BiJian Fan was born in Beijing, China, where he learned paper art from his grandmother. Today, BiJian still creates cutting-edge paper sculpture to carry on the tradition, but his medium has expanded to water, metal, polymer, and other materials.
BiJian is a multi-cultural and inter-disciplinary breed. He studied in China, Japan, and the USA, earned his BS and MS in Mathematics, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. After accomplishing a career in pharmaceutical research and development, he moved on to visual art and education. BiJian combines science and art, explores aesthetic and physical properties of various materials, transforms 2D static material into 3D kinetic sculptures. His spatial and temporal transformation represents an evolution in space and time. Through visual art, BiJian found his
voice.
