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Contemporary Art Practice (MA)

Yuetong Yang

I am interested in exploring how the manipulation of materials and objects can be used to reconfigure the way in which women body are perceived and experienced,and regard materiality and sensuality as tools for challenging dominant narratives of female .

In my works, the metaphorical strategies of fragmentation、 distortion、 mending、covering are applied to materials such as mugwort、clay and plaster in order to create contradictory objects that can offer alternative perspectives on the female body, which challenge dominant cultural narratives and encourage new ways of thinking about gender and embodiment.Furthermore, broadening this research to examine the intricate relationships between gender social discipline, capital, power, and family across various cultural paradigms.

Record of a piece (corset) sculpture made of mugwort and clay

Yuetong is an artist based in London and China, whose artistic practice encompasses a wide range of media, including installation, moving images, painting, and sound programming. As an Asian female artist, she seeks to raise awareness of gender inequality and expand our understanding of the multicultural dimensions of the female body.

Yuetong obtained her degree in oil painting from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts(Guangzhou, China) and is currently pursuing a program in Contemporary Art Practice at the Royal College of Art ( London, UK). Her research and artistic practice are driven by a desire to reveal the complexities of the feminine experience and contribute to the ongoing discourse surrounding gender and culture.

Several “Tofu”sculpture pieces made of plaster and mugwort
Tofu sculpture piecesMugwort Scented Plaster Sculpture
 Tofu sculpture made of mugwort and plaster(detail)
Detail
 Tofu sculpture made of mugwort and plaster(detail)
Light pink Peaches ceramic  sculpture
Peaches
Two red pink Peaches ceramic sculptures
Two red/ pink Peaches ceramic sculptures
Pink peach ceramic pieces are placed on the table to form a dinner
Pink peach ceramic pieces are placed on the table to form a dinner(detail)
Pink peach ceramic pieces are placed on the table to form a dinner

Medium:

Ceramic Sculpture

Size:

10x13cm
white corset made by ceramic and mugwort
green scissors made by ceramic and mugwort
iud ceramic sculpture cuttings in clay
Fields planted with tools
four ceramic corset pieces
tofu and corset ceramics

Medium:

Ceramic and mugwort