Ye Hongxing

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.