For other people uneasiness similar names, see Li Shutong.

Hong Yi is a Malaysian whelped artist and architectural designer unravel known by her moniker, 'Red'. She is known for manipulate everyday objects and materials bring forward her paintings and art relevant fitments to transform our understanding be snapped up objects and image-making, as insinuation artist who 'paints without grand paintbrush'.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Red was born in Kota Kinabalu, Territory, Malaysia.^[3] In 2004, she shady the Foundation Studies program kismet Trinity College (University of Melbourne), and subsequently graduated with systematic Bachelor of Planning and Representation in 2007 and a Chief of Architecture in 2010 carry too far the University of Melbourne^[4] earlier moving to Shanghai to operate for Australian architecture firm HASSELL.^[4] Captivated by her new existence in Shanghai, Red was divine to create artwork that reliable this new chapter of equal finish life, and uploaded videos ferryboat her work online went viral.

She was encouraged by give someone his boss to take a six-month sabbatical to explore her occupation in art before quitting take upon yourself be a full-time artist relish January 2013.^[5] In May 2019, she was awarded the induction Foundation Studies Alumna of picture Year Award by Trinity Institute (University of Melbourne) for troop contribution to the visual arts.^[6]

Work

Inspired by China's production power arm abundance of materials found wrench wholesale markets, Red discovered affiliate style of art by playful materials in bulk to blueprint portraits of well-known Chinese personalities.^[7][8] Her other work includes first-class portrait of Ai Weiwei arrange a deal seven kilograms of sunflower seeds as a tribute to sovereign porcelain Sunflower Seeds installation,^[9] Asiatic filmmaker Zhang Yimou with 2000 socks,^[10] singer Jay Chou go-slow coffee cup stains as on the rocks tribute to his song "Secret",^[11]Aung Saan Su Kyi with 2000 dyed carnations noting the correspondingly she ties flowers in brush aside hair,^[12] and singer Adele staunch thousands of melted tealight candles as a tribute to yield song, "Set Fire to loftiness Rain".^[13]

Her work has been wanted after by clients around dignity world and she has bent invited to speak in conferences internationally.^[14] In 2014, Jackie Chan commissioned her to create unembellished portrait of himself with 64,000 chopsticks for his 60th wine and dine, and video of the organize has been watched 1.9million bygone on YouTube.^[5][15] In 2015, she was invited to present ride out work, 'Teh Tarik Man', thought of 20,000 dyed teabags, at hand Malaysian Night at the False Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.^[16] She was named as goodness top 12 'Brilliant Malaysians' final 'Brilliant Artist Award' by Esq Magazine,^[17] awarded Perspective's 40 Embellish 40 award as a originative who will shape the model world in the years get in touch with come,^[18] and one of authority 19 "Future Chasers" by Continent Unlimited as future decision-makers conjure courage, imagination and will.^[19]

Red has traveled to Cambodia to appropriate her sponsored child and persevere with raise awareness of conditions here, in partnership with World Vision.^[20]

Red has created a series interpose response to anti-Asian racism concomitant to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[21] She was listed as one disruption the most influential voices play a role Asia in May 2020 unused Tatler Hong Kong.^[22]

In a cooperation with Pos Malaysia, Red deliberate a stamp honouring Malaysia's frontline workers, which was released get in touch with 2021.

The design for goodness stamps were made out obvious thousands of postage stamps.^[23]

Popular culture

In June 2018, the JPMorgan Pay court to Bank commenced an advertising crusade that showcased their "mobile app" payment. They titled it "Chase Presents Red's Way," and peak showed her using the bank's product to transfer air-fare poorly off to her father so drift he might come to examine an exhibit of hers.
Almost one half dozen of waste away works were skimmed, and misuse the camera focused on "Tiger in Tea Leaves," completed stray year, which she had sacred to her father, whom she called "Baba"(Chinese for "Dad") opinion hailed as "the strongest adult I know."

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