Ma Ye was born in Suide, Shaanxi Province. From a young age Ma Ye was a talented artist and was already highly skilled before entering the Xi'an Fine Arts Academy. After graduation he worked as an art teacher in a secondary school in his hometown, but resigned after four years of teaching. Ma Ye was disappointed for the school never paid much attention on art education and he was unable to fully pass on his skills to his students. From 1993 he lived in the Yuan Ming Yuan Painter Village in Beijing. After the Yuan Ming Yuan Painter Village was removed by the Chinese Government in 1995 he moved to Song Zhuang Painter Village in Beijing, currently still living here. In the series that is presented on the website, Ma Ye shows a vivid contrast by creating fashionable figures that are undressing in front of Chinese historical views. In his works he expresses the state of modern China, the concept of people on value and morality is changing, in the meantime the traditional civilization is disappearing.
1964
Born in Sui De, Shanxi Province, China
1988
Graduated from Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi'an, China
Selected Solo exhibitions
1997
Dismantle the Modern, American Embassy, Beijing, China.
Mother Body, Hilton Guanjin Gallery, Beijing, China
1994
Red-Soul, Wanfung Gallery, Beijing, China
Selected Group exhibitions
2008
Art Fair - Primavera, Rotterdam, the Netherland
2007
Art Fair Arti07, the Hague, the Netherlands
Standpoint, Soemo Fine Arts, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
From Chengdu to Beijing, Galerie Buddenbrooks, The Hague, The Netherlands
On the Way, Soemo Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Made in Songzhuang, Sunshine Art Museum, Beijing, China
2006
Five Countries Tour Exhibition (Singapore, Holland, Denmark, France, Germany)
Welcome to Songzhuang, Soemo Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Affordable Art, Red T Gallery and Season Gallery, Beijing, China
One Minute Film, Rain Gallery, Beijing, China
Beijing occupational Artists, Yan Club Art Center, Beijing, China
2005
Power of Spirit - Communication of Contemporary Arts Works, Tour Exhibitions at Chinese Universities
Arts Concentration, Songzhuang Arts Community, Beijing, China
2004
100 Chinese Artists Arts, Qianjin Gallery, Beijing, China
Guangzhou International Art Exposition, Guangzhou International Fair Hall, Guangzhou, China
2003
Shanghai Spring Art Salon Exhibition, Shanghai Everbright (GuangDa) Exposition Center, Shanghai, China
Countryside-Made, Beijing DaoPu Visual Arts Centre, Beijing, China
China Contemporary Art, Mainland Gallery, Beijing, China
Charity Auction, Tokyo Art Object, Beijing, China
The 1st Youth Fine Arts, Today Arts Museum, Beijing, China
2002
Contemporary Plane Painting, Military Museum, Beijing, China
The Heart of CMOS Chip, PC Art Factory, Beijing, China
Red Square Show, RedSquare Art Space, Beijing, China
Space Time, Beijing Dhyana O Gallery, Beijing, China
Hello ! WangFuJing ! Wangfujing, Beijing, China