Shuyao Huang
Her artwork centers around meditation, observation, and mindfulness. She draws inspiration from the Buddhist sutra: "Fullness is not unlike nothingness, nothingness is not unlike fullness, fullness is emptiness and emptiness is full." Similarly, she embraces the duality of limitation in her creative process. Her paintings are executed freehand, yet with precision, pushing the boundaries between a loose and controlled experience. Through repetition, she compels the human hand to conform to an absolute pattern. However, the resulting imperfect patterns challenge that notion of absoluteness. Departing from traditional conventions, her paintings are large-scale compositions comprised of multiple smaller pieces. This method fosters a dialogue between color and the surface upon which the paint rests. To temper the intensity of color, she employs glazing techniques, layering colors until achieving the desired vibrancy. In this process, she transforms the regular into the irregular, creating a performance that demands a slow and deliberate pace of viewing. Her artwork, therefore, establishes a sense of relationship with the viewer and also transcends the boundaries of perception. By exploring primal optical illusions through the intrinsic nature of paint, she lays the foundation for her artistic development and growth.