Recognized as the pioneer in video game art and a New Media artist, Feng Mengbo draws heavily from China’s modern cultural and social context, as well as his own personal history, often combining the narrative with his vision of digital and video games realms. For the last three decades, Feng Mengbo has been exploring rapidly evolving frontier of new digital media with a deep interest in the virtual world and their effects on individuals decades before the terms such as metaverse, NFT, and digital art became household terms.
Rén Space and Miralab have been fierce advocates and supporters of an innovative and boundary-breaking approach to artistic expressions and have collaborated with artists such as Yu Youhan, Zhang Peili, Geng Jianyi, Yang Zhenzhong, Chen Yujun and Li Binyuan.
We look forward to embarking on a thought provoking journey and adventure with Feng Mengbo into the digital realm of metaverse along with new works in sculptures, paintings, VR and AR works.
“I am thrilled to join forces with a visionary artist, Feng Mengbo, to explore new era of metaverse and beyond. Now is right moment for this partnership.” – Jung Lee, Founder of Rén Space and Miralab.
“I am excited to partner with Rén Space and Miralab. Jung is a transformative figure in the intersection of art and technology. I am confident that this innovative platform and partnership will open a new horizon.” – Feng Mengbo
“Digitalized human beings of the future are our offspring.”
“…it is only a matter of time before a virtual world will mix with the real world – it is possible that the real truth is a virtual future.” – Feng Mengbo, 2009, from Yi Bite.
Feng Mengbo was born in Beijing, China in 1966 and currently lives and works in Beijing. He graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing in 1991. He is now a professor and doctoral supervisor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA).
As one of the earliest artists who started to use digital technology, Feng Mengbo started to use video games as a medium for his artworks in the 1990s, and later he entered the field of new media art and interactive installation. Additionally, he has collaborated with Na Wu, New Pants, and other musicians to create electronic music performances. His works are in the collections of MoMA, Guggenheim, LACMA, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Hong Kong M+, and CAFA.
冯梦波被公认为电子游戏领域的先锋和新媒体艺术家,他大量借鉴了中国现代文化和社会背景,以及自己的个人历史,经常将叙事与他对数字化和电子游戏领域的愿景结合起来。在过去的三十年里,冯梦波一直在探索快速发展的数字媒体前沿,早在元宇宙、NFT和数字艺术等术语成为家喻户晓的术语之前,他就对虚拟世界及其对个人的影响产生了浓厚的兴趣。
仁庐和Miralab一直是创新和打破艺术表达方式边界的倡导者和支持者,并已与余友涵、张培力、耿建翌、杨振中、陈彧君和厉槟源等艺术家开展了合作。
我们期待着与冯梦波一起踏上一段激动人心的探索之旅,带着雕塑、绘画、虚拟现实与增强现实等多媒介的新作品,进入元宇宙的数字领域。
“我很高兴能与卓有远见的艺术家冯梦波携手,共同探索元宇宙的新时代。现在正是建立这种合作关系的好时机”。 —仁庐和Miralab的创始人 Jung Lee
“我很高兴能与仁庐和Miralab 合作。在艺术和科技的交汇点上,Jung是一位变革型的人物。我相信,这个创新的平台和伙伴关系将打开新的视野。” —冯梦波
“未来的数字化的人类都将是我们的孩子。”
“以我个人对于电子游戏工业和玩家的观察,虚拟的世界真实到足以混肴所谓真实和虚拟指日可待,更何况未来虚拟可能就将是唯一的真实。”——冯梦波-节选自《一比特》 2009
冯梦波,1966年生于北京,现工作和生活在北京。1991年毕业于中央美术学院。现为中央美术学院教授,博士生导师。
作为中国最早关注且运用数字技术的艺术家之一,冯梦波早在二十世纪九十年代便开始了新媒体互动艺术的创作,尤以运用电子游戏创作闻名,艺术实践涵盖绘画、书法、装置、摄影、录像、音乐表演和写作。他的作品曾展出于第四十五届威尼斯双年展(1993年)、第十届和第十一届卡塞尔文献展(1997和2002年)等。此外,冯梦波也多次与巫娜、新裤子等音乐人合作进行了系列电子音乐的现场表演。他的作品为纽约现代艺术博物馆、古根海姆博物馆、洛杉矶郡立美术馆(LACMA)、福冈亚洲美术馆、香港M+、中央美术学院美术馆等国内外机构收藏。