Ye Hongxing employs traditional Chinese motifs and modern elements in her Fusion series. She expresses a unique vision by combining the traditionally Western medium of oil paint together with Chinese porcelain decorative patterns. Her paintings are very alluring self-portraits in which her face, with eyes-closed, appears behind bright winding floral patterns. Composed of shades of grey, her facial expression is of particular significance. As the artist is very concerned with the juxta position of “peace and luxury”, one can detect a tranquil or almost mundane emotion in her gaze. In contrast to using somber tones, the vibrant colors and exquisite composition of flowers and vines elicit the feeling of luxury. Consequently, her work seems to embrace a duality of notions: realism and visionary.
The artist claims that Fusion is her reaction to the “swift change of China’s social system”. Perhaps this is Ye Hongxing’s way of negotiating her role as an artist in contemporary China. Accordingly, she articulates fusion and change simultaneously in her work. By doing so, the artist conceptualizes a burgeoning theme in contemporary Chinese art. As the rapid pace of change in modern China shapes a new generation of thought and expression, her position as a young artist is very important. She is part of an exciting movement that will undoubtedly mark the history of art.
Ye Hongxing’s work was selected by the Curator of the Asian Art Museum in California and the Director of Art Cologne (out of over a thousand other emerging Chinese Artists) as one of China’s top 20 young emerging artists in Chinese Art Prize 2006. With a Master’s Degree from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Ye Hongxing has recently garnered a lot of attention, with her works being shown at one of the most important and prestigious art expositions in Europe, such as Art Cologne, as well as in Miami, New York and Washington, DC.
1972 Born in Guangxi,1995 Graduated from Art Department of Educational Academy in Guilin, Guangxi,1998 Graduated from Printing Department, Central Fine Art Academy, Beijing with Master degree.
Ye Hongxing /
ART ASPEN fair, PHILIP LEXIGN PROJECTS, Aspen, Colorado
“Contemporary Chinese Art show” RIZE Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Ye Hongxing – solo exhibition at Art Scene Beijing
Group exhibition, Gallery 100 Taipei
“Access to China” ART LEXING, Miami USA
EXHBITIONS
2011
ART ASIA fair 2010 ART LEXING contemporary Chinese art Group show Miami, USA
Ye Hongxing - Solo Exhibition at Art Scene Shanghai
2010
2009
The touring Exhibition of “54 International young art festival” Asia Art Center in 798 art 2009 Zone Beijing
Young talent awards group exhibition Shanghai Duo lun Art Museum Shanghai
Soft Sculpture Inart.space Taiwan 2009
Art Beijing Contemporary Art Fair 2009 Pékin Fine Arts Beijing
International Young Art show 2009 Song Zhuang Hongwan Art Museum Beijing
EXHBITIONS
Ye Hongxing - Solo Exhibition at Art Scene Shanghai
Accumulation Group Exhibition Pekin Fine Arts Beijing
ART Dubai 2008
Art Beijing Contemporary Art Fair 2008
2008
Ye Hongxing - Solo Exhibition at Art Scene Shanghai
Art Cologne，Koelnmesse，Cologne，Germany
Group Exhibition，Reed Savage Gallery，Miami，Florida，USA
Dragonair Emerging Chinese Artist Awards,Art Scene Beijing，beijing
2007
Chinese Art Today , China Art Museum Beijing China
Dragonair Emerging Chinese Artist Awards, Shanghai, China
The Exhibition of Sculpture 21st National Cultural Festival in Yamaguchi 2006 Japan
Installations Invitation Exhibition, Palladium Alliance International Listed in China, Beijing, China
2006
<No.Relations> China Contemporary Art Exhibition Nanjin Museum Contemporary Art department
Between Liberation and constraint, Chinese Women art Carnival
<365> Redxing Ye Beijng
Art TAIPEI 2005 Taipei
The Seventh International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations,Lido Venice, Italy
2005
Encounter---Ten Contemporary Artists Exhibition
‘Redxing’ Solo exhibition
2004
Environmental Protection Sculpture Exhibition
The Second Blue Space International Invitation Exhibition
2003
SELECTED COLLECTION
Yue-Sai Kim private collection, Shanghai
Figurative collector private collection, New Jersey USA
Antrum fund in Spain
“Dazzling Future” Ye Hongxing solo exhibition with Christian Louboutin Design District Boutique with Miami during
Art Basel Miami Beach, USA
“Paradise Now” Ye Hongxing solo exhibition at Zee Stone Gallery, Hong Kong
“Modern Utopia” Ye Hongxing solo exhibition at SCREAM Gallery, London UK SCOPE New York, New York, USA
“Common Wealth” Ye Hongxing solo exhibition at Shanghaiplus Gallery, Shanghai
“Unweave the rainbow” Group exhibition at SCREAM Gallery, London, UK
2012
“East of Eden” solo exhibition, SCREAM Gallery, London, UK
“Kaleidoscope” solo exhibition with Christian Louboutin Pop-up Gallery in Hong Kong during Art Basel Hong Kong
“Paradise City” solo exhibition Shanghai Plus Gallery, Shanghai, China Art Wynwood, Miami, USA
2013
Residency at Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA USA
“Fantasy Factory” solo exhibition at Art Plus Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai China. Art Paris, Grand Palais Paris, France.
Zona Maco in Mexico city, Mexico
Ye Hongxing installation at India Art Fair, New Deli, India
2014