: 2020

The Universe no.1 by Ren Zhe

81 x 80 x 30cm
Stainless Steel
Year of Creation: 2020

Yu Ji by Ren Zhe

98 x 58 x 43cm
Stainless Steel
Year of Creation: 2020

Xun Bai Yu by Ren Zhe

85 x 75 x 70cm
Bronze
Year of Creation: 2020

Boundless Scroll by Ren Zhe

78 x 66 x 92cm
Stainless Steel

Tower of Strength by Ren Zhe

98 x 60 x 75cm
Stainless Steel

Mandula by Ren Zhe

90 x 28 x 53cm
Bronze

Aguira by Ren Zhe

91 x 49 x 38cm
Bronze

Usutu by Ren Zhe

91 x 68 x 26cm
Bronze

Kun Dui by Ren Zhe

98 x 72 x 44cm
Bronze

Black Tortoise by Ren Zhe

92 x 58 x 48cm
Bronze

Vermilion Bird by Ren Zhe

112 x 64 x 46cm
Bronze

Azure Dragon by Ren Zhe

142 x 74 x 74cm
Bronze

Burst of Energy by Ren Zhe

86 x 44 x 40cm
Bronze

Magnanimous Sentiment by Ren Zhe

91 x 90 x 40cm
Stainless Steel

Colored Glaze Jasper by Ren Zhe

58 x 36 x 108cm
147 x 91 x 218cm
Stainless Steel / Bronze

Zodiac by Ren Zhe

Average 90cm high
Stainless Steel

Equanimity by Ren Zhe

126 x 70 x 110cm
320 x 145 x 250cm
Stainless Steel / Bronze

Above the wind by Ren Zhe

58 x 36 x 90cm
Stainless Steel

Sitting on the cloud by Ren Zhe

89 x 53 x 105cm
163 x 71 x 210cm
Stainless Steel

Pegasus by Ren Zhe

68 x 39 x 86cm
230 x 134 x 305cm
Stainless Steel

Belief by Ren Zhe

78 x 25 x 110cm
Bronze

Loyal by Ren Zhe

70 x 70 x 105cm
Bronze

Divinity General – Qin Shubao & Yuchi Jingde by Ren Zhe

Left: 53 x 34 x 99cm (with streamer)
Right: 60 x 25 x 101cm (with streamer)
Stainless Steel

Aura by Ren Zhe

80 x 71 x 103cm
Bronze / Stainless Steel

Orchid-like Charm by Ren Zhe

33 x 36 x 85cm
Stainless Steel

Utmost wonder by Ren Zhe

120 x 67 x 85cm
Stainless Steel
2015

Above the Clouds by Ren Zhe

53 x 39 x 86 cm / 63 x 48 x 80 cm (warrior)
100 x 46 x 21 cm / 90 x 46 x 21 cm (cloud base)
Stainless Steel

White Tiger by Ren Zhe

92 x 86 x 43 cm
183 x 100 x 205cm
Stainless Steel

Righteousness by Ren Zhe

98 x 83 x 42 cm
Stainless Steel

Crossbow by Ren Zhe

132 x 109 x 88 cm
Bronze

Lei by Ren Zhe

140 x 99 x 63 cm
237 x 82 x 339cm
Stainless Steel
2017

Soaring Aspiration by Ren Zhe

195 x 160 x 270 cm
Stainless Steel
2012

Seven Feet Warrior by Ren Zhe

240 x 150 x 320 cm
Stainless Steel

Vajra Heart by Ren Zhe

220 x 90 x 80 cm
Stainless Steel

Sky Breaker by Ren Zhe

78 x 35 x 80 cm
Stainless Steel

Above the Clouds (monumental size) by Ren Zhe

720 x 185 x 330 cm
Stainless Steel

Infinite Spirit Of Allegiance by Ren Zhe

Sculpture
230 x 60 x 95 cm

Noble Spirit by Ren Zhe

107 x 97 x 64 cm
Bronze

Try a Sword On a Horse by Ren Zhe

Sculpture Bronze
98 x 76 x 107cm

Equanimity by Ren Zhe

Sculpture Bronze
130 x 80 x 115cm

Far-reaching Ambition by Ren Zhe

Sculpture Bronze
Warrior: 82 x 49 x 93cm
Horse: 98 x 48 x 120cm

Quiet Strength by Ren Zhe

Sculpture Bronze
78 x 60 x 110cm

Soaring on the Air by Ren Zhe

Sculpture Stainless Steel
42 x 20 x 50cm

A Sincere Heart by Ren Zhe

Sculpture Stainless Steel
125 x 95 x 190cm

Uprightness and Vitality by Ren Zhe

Sculpture Stainless Steel
168 x 80 x 220cm

Ren Zhe

任哲

Ren Zhe was born in 1983

Bachalor’s degree from the Academy of Fine Arts Sculpture Department, Tsinghua University 2005

In the spectrum of contemporary sculpture in China, the sculptures of Ren Zhe exhibit his personal firm faith in art. Ren Zhe shows great respects for the classical spirit in sculpture whereas classical art in China is almost completely disappearing. Ren Zhe pursues the epic and majestic spirit of the classics. It is in the process of the absorption and transformation of traditional cultural resources that he redefines the language of new classical sculpture. His work was shown in several solo exhibitions within China, and in Taiwan and Singapore and can be found in museums across China and in private collections of international companies in China as well as in the Korea art bank.

Ren Zhe’s sculptures take the form of masculine warrior figures, and with their magnificent stances valiantly grounded; or with chest thrusting in mid-air; they provide dynamism to the human anatomy that convey a passionate, energetic existence. Ren Zhe’s sculptures can be described as simple when depicting the intrinsic human values in their purest sense. Taking from Confucian ideology, they would be magnanimity and courage, nobility, gentleness, respect, and truth. Ren Zhe has registered them as part of his cultural heritage, as the ‘spirit’ or ‘essence’ of the Han Dynasty, as well as his own self-reflection.

In Ren Zhe’s new range of stainless steel works, his craft matures to incorporate light as a medium, reflecting and penetrating into and away from them, literally illuminating the details. By observing the viscous drape of a warrior’s cloak, the flex of muscles sensitively exaggerated, the delicacy of sculpted palms resolving the momentum of the piece to a profoundly reflective stillness, down to the rope bound across the warrior’s waist finely carved to perfection, one is enveloped by the exquisite craftsmanship of each piece. His sculptures take on the spiritual nature they were intended to behold. By adopting Asian heroic imagery, Ren Zhe is exposing history through a conversation between his sculptures and the viewers. From his conception that today’s generation is not cherishing the past enough, it is his personal agenda to reignite the spirit of humanism and gain respect for a cultural history that it rightfully deserves.