Wenjue was born in Beijing in 2001. He studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris in 2015 and then at Atelier François Legrand in 2016. In 2019, he became a lifelong member of the Fondation Taylor.Wen Jue currently lives in Shanghai. His work revolves around the experimentation with the medium of "oil paints”. Through the physical accumulation of oil paints, he makes three-dimensional rock-like and bas-relief sculptures collide with two-dimensional paintings, creating a new dialogue and giving a new definition to structure and image.
His recent solo shows include: Supercalifragilisticexpialidociousism and The Horn of Plenty (BANK, Shanghai, 2023), Flamenco Summer (hiart space, Shenzhen, 2021), Me and My... (Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Beijing, 2020). Recent group shows include Dream Bird (Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong Wong Chuk Hang Space, Hong Kong, 2023), Youth Paradise: A Case Study of Chinese New Painting I (CYCLE SPACE, Beijing, 2023), I Waited For You (Nothing Happened Gallery, Shanghai, 2023), Spring Blooming (BLANKgallery, Shanghai, 2022), Magician and Hound (HALF IMAGE, Shanghai, 2022), The Human World (BLANKgallery, Shanghai, 2022), TEXTRONIC (Atmosphere Space, Nanjing, 2022)