Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve
(b. 1977 in Toulouse, France)

Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve, studied at Ecole des Metiers d’Art in Revel with an expertise in wood cabinet making, marquetry and gilding. Lacquer painting, one of the most ancient arts in China, acted like a strong magnet to him. So Wensen committed himself to live in China and with his own language deciphering the work of lacquer, learning and drawing lessons from traditional Chinese lacquer paintings. Simultaneously, he blends his own creativity into Chinese lacquer traditions, mixing elements of Western modern art into his lacquer works. Wensen is deeply touched by natural objects and natural beauty that contain endless stories and mysteries that he would like to recount through his lacquer paintings. Besides Chinese lacquer, he makes extensive use of various natural elements such as mud, linen, silver, gold, tin, lead, shells, stone, wood, and so on. Wensen also adopts various texture effects, including lithography, engraving, relief piling, mosaic collage and incrustations, lending his artworks abundant tactile feelings.

Has been with Sin Sin Fine Art since 2012.

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Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve
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Artworks

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Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve ‘Untitled 2’, Chinese lacquer on Japanese silk, gold leaves, oxidized silver leaves, 100 x 100 cm, 2021 in Celebration - a group exhibition | 22 Jan - 22 Mar 2022
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve ‘Untitled 1’, Chinese lacquer, old rice bag fabric, egg shells inlays, bronze powder, 45 x 19 cm, 2021 in Celebration - a group exhibition | 22 Jan - 22 Mar 2022
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 45 chinese lacquer on old rice bag, hemp fabric, gold leaves, 63 x 88 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 44 chinese lacquer on old rice bag, hemp fabric, gold leaves, cinnabar red, 75 x 66 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 42 chinese lacquer on old rice bag, cotton and jute fiber woven by the artist textile, various cinnabar red, 64 x 58 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 46 chinese lacquer on on hemp fabric, indigo, wood, gold leaves, 70 x 90 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 39 chinese lacquer on old rice bag, hemp fabric, gold leaves, pigment from concrete dust, 68 x 48 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 40 chinese lacquer on bamboo weaving, carved cinnabar red, gold leaves, 50 x 40 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 41 chinese lacquer, cotton and jute fiber woven by the artist textile, yunnan red ochre, gold leaves, 56 x 44 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 38 bodiless chinese lacquer made with old rice bag and hemp fabric, gold leaves, 47 x 42 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 36 chinese lacquer on old rice bag, hemp fabric, gold leaves, 38 x 33 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 37 chinese lacquer on old rice bag, hemp fabric, yunnan ochre, gold leaves, 38 x 33 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 32 chinese lacquer on embroidered old rice bag, french richelieu techniques, hemp fabric, gold leaves, 35 x 39 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 34 bodiless chinese lacquer made with old rice bag and hemp fabric, gold leaves, 36 x 35 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 33 bodiless chinese lacquer made with old rice bag and hemp fabric, gold leaves, 36 x 35 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 35 bodiless chinese lacquer made with old rice bag and hemp fabric, gold leaves, 37 x 35 cm, 2016 in Vincent Cazeneuve - Committed - a solo exhibition | 27 May - 15 Jul 2016
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled American red oak, Chinese lacquer, gold leaves, cow horn, coal from Wulong mine, LED light 152 x 65 x 60 cm | 2013 in 10 Years After | 13 Sep - 31 Oct 2013 | a group exhibtion
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 32 Pigments from Incense Ashes and Pollution Dust, Chalk, Graphite Pencil, Chinese Ink on Shuxuan Paper, Oxidized Bronze Leaves Mounted on Scroll 252 x 92 cm | 2013 in Reach | 23 May - 23 Jun 2013 | a group exhibition for Art Basel in Hong Kong
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 31 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Pigments from Incense Ashes, Gold Leaf 62 x 42 cm | 2013 in Reach | 23 May - 23 Jun 2013 | a group exhibition for Art Basel in Hong Kong
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 30 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Hemp Fibre, Handwoven Hemp Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaves 120 x 84 cm | 2013 in Reach | 23 May - 23 Jun 2013 | a group exhibition for Art Basel in Hong Kong
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 29 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Abalone Shell, Pigments from Incense Ashes, Gold Leaf 160 x 120 cm | 2013 in Reach | 23 May - 23 Jun 2013 | a group exhibition for Art Basel in Hong Kong
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 28 Chinese Colours, Oxidised Bronze Leaf on Shuxuan Paper 301 x 121 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 27 Chinese Colours, Chalk, Graphite Pencil, Oxidised Bronze Leaf on Shuxuan Paper 252 x 92 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 26 Chinese Colours, Chalk, Graphite Pencil on Shuxuan Paper 92 x 86 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 25 Chinese Colours, Chalk, Graphite Pencil on Shuxuan Paper 92 x 86 cm | 2012 in Reach | 23 May - 23 Jun 2013 | a group exhibition for Art Basel in Hong Kong in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 24 Chinese Colours, Chalk, Graphite Pencil on Shuxuan Paper 69 x 64 cm | 2012 in Reach | 23 May - 23 Jun 2013 | a group exhibition for Art Basel in Hong Kong in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 23 Chinese Colours, Chalk, Graphite Pencil on Shuxuan Paper 63.5 x 107 cm | 2012 in Reach | 23 May - 23 Jun 2013 | a group exhibition for Art Basel in Hong Kong in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 22 Chinese Colours, Chalk, Graphite Pencil on Shuxuan Paper 63.5 x 107 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 21 Chinese Colours, Chalk, Graphite Pencil on Shuxuan Paper 63.5 x 107 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 20 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaf 120 x 84 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 19 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Powder 60 x 41 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 18 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaf 60 x 41 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 17 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaf 60 x 41 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 16 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Old Wood Washboard 60 x 41 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 15 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaf 60 x 41 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 14 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf 60 x 41 cm | 2012 in Reach | 23 May - 23 Jun 2013 | a group exhibition for Art Basel in Hong Kong in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 13 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf 60 x 60 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 12 Chinese Lacquer on Wood Board, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf 60 x 60 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 11 Chinese Lacquer on Wood Board, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaf, Chestnut Veneer 60 x 60 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 10 Chinese Lacquer on Wood Board, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaf, Chestnut Veneer 120 x 120 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 9 Chinese Lacquer on Wood Board, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaf, Pigments 120 x 120 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 8 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaf 121 x 62 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 7 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaf 121 x 62 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 6 Carved Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf 120 x 84 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 5 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf 120 x 84 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 4 Carved Lacquer on Wood Board, Leather, Oxidised Nails, Gold Powder 160 x 120 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 3 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Oxidised Bronze Leaf, Pigments 164 x 120 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 2 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gilded Mortuary Money in Corn Paper 164 x 120 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition
Wensen Qi, AKA Vincent Cazeneuve Untitled 1 Chinese Lacquer on Wood, Ramie Fabric, Gold Leaf, Bronze Leaf 123 x 81 cm | 2012 in Poetic Layers | 6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012 | a solo exhibition