User:BiJian

BiJian Fan is a Californian sculptor. A native of China, BiJian learned paper folding and cutting from his grandmother. Today, BiJian still creates cutting-edge paper sculpture to carry on the tradition, but his media have expanded to metal, polymer, wood, and other materials.

BiJian explores the aesthetic and physical properties of various materials, integrates alternative sculptural techniques into his artistry, transforms 2D static material into 3D kinetic sculptures. His kinetic sculptures interact with surrounding environment, energize the space, represent an evolution in space and time.

BiJian studied in China, Japan, and USA, earned his BS and MS in Mathematics, Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering. His multi-cultural experience and interdisciplinary background have cultivated his appreciation of creativity in all disciplines and developed him into a new creative breed.

BiJian has exhibited nationwide and earned numerous awards, he also exhibited in his home town for Beijing Olympics.