Retrospect．Nature—Solo exhibition of LO Li-feng
2012.12.28～2013.02.24
09:00 - 17:00
Like a seed that wanders in search of a true anchor; seeks the feeling of being at home. Like a seed that finds its way back to mother earth. LO Li-feng’s journey in ceramics began with a simple desire to find suitable containers for floral arrangements. She was immediately captivated by the unassuming nature of the clay, and her fascination with it swelled day by day.
I am drawn by the use of clay,” she recollected,
the most humble substance on earth and material source from nature. The nature of both materials has an effect on me when I do research on art and create artworks. These simple materials, when endowed with colours, speak the language of nature.” Her artworks are greatly influenced by Dale Chihuly, an American glass sculptor. The idea behind her artworks comes from an attempt at an objectification of the flimsiness of glass as well as the lightness of a feather with ceramics. By experimenting with this art material, she hopes to make a breakthrough so as to further her adventures in the infinite world of art. LO sojourned abroad for many years. She returned to Taiwan and settled down in a quiet coastal valley in Taitung after she obtained a doctorate from Art & Design Faculty, Monash University in 2009. With the childhood memories of the country life, she lives a creative life at the pace of nature, recording the vicissitudes of the seasons. LO will present her recent ceramic works in this exhibition. The artworks to be exhibited include three art installations, five sets of sculpture and an outdoor art installation. Moulding natural materials with intellectual sentiments, LO plays the tunes of the seasons with her artworks, inviting the viewers to dance in a ceramic world that is at one with nature.
I am drawn by the use of clay,” she recollected,
the most humble substance on earth and material source from nature. The nature of both materials has an effect on me when I do research on art and create artworks. These simple materials, when endowed with colours, speak the language of nature.” Her artworks are greatly influenced by Dale Chihuly, an American glass sculptor. The idea behind her artworks comes from an attempt at an objectification of the flimsiness of glass as well as the lightness of a feather with ceramics. By experimenting with this art material, she hopes to make a breakthrough so as to further her adventures in the infinite world of art. LO sojourned abroad for many years. She returned to Taiwan and settled down in a quiet coastal valley in Taitung after she obtained a doctorate from Art & Design Faculty, Monash University in 2009. With the childhood memories of the country life, she lives a creative life at the pace of nature, recording the vicissitudes of the seasons. LO will present her recent ceramic works in this exhibition. The artworks to be exhibited include three art installations, five sets of sculpture and an outdoor art installation. Moulding natural materials with intellectual sentiments, LO plays the tunes of the seasons with her artworks, inviting the viewers to dance in a ceramic world that is at one with nature.
Like a seed that wanders in search of a true anchor; seeks the feeling of being at home. Like a seed that finds its way back to mother earth. LO Li-feng’s journey in ceramics began with a simple desire to find suitable containers for floral arrangements. She was immediately captivated by the unassuming nature of the clay, and her fascination with it swelled day by day.
I am drawn by the use of clay,” she recollected,
the most humble substance on earth and material source from nature. The nature of both materials has an effect on me when I do research on art and create artworks. These simple materials, when endowed with colours, speak the language of nature.” Her artworks are greatly influenced by Dale Chihuly, an American glass sculptor. The idea behind her artworks comes from an attempt at an objectification of the flimsiness of glass as well as the lightness of a feather with ceramics. By experimenting with this art material, she hopes to make a breakthrough so as to further her adventures in the infinite world of art. LO sojourned abroad for many years. She returned to Taiwan and settled down in a quiet coastal valley in Taitung after she obtained a doctorate from Art & Design Faculty, Monash University in 2009. With the childhood memories of the country life, she lives a creative life at the pace of nature, recording the vicissitudes of the seasons. LO will present her recent ceramic works in this exhibition. The artworks to be exhibited include three art installations, five sets of sculpture and an outdoor art installation. Moulding natural materials with intellectual sentiments, LO plays the tunes of the seasons with her artworks, inviting the viewers to dance in a ceramic world that is at one with nature.
I am drawn by the use of clay,” she recollected,
the most humble substance on earth and material source from nature. The nature of both materials has an effect on me when I do research on art and create artworks. These simple materials, when endowed with colours, speak the language of nature.” Her artworks are greatly influenced by Dale Chihuly, an American glass sculptor. The idea behind her artworks comes from an attempt at an objectification of the flimsiness of glass as well as the lightness of a feather with ceramics. By experimenting with this art material, she hopes to make a breakthrough so as to further her adventures in the infinite world of art. LO sojourned abroad for many years. She returned to Taiwan and settled down in a quiet coastal valley in Taitung after she obtained a doctorate from Art & Design Faculty, Monash University in 2009. With the childhood memories of the country life, she lives a creative life at the pace of nature, recording the vicissitudes of the seasons. LO will present her recent ceramic works in this exhibition. The artworks to be exhibited include three art installations, five sets of sculpture and an outdoor art installation. Moulding natural materials with intellectual sentiments, LO plays the tunes of the seasons with her artworks, inviting the viewers to dance in a ceramic world that is at one with nature.
