In the Bowels of the Bardo

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 86" x 74"
Materials: paper, beeswax, mushrooms, dominos, cat hair, wires, usb cable, bamboo, longhorn beetle, house fly, bee, citrus peel, glass, lock, plug, botanicals, acrylic paint, oil paint, iridescent film, dowels, hot glue, caulk, cork, rocks, watercolor, ink, pigment, tile, electronic parts, plywood, piece of a car tire, pewter, bong, starfish, clay, metal lettering, cup warmer, batteries, headphone, crystals, shell, tile, aluminum.

Dance of the Goddess Maya

Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 60" x 42"
Materials: paper, sand dollars, caulk, rocks, cardboard, automotive paint, beeswax, rubber bands, branches, dried tangerines, dried grapefruit, chestnuts, botanicals, wooden snake, bee, cement spray paint, pieces of a Gundam model, sea urchin, acrylic paint, tar, hot glue, mushrooms, 1/100 scale human models, PLA filament, pigment, electronic parts, plywood.

Ascending and Descending a Mountain

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 46" x 73"
Materials: paper, beeswax, reishi mushrooms, milkweed seeds and pods, botanicals, acrylic paint, oil paint, iridescent film, dowels, hot glue, caulk, cork, rocks, watercolor, ink, pigment, tile, electronic parts, wires, plywood.

Haunting the Hungry Ghost

Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 25” x 30 1/2”
Materials: paper, asphalt, coyote teeth, braided lanyard, mushroom, steel plate, 9v battery, electronic parts, caulk, rock, dragonfly, model chickens, model moss, hot glue, silkworm cocoon, acrylic paint, oil paint, botanicals, plywood, pigment, bullet shells.

Spirit Guide (Mirror Face)

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 30" x 39"
Materials: paper, hot glue, beeswax, acrylic paint, tempered glass, rocks, botanicals, roots, electronic parts, caulk, pigment, mirror glass, white oak burl, Burger King chicken nugget, bee, batteries, catalpa pods and seeds, thread, tape, wires, produce mesh, linen, plywood.

Adopted by Spirits

Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 35" x 47"
Materials: paper, acrylic paint, watercolor, oil paint sticks, rubber bands, hot glue, glitter hot glue, metal signage letters, mosquito repellent incense, beeswax, rubber band, rocks, caulk, plywood, linen.

Searching the Loop

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 92" x 46"

Sight, Taste, Appetite

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 94" x 46"

Reason Trail

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 94" x 46"

Hell Guide/Heaven Guard: an Emanation in the Bardo State
Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 61" x 52"
Materials: paper, beeswax, mushrooms, wires, computer mouse, curling iron, glass, botanicals, acrylic paint, lenticular images, hot glue, caulk, sponge, rocks, watercolor, ink, pigment, tile, electronic parts, plywood, piece of a car tire, pewter, exact-o blades, clay, bone, twigs, pom pom, flattened exhaust pipe, tacts, ceramics, scale model humans, pen quills, packaging peanuts, thermostat, silicone.

Mahākāla

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 30" x 39"
Materials: paper, self-hardening clay, dowels, hot glue, beeswax, acrylic paint, tar, rocks, botanicals, bamboo skewers, PLA filament, vinyl, electronic parts, candy, hook, rubber bands, caulk, pigment, feather, dried orange, dried grapefruit, dried tangerine, Gundam model parts, ramen, automotive paint, bamboo mushroom, reishi mushroom, cauliflower mushroom, black conk mushroom, steal plate, charcoal, metals, linen, plywood.

Cocoon Alchemy

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 50" x 47" x 12"
Materials: paper, beeswax, wood, all the lenses from a projector, cocoons, moth shedding, PLA filament, ear plugs, glass, botanicals, acrylic paint, door knob, chestnuts, seeds, hot glue, caulk, rocks, watercolor, ink, pigment, tile, electronic parts, plywood, pewter, clay, bone, dried echeveria, ceramics, silicone, 3d printed objects, Colgate toothpaste box, soda can, bottle of Advil, petrified wood, TV remote, milled pneumatic engine, tile, batteries.

Ego Decay

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 117" x 100"

Blanketing

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 89" x 74"

Arriving at Something Other Than

Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 21" x 17" x 7"
Materials: paper, check book, conk mushroom, mini cd, adhesive caulk, asphalt, beech dowels, Sky screen mount, ambrosia maple burl, 1/100 scale model people, furniture pad, crayon, screws, coral, plywood.

