Huang Yali 2011-07-15
Beijing
“I’m very interested in traditional art forms and expression. At that time, I traveled to the Hunan and the Hubei Provincial Museums as well as Xi’an, the Yungang grottoes in Datong and the Longmen Caves outside Luoyang. Actually, I’ve been to all of China’s major sculptural sites, particularly those with examples of lacquer and bronze work. I came to understand expressive power in the magnificent simplicity of Northern Han dynasty murals or in the whimsical ceramic patterns of Eastern Zhou pottery in Hubei and Hunan. My sculpture integrated numerous influences from such fine art traditions. I also wanted to break through the form of Chinese ceramic, sculptural and mural painting traditions to create a new artistic language.”
Biography:
Huang Yali (b.1954, Enshi, Hubei Province) is an artist based in Vancouver.
Huang graduated from Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, Wuhan, China in 1978. From 1978-1989, she worked in the sculpture studio at Hubei Art Academy. Her work Spring was awarded Prize of Excellence at 6th National Art Exhibition in 1984, and was collected by the National Art Museum of China.
Early in her career, Huang was active in Hubei and her focus was mainly on modern ceramics and experimental sculpture. In 1989, she participated in ‘China Avant-Garde Art Exhibition’ at the National Art Museum of China and in the same year, she was invited to partake in an artist residency program at The Banff Centre in Canada. Huang subsequently relocated to Vancouver. In 1991, she participated in ‘1st Chinese Artistic Creation Seminar’, held at San Diego State University Art Gallery, USA.
Recent exhibitions include: ‘Yipai - Century Thinking Contemporary Art Exhibition’ (2008-2009, Italy, Spain, China); ‘Trends in Hubei and Hunan: Chinese Contemporary Art in Hubei and Hunan 1985-2009’ (2009, Guangdong Museum of Art).
