Born in the middle of 1970’s, Zhang Zheyi is one of the pioneers in China to bring concept art out of museums and put it into public spaces to elicit reflection.

Around 2010, Zhang Zheyi started to experiment with other forms of art creation besides painting. "The Red Sea", "A Slice of Xinjiang Nut Cake", "The Cartoon Character -- Ying" and "Light Fostering Place" are undoubtedly unique and influential.

In Zhang Zheyi’s mind, the modernization of Chinese traditional culture is a completely natural course. This cultural self-awareness makes his to switch adeptly between modernity and tradition. The return of Chinese aesthetics in the work creation, the clever new Chinese sense of humor, and the intimacy of materials in daily life demonstrate that Zhang not only satirizes and criticizes the reality, but even more, he combines the oriental philosophy inherent in his unique artistic language and the western logic in modern culture, in order to interpret some contemporary myths and concept.

The public art works by Zhang Zheyi have expanded the boundaries of public art, releasing conceptual art from the closed exhibition rooms to more open social spaces. From active spectatorship to voluntary participation, even interaction, his works seek to form a symbiotic relationship with the audience, reinforcing the social impact of conceptual art. The existence of public art generates public discussions about its creation, helping to form a unique social culture to the particular city, and to particular groups to some extent. The social status of artists exceeds pure aesthetics, and the artist becomes a spiritual guide to transcending the limitations of a highly material life.