Chaos is Savage, Order is Court

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 35" x 27"
Mixed media on panel

Death Before Dying and Rebirth Before Death
Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 23" x 21 1/2"
Materials: paper, moth, cicadas, beeswax, silicone cast, electrical wires, botanicals.

Alchemy of Mood and Matter

Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 30" x 36 1/2"
Materials: paper, maple seeds, pictures from a math book, air-dry clay sculptures, lamb's ear plant, pine cone wings, hot glue, cat prints, chest nuts, acrylic paint, linen, plywood.

Cave Painting

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019

Slippery Matrix

Ye Qin Zhu | 2016 | 41" x 42"
Materials: paper, leaves, ear plugs, cloth, fig leaf, melon leaf, dried tangerines, hot glue, glitter hot glue, cotton swabs, watercolor, and linen.

As the Universe Grew

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 72" x 60"
Materials: paper, conductive copper tape, electrical wire, sumi ink, model humans, ear plug, large safety pin, pieces of a keyboard, hot glue, chest nuts, acrylic paint, linen, decorative nails, steel plate, planer blades, self-hardening clay, caulk, string beans, reflector tape, glow-in-the-dark stars, PLA filament, matte medium, metal letter, skeleton leaves, bottle of mezcal, plastics, tangerines, shoe lace, jars.

Disparity On Stage

(Awards and Trophies)
Ye Qin Zhu | 2016 | 32" x 44"
Materials: paper, jars, rocks, air-dry modeling clay, hot glue, gliter hot glue, grapefruit peel, cardboard, park ranger pin, linen, and acrylic paint.

The Pyramid's Neck

Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 30" x 40"
Materials: paper, rocks, clothespins, tangerine, circuit boards, self-hardening clay, glitter, color, and clear hot glue, glitter glue, rubber band, plywood.

Bok Choy and Hundun

(Prosperity and Chaos)
Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 26" x 30.5"
Materials: paper, wood, glass, hot glue, clay, PLA filament, 3D printed objects, ink, glue, fabric, reflective micro beads, brass, powdered pigment, silicone caulk, plywood.

Each Ourselves Beyond

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 32" x 44"
Materials: paper, jars, rocks, air-dry modeling clay, Crayola clay, wood glue, pigment, sumi ink, lens, batteries, dried string beans, ceramic shards, toy horse leg, hot glue, glitter hot glue, grapefruit peel, pine cone, glass, incense sticks, Squishies donut, cardboard, park ranger pin, linen, and acrylic paint, ply wood.

Dune Frog

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 14' x 8'

Where Constellations Meet

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 54 1/2" x 26" (left figure), 41" x 26" (right figure)
Materials: paper, 3D hologram stickers, trivet, magnolia flowers and branches, botanicals, rocks, clay, pewter trinkets, drone remote controller, gem stones, water color, pigment, glue, ceramic shards, caulk, hot glue, glitter hot glue, glitter glue, model farm animals, glass, electronic parts, reflective fine beads, acrylic paint, ply wood.

Seer, Creator, Driver

Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 49" x 71"
Materials: paper, glue, rocks, botanicals, electronic parts, caulk, metal, pigment, 3D printed objects, hot glue, vinyl, moth cocoons, butterfly cocoons, lenticular images, cat hair, and reflector beads.

Sweeping Visit By The Specters Of Tears And Learning
Ye Qin Zhu | 2018 | 44" x 42 1/2"
Materials: paper, hot glue, acrylic paint, automotive paint, clay, glitter glue, polyester, computer mouse, motor, silver leaf, glue, rocks, botanicals, electronic parts, caulk, metal, dried tangerine, vending machine egg, pigment, plywood.

Tall Grass Field

Ye Qin Zhu | 2017 | 30" x 39"
Materials: paper, tangerines, rocks, baby shoe cushions, silicone, botanicals, electronic parts, pigment, wax, acrylic paint, EAP wires, peacock feathers, oil paint, linen, head phones, and plywood.

Mediated Meditation

Ye Qin Zhu | 2019 | 62" x 45"
Materials: paper, glue, rocks, botanicals, electronic parts, caulk, metal, pigment, 3D printed objects, hot glue, vinyl, moth cocoons, butterfly cocoons, lenticular images, cat hair, and holographic stickers, printed images, plastic leaf ornaments, cheese grater.