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Axl Le

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Axl Le
BornLe Yi 乐毅
(1989-12-24) December 24, 1989 (age 34)
Shanghai, China
🏳️ NationalityChinese
💼 Occupation
  • Visual Artist/CG Director
📆 Years active  2015–present
Known forDigital Art, Short Films
🌐 Websitewww.axlleart.com

Le Yi (Chinese: 乐毅; born 24 December 1989), better known by the pseudonym "Axl Le", is a Chinese contemporary visual artist, digital artist, art director and director. He is known for his short films, animations and digital prints. Le was born in Shanghai, China and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in architecture from Shanghai University in 2013, a degree that sharpened his eye for detail and taught him how to use 3D-rendering software. He later went on to work as an assistant to Chinese photographer Maleonn, which provided further aesthetic inspiration.[1]

Works[edit]

His work and artistic style explores many categories, with many works reflecting on Sci-Fi[2] and Cyberpunk[3] related topics. His work has been featured in various art networks and magazines, including Nowness,[4] Arte,[5][6] and Pause Fest.[7]

The Kiyomi Kobayashi (2019) series was a creative breakthrough for Le,[8] as the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art showed the trilogy as the centerpiece of the group exhibition Do You Copy? in 2019-2020. This was followed by the short film The Journey (2019),[9] which constructs a riveting philosophical odyssey inspired by a trip to Norway in 2017. His short film Vincent (2020) attracted even more international attention[10] for its cyberpunk aesthetics and its depiction of a dark and disorienting near-future Hong Kong.[11]

Axl Le has also received attention for his static works, and the series I am Chinese, I don't eat dogs, but I eat aliens was rendered even more relevant due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] In this series, Le reinvented odd recipes by adding strange twists. The series acted as a refute to the assumptions some people have about Chinese diets, while also poking fun at his own culture. His series The Patient (2021), which includes digital prints, animations and a short film, examines the ways in which we make ourselves sick.[13] This series was particularly well received in East Asia and received a special feature on the Korean YouTube channel WLDO.[14]

Short films[edit]

  • The Patient (2021)
  • The Funeral (2020)
  • Vincent (2020)
  • The Journey (2019)
  • Kiyomi Kobayashi (series) (2019)

Art series[edit]

  • A Hundred Varieties of Life (2021)
  • The Patient (2021)
  • I am Chinese, I don't eat dogs, but I eat aliens (2020)

Exhibitions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Futureproof Geisha". Neocha. 2019-12-02.
  2. "東京国際工科専門職大学・大阪国際工科専門職大学・名古屋国際工科専門職大学 2021年度TVCM". The Sankei News (in 日本語). 2021-04-01.
  3. "The Cyberpunk Worlds of Axl Le". SHP+. 2020-06-28.
  4. "NOWNESS 2020 天才计划特别展映 中国美术学院美术馆站". China Academy of Art (in 中文). 2020-12-16.
  5. "Cyberpunk: Von der Dystopie zur Realität?". Arte.tv (in Deutsch).
  6. "Cyberpunk: de la dystopie à la réalité?". Arte.tv (in français).
  7. "Pause Originals 2020 - Global motion response initiative". Pause Fest.
  8. "Futureproof Geisha". Neocha. 2019-12-02.
  9. "Join Axl Le and Alan Watts on "The Journey"". Stash Media. 2020-01-23.
  10. "CGI 3D Animated Short: "Vincent" - by Axl Le (Yi Le)". The CG bros. 2021-07-21.
  11. ""Vincent" CG Short Film by Axl Le". Stash Media. 2020-05-26.
  12. ""I am Chinese, I don't eat Dogs": Inside Axl Le's Post-Apocalyptic Recipe Book". Radii China. 2020-04-16.
  13. "Work anxiety just got a whole lot worse". Shots. 2021-07-15.
  14. "주목해야할 천재 아티스트 AXL LE". WLDO (in 한국어). 2021-08-03.

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