{"title":"Zhuang Hong Yi","description":"Original works by Zhuang Hong Yi (b. 1962), a Chinese artist known for folded rice-paper flower bed paintings. Available on Art Again.","products":[{"product_id":"zhuang-hong-yi-multicolour-undated","title":"Zhuang Hong Yi, Multicolour, Undated","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRice paper on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e5 x 94 x 15 cm\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good, with light dust across the surface and a small tear on the lower left corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwiss-based Zhuang Hongyi (Chinese, b. 1962) creates highly collected ‘flower bed’ paintings, which are crafted from delicate pieces of painted rice paper, bent and folded into hundreds of tiny buds creating seductive, tactile works. The work subtly shifts from one dominant colour to another as the viewer moves from one side of the work to the other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eUtilising \u003cspan\u003ethe traditional Chinese rice paper material, the works represent Chinese aesthetics, and meditations on colour, nature, and form. Zhuang’s emphasis on technique and uniformity and the way he handles his material were adopted from his alma mater, the Sichuan College of Fine Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI was drawn to Hong Yi’s 3D floral hybrid paintings when I saw them. I admire his laborious detail in the individual rolling of each rice paper floral, and illuminating them masterfully, with acrylic and and oil paints. The colour and gradient change with the viewer’s movement is hard to describe, but wonderful to experience. I feel something different from the colours I get to experience, simply by observing the pieces from different vantage points. His colours are magnificent and beautiful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcquired from Galerie Mark Hachem, Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e(Photographed in November 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754471620973,"sku":"SQ3666703","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/Artcollageshorizontal_4_b910651e-7254-4c42-8bf9-cbe9badadc3b.png?v=1738834293"},{"product_id":"zhuang-hong-yi-multicolour-undated-jclt6","title":"Zhuang Hong Yi, Pink to Purple, Undated","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRice paper on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e5 x 94 x 15 cm\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good, with light dust across the surface and a small tear on the lower left corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwiss-based Zhuang Hongyi (Chinese, b. 1962) creates highly collected ‘flower bed’ paintings, which are crafted from delicate pieces of painted rice paper, bent and folded into hundreds of tiny buds creating seductive, tactile works. The work subtly shifts from one dominant colour to another as the viewer moves from one side of the work to the other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eUtilising \u003cspan\u003ethe traditional Chinese rice paper material, the works represent Chinese aesthetics, and meditations on colour, nature, and form. Zhuang’s emphasis on technique and uniformity and the way he handles his material were adopted from his alma mater, the Sichuan College of Fine Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI was drawn to Hong Yi’s 3D floral hybrid paintings when I saw them. I admire his laborious detail in the individual rolling of each rice paper floral, and illuminating them masterfully, with acrylic and and oil paints. The colour and gradient change with the viewer’s movement is hard to describe, but wonderful to experience. 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