Jin Feng had lived in Los Angeles for 20 years before moving back to Beijing where he studied sculpture at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Jin Feng had lived in Los Angeles for 20 years before moving back to Beijing where he studied sculpture at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. The experiences in the United States enabled him to explore Western culture from a Chinese perspective and gradually, he began to reflect on the Chinese culture from a Western angle.

He transforms his shifts between two cultural environments into sculptures that are now shown at Another Art, a gallery in Beijing's Luomahu area. The exhibition runs through Oct 9.

The exhibition titled Why Jin Feng displays dozens of metal sculptures of which he translates Chinese calligraphic characters into a three-dimensional form, and he projects light on his female body sculptures to leave shadows on the wall.

The works reveal an enduring influence of Western art, an academic art style he was subjected to for years, coupled with his intention to create something beyond daily visual experiences.