Amy Hui Li (b.1997, Guangzhou) is a Cantonese artist who lives and works in London. She is currently receiving an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in 2023 after a BA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2020. Her work has been featured in a number of group exhibitions including: London Calling, Unit London, London (2023), Works on Paper, Thames-Side Studios, London (2023), Third Floor Exhibition, RCA Photography Studio, London (2022), Cast a Shadow, The Safehouse, London (2022), PALETTE PALATE, Goldsmiths the Laurie Grove Small Pool, London (2018), and 19420, Goldsmiths, University of London, London (2017).
Amy Hui Li
Amy Hui Li is interested in creating self-reflective paintings, both in the traditional way and in the expanded painting field. This visual expression of colour, emotion and language is the key for her to communicate with the audience.
Using home-made felt materials in the colour red to represent our blood vessels and the interior of the body, Amy's paintings explore our hidden damaged emotions as well as the process of self-healing and repairing. Repetitively tearing and reshaping her home-made felt materials, Amy expresses fragility, brokenness, and an intention to care. Varying in their opacity and texture, her paintings speak of honesty, the exposed self and the brave act of being willing to be vulnerable. Her works seek to spark resonance and challenge the audience to self-reflect and face their inner self. By titling her work only in lowercase, she also expresses a sense of humility.
"ไบบ็กๅฎไบบ / no one is perfect"
- a quote that reminds me of not being too harsh on myself all the time:)
Medium:
acrylic, home-made felt, embroidery and textile on woodSize:
180x210x15cm 2023
Medium:
oil on linensSize:
80x60cm / 80x60cm 2023
Medium:
acrylic, home-made felt and textile on woodSize:
46x15x14cm 2023
โ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ปโ โ
acrylic, home-made felt, embroidery and textile on wood,
76x120x15 cm (diptych), 2023
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๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐โ โ
acrylic, home-made felt, embroidery and textile on wood,
190x140x10cm, 2023
โ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒโ โ
oil, acrylic and home-made felt on linen,
150x120cm, 2023
โ๐๐๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ถ๐นโ โ
oil, acrylic and home-made felt on canvas,
168x119cm, 2023
โ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐โ โ
acrylic, home-made felt and textile on wood,
50x60cm, 2022
โ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ปโ โ
oil and home-made felt on canvas,
50x60cm, 2023
โ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ถโ๐บ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐น๐ผ๐๐โ โ
acrylic, home-made felt, embroidery and textile on wood,
41x36cm, 2023
โ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ (๐๐น๐ผ๐๐น๐)โ โ
oil on canvas,
12x12cm, 2023
โ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ&๐ฌ๐ฎโ โ
oil, acrylic, home-made felt and textile on wood,
20x20x5cm, 2023โจ
โ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑโ โ
acrylic, home-made felt and textile on wood,
15x30x5cm, 2022
view of the โLondon Callingโ group exhibition 23-17th of June 2023, Unit London, London.