Between Dimensions- Li Hui Solo Exhibition Li Hui was born in 1977 in the city of Beijing, and he graduated from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2003. Li shows the uniqueness and new boundaries of the new age of Chinese New Media art in his sculptures made of precisely-cut acrylic and artworks created from spatial lasers. Chinese contemporary art is centered around paintings and portraits, thus Li, as a young artist born in the 1970’s, is of great importance to the Chinese art world, and his works are considered very avant-garde. The Li Hui personal exhibition at the Kuangdu Museum of Fine Arts is organized by the Soka Art Center. Li uses laser installations to reinterpret the exhibitions space in the Kuangdu Museum of Fine Arts. The work
The Soul Released by Rationality” uses lasers, smoke, gauze, medical equipment and other materials not commonly seen in artworks to construct and create a surgical operation scene full of changing, fantastic, mysterious and religious visual effects. Li hopes that viewers can understand the spatial sensation that is indescribable yet full of imagination in this fabricated smoke. In the work
Amber”, which was on exhibition at the Shanghai Art Exhibition last year, Li Hui showed the precise integration of Shanghai F1 races with contemporary art. In the work
Bridge” which will be shown at the Kuangdu exhibit, Li uses his skills in forging stainless steel and cutting with a fruit knife to create a spatial three-dimensional work that has deep connotative and introspective meanings. Li Hui says that
In my opinion, if there are no wars, all weapons will become useless, and then we can use weapons to construct buildings, bridges, road signs and other public infrastructure.” Li uses materials in unique ways, and an example is the way in which he uses LED lights and acrylic planks to create his sculptures and conceptual installations. These two materials have a common trait: they are both transparent. Acrylic can be molded into different shapes, and LED lights can transform space into layers of visual depth to create an aura of mystique around the sculpture and express themes related to speed and the changes in life. When the materials in artworks start to become more unique and eye-catching, artists need to put more emphasis on the core ideals behind the work. In his works, Li Hui is able to precisely and fully bring out the aesthetics and traits of Western industrial materials such as stainless steel, acrylic, lasers and LED lights and create many times a fantasy world that is dreamlike and almost real. But more importantly, Li is able to retain an Eastern style introspective space in the core values of his works. Li said that
Looking back at my artistic life, I believe that we Chinese artists receive Western art training, but the content of our works and our spirits are still rooted in traditional Chinese culture. I want to portray this phenomenon in my works, because this is a classic phenomenon that exists in China today.” If art creation is an experiment in itself, Li Hui has used his unique creativity and createed a precise art experiment that integrates Eastern idealism and Western-style aesthetics. We welcome you to the Kuangdu Museum of Fine Arts and enter Li Hui’s dream factory.