What is Li Hongbo best known for?
lifelike paper sculptures
Li Hongbo is best known for his lifelike paper sculptures, made entirely out of paper and glue. His work has been exhibited in museums around the world. Li’s works have been exhibited internationally.
How does Li Hongbo make his paper sculptures?
He takes thousands of paper sheets and glues them together to make a large block of paper. He then carves into the paper by using an electronic saw and makes a stretchable form, just like an accordion. This transforms the final piece into something very different from the original pieces of paper.
Where does Li Hongbo live?
Beijing
Li Hongbo currently lives and works in Beijing.
Who created paper sculptures?
Paper is one of the most ancient man-made materials in the world. The oldest known fragments date to the 2nd Century BC, and were found in China. It is fitting, perhaps, that the foremost innovator of paper sculpture hails from the Middle Kingdom.
Who is Pippa Dyrlaga?
The artist Pippa Dyrlaga from Yorkshire, England, cuts out extraordinary images from single sheets of paper. She mostly works with really thin Japanese washi paper and loves to cut out birds, since images of birds will always look like a moment frozen in time, and she wants to capture that in her work.
Who is Lili Hongbo?
Li Hongbo was born in Jilin, China, in 1974. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Jilin Normal University, Jilin, China, in 1996.
Where did Li Hongbo study art?
He then earned his first Master of Fine Arts in 2001 from the Folk Art Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and concluded his formal education with a second Master of Fine Arts from the Experimental Art Department of the same school, in 2010. Li Hongbo is best known for his interpretations of paper.
Where can I see Li Hongbo’s work?
His work has been the subject of solo museum shows around the world including The Child with Scarf, Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Hong Kong (2020); Li Hongbo: Bloom, Islamic Art Festival, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2019); Li Hongbo: