Brush of Wei

03/09/2026

My solo exhibition is coming soon! 🎨

Everyone is warmly welcome to join me at UNI3 in Gothenburg on September 23 and discover my new artworks. I look forward to seeing you there! ❤️

02/09/2026

Gothenburg · The Flowing Lifeline

Ink Gothenburg Series No. 3
50 × 70 cm｜Ink & Colour on Paper｜2026

Inspired by the shape of the Gothenburg map, I transformed the city’s geographical outline into a flowing, expanding trail of ink. It is at once a river, a sea current, and the living pulse of a city constantly moving forward.

The painting combines the expressive language of contemporary Chinese ink painting with elements from industrial design and visual rendering — light, shadow, texture and highlights. The powerful black brushstrokes express the distinctive energy of Gothenburg, while subtle touches of blue and violet bring the feeling of the sea and flowing water into the industrial landscape.

The sailing ship represents Gothenburg’s long maritime history. In the distance, the container terminal and industrial structures reflect the strong industrial spirit of this port city. At the very top, the old fortress connects the present with a much deeper history — once built for defence, it now stands as a witness to the city’s past.

Hidden within the darker layers of ink are fragments of Gothenburg’s churches and architecture, allowing the traces of human life and history to quietly merge into the city’s larger landscape.

And at the heart of the painting, the gentlest touch is the rising sun.

Golden morning light falls onto the water and across the city. The clean air, abundant waterways, the possibility of swimming almost everywhere, and the beautiful balance between nature and urban life are all part of what Gothenburg means to me.

This is not a map of Gothenburg, nor simply a cityscape.

It is the pulse of a city —
born from history, passing through industry, and flowing into nature;
constantly moving forward through time, while preserving its sense of freedom, openness and vitality.

Would you like to see the whole painting in person?
You are very welcome to visit my upcoming solo exhibition in Gothenburg. 😁🎨❤️

29/08/2026

There is something truly special about seeing your work find a place in someone else’s world. ❤️

These photos were shared by customers after receiving my work — from a large fish artwork displayed in a café to an ink-inspired sailing boat cushion becoming part of a home.

What begins as an idea, a brushstroke, or a painting can eventually become part of everyday life and different spaces.

For me, this is one of the most rewarding parts of creating:
seeing art move beyond the studio and become part of people’s stories.

Thank you to everyone who supports and believes in Wei Studio.

27/08/2026

When the Wind Rises
50 × 70 cm｜2026

The wind of Gothenburg.
A lotus from the East.

The atmosphere just before the wind rises —
when the sky, the sea and the city hold their breath.

The full artwork will be revealed at my exhibition at UNI3, Gothenburg, on September 23.

21/08/2026

《荷风向北》｜Lotus, Northward

50 × 70 cm｜Ink & Colour on Paper

The lotus has long been a symbol of purity, elegance and inner strength in Eastern art. For me, it has gradually become an image that connects my past with my present.

At the heart of this painting are a blooming pink lotus, a lotus bud, and a large, expressive leaf, growing upward from the centre of the composition. I combine the freedom and energy of expressive Chinese ink painting with the delicacy and precision of Gongbi painting. The varying tones of ink meet soft, subtle colours, creating a balance between freedom and structure.

This way of painting is also connected to my more than twenty years of experience in automotive design. Design taught me to see composition, proportion, space, depth, and visual rhythm in a very intuitive way. I naturally bring this sense of space and structure into my traditional Chinese painting.

In the upper right corner, the distant landscape is Gothenburg, the city where I now live. The coastline of Saltholmen, distant houses, a small diving jetty, and the mountains and sea beyond gradually dissolve into the soft, quiet landscape.

I love this sense of distance.

The lotus comes from the East. The coastline belongs to the North. And the space between them is where I live and create today.

What I am exploring is not simply how traditional Chinese ink painting can take root in the Nordic landscape, but what new possibilities can emerge when Chinese brushwork meets the light, air and spaciousness of the North.

A quiet and gentle dialogue between Eastern aesthetics and a Nordic perspective.

Let the lotus grow from the East, and journey northward.

20/08/2026

19/08/2026

Today’s painting is not finished yet, but I’m already getting happier and happier as I paint. 😁

I’m becoming more and more certain that this is something I truly love and feel passionate about.

I love the boldness, freedom and strength of Chinese freehand ink painting, but I also love the delicacy and precision of Gongbi, the traditional Chinese fine-line painting style.

As I was painting today, I realised that I’m slowly finding my own way of expressing myself — combining freehand and fine-line techniques, while also bringing more than twenty years of experience in automotive design and industrial product rendering into my contemporary Chinese painting.

The sense of line, strength, speed, structure, perspective, light, and space that I developed over all those years is still within me. Through a brush, these experiences are now flowing together and finding a new form.

A line can have speed.
A lotus leaf can have strength and rhythm.

And with my long experience in Western drawing, colour and the sense of space from oil painting, I increasingly want to take traditional Chinese painting as my foundation, while bringing together artistic languages from both East and West.

Slowly, I hope to discover my own way of expressing contemporary Chinese painting.

The painting is not finished yet, but I’m already so happy. 😊

Perhaps what truly makes me happy is not simply finishing a painting, but discovering, through the process of painting, that my past and present selves are gradually coming together — creating the person and artist I will become tomorrow.

Keep painting. Keep exploring. 😎

19/08/2026

Today’s painting is not finished yet, but I’m already getting happier and happier as I paint. 😁

I’m becoming more and more certain that this is something I truly love and feel passionate about.

I love the boldness, freedom and strength of Chinese freehand ink painting, but I also love the delicacy and precision of Gongbi, the traditional Chinese fine-line painting style.

As I was painting today, I realised that I’m slowly finding my own way of expressing myself — combining freehand and fine-line techniques, while also bringing more than twenty years of experience in automotive design and industrial product rendering into my contemporary Chinese painting.

The sense of line, strength, speed, structure, perspective, light, and space that I developed over all those years is still within me. Through a brush, these experiences are now flowing together and finding a new form.

A line can have speed.
A lotus leaf can have strength and rhythm.

And with my long experience in Western drawing, colour and the sense of space from oil painting, I increasingly want to take traditional Chinese painting as my foundation, while bringing together artistic languages from both East and West.

Slowly, I hope to discover my own way of expressing contemporary Chinese painting.

The painting is not finished yet, but I’m already so happy. 😊

Perhaps what truly makes me happy is not simply finishing a painting, but discovering, through the process of painting, that my past and present selves are gradually coming together — creating the person and artist I will become tomorrow.

Keep painting. Keep exploring. 😎

16/08/2026

From Rice Paper to a New Home

From the first brushstroke, to the finished artwork arriving at its new home, and finally helping to hang it on the wall — my paintings have completed their own little journey. ❤️

So happy to see these two paintings now living in such a beautiful seaside home. And a special thank you to my husband for helping me drill the holes while I vacuumed up every bit of dust. 😊

Seeing my paintings become part of someone else’s home makes me truly happy. Thank you for loving my art and for giving these two paintings a new home. ❤️

14/08/2026

Today, while working on a commissioned painting, I suddenly found myself feeling a little nostalgic.

There are many straight lines in the architecture at the bottom of this Chinese ink painting, so today I reached for an old and very familiar friend — my ruler.

I started painting Chinese ink at the age of 10. When I was 16, I decided to pursue art, and when I took my first entrance exam for Tianjin Art School, my private art teacher personally made this ruler for me.

I never imagined that so many years later, after travelling from China to Sweden, I would still be carrying it with me.
(I hope my teacher sees this! 😁 Thank you! 🙏😁)

Later, I went to art college, became a design teacher, worked as an industrial designer, and created many architectural design renderings. I painted oils and sketches, then went to Sweden to study automotive design, and eventually became an automotive designer.

For so many years, I worked with computers, design concepts and creative ideas. Looking back now, it feels like none of those experiences ever really disappeared. Instead, they have slowly come together and found their way into this contemporary Chinese ink painting.

Sometimes I feel that life is truly amazing.

Every step we take, and everything we learn along the way, leaves a trace. We may not know at the time when it will become useful, but one day, it can return to us in the most natural and unexpected way.

Today, I really enjoyed the creative process — bringing together years of design, painting and life experience, and slowly letting them become part of one artwork.

Every step counts.
Every footprint has meaning.

I’m also slowly preparing for my exhibition in September.

Curious about what I’ve been creating lately?
Come and see it for yourself at my exhibition this September. 🎨

The exhibition will run for three weeks, and I think seeing the works in person will feel quite different.

Have a wonderful weekend!