Education 2011 Master of Credit Courses, Graduate Institute of Museum Studies, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan 2009 Doctor of Philosophy, Art & Design Faculty, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 2004 Master of Arts in Sculpture / Ceramics, Governors State University, Illinois, USA 2002 Bachelor of Arts, Governors State University, Illinois, USA Grants and Awards 2011 Exhibition Grant, National Taitung Living Art Center Foundation, Taitung, Taiwan 2010 Artist in Residency, Ballarat University, Victoria, Australia 2008 Special Judges Award, the 8th International Ceramics competition, Mino, Japan 2008 Scholarship, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Canberra, Australia 2005 2nd place, Red Heat / Contemporary Work in Clay, Oklahoma, USA 20032nd place, Governors State University Student Show, Illinois, USA 2001 Master Scholarship, Governors State University, Illinois, USA Solo Exhibitions 2011 My Homeland, Hotel Royal Chihpen, Taitung, Taiwan 2010 To Nature I, ATG gallery, Melbourne, Australia 2010 To Nature, Eslite Bookstore Story Hall, Taitung, Taiwan 2009 Cycle / PhD Examination Exhibition 2009Monash University, Art and Design Faculty Gallery, Melbourne, Australia 2004 Timeless, Lee Dulgar Gallery, Illinois, USA 2004 Extraction from Nature / Master Examination Exhibition, Governors State University, Visual Art Gallery, Illinois, USA International Juried Exhibitions 2012 2012 Biennale de la Ceramique, Andenne Cultural Center,Andenne, Belgium 2009 Ergon Energy Central Queensland Art Awards, Rockhampton Art Gallery, Central Queensland, Australia 2008 The 8th International Ceramics competition, Mino, Japan 2008 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan 2008 Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award, Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, Australia 2007 The Mary and Lou Senini Student Art Award 2007, McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, Australia 2005 2005 “Earth, Wheel and Fire” International, International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen, Texas, USA 2005Spirituality & Religion in a Modern World, Union Street Gallery, Illinois, USA 2005Englewood Arts National Juried Art Show, Englewood Cultural Art Center Association, Colorado, USA 2005 Sacred Icons, Artisans Center of Virginia, Virginia, USA 2005 Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Indiana, USA 2005 Red Heat / Contemporary Work in Clay, Oklahoma, USA 2004 61st Annual Salon Show, Indiana, USA Collections 2012Andenne Cultural Center,Andenne, Belgium 2012 Crown Casino Corp., Queensland, Australia 2010 Ballarat University, Victoria, Australia 2010 Private Collections, Taiwan 2009 Crown Casino Corp., Melbourne, Australia 2008 Ceramics Park MINO of Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture 2008 Private Collections, Australia 2006 South Suburban College, Chicago, USA 2006 Private Collections, USA
Education 2011 Master of Credit Courses, Graduate Institute of Museum Studies, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan 2009 Doctor of Philosophy, Art & Design Faculty, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 2004 Master of Arts in Sculpture / Ceramics, Governors State University, Illinois, USA 2002 Bachelor of Arts, Governors State University, Illinois, USA Grants and Awards 2011 Exhibition Grant, National Taitung Living Art Center Foundation, Taitung, Taiwan 2010 Artist in Residency, Ballarat University, Victoria, Australia 2008 Special Judges Award, the 8th International Ceramics competition, Mino, Japan 2008 Scholarship, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Canberra, Australia 2005 2nd place, Red Heat / Contemporary Work in Clay, Oklahoma, USA 20032nd place, Governors State University Student Show, Illinois, USA 2001 Master Scholarship, Governors State University, Illinois, USA Solo Exhibitions 2011 My Homeland, Hotel Royal Chihpen, Taitung, Taiwan 2010 To Nature I, ATG gallery, Melbourne, Australia 2010 To Nature, Eslite Bookstore Story Hall, Taitung, Taiwan 2009 Cycle / PhD Examination Exhibition 2009Monash University, Art and Design Faculty Gallery, Melbourne, Australia 2004 Timeless, Lee Dulgar Gallery, Illinois, USA 2004 Extraction from Nature / Master Examination Exhibition, Governors State University, Visual Art Gallery, Illinois, USA International Juried Exhibitions 2012 2012 Biennale de la Ceramique, Andenne Cultural Center,Andenne, Belgium 2009 Ergon Energy Central Queensland Art Awards, Rockhampton Art Gallery, Central Queensland, Australia 2008 The 8th International Ceramics competition, Mino, Japan 2008 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan 2008 Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award, Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, Australia 2007 The Mary and Lou Senini Student Art Award 2007, McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, Australia 2005 2005 “Earth, Wheel and Fire” International, International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen, Texas, USA 2005Spirituality & Religion in a Modern World, Union Street Gallery, Illinois, USA 2005Englewood Arts National Juried Art Show, Englewood Cultural Art Center Association, Colorado, USA 2005 Sacred Icons, Artisans Center of Virginia, Virginia, USA 2005 Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Indiana, USA 2005 Red Heat / Contemporary Work in Clay, Oklahoma, USA 2004 61st Annual Salon Show, Indiana, USA Collections 2012Andenne Cultural Center,Andenne, Belgium 2012 Crown Casino Corp., Queensland, Australia 2010 Ballarat University, Victoria, Australia 2010 Private Collections, Taiwan 2009 Crown Casino Corp., Melbourne, Australia 2008 Ceramics Park MINO of Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture 2008 Private Collections, Australia 2006 South Suburban College, Chicago, USA 2006 Private Collections, USA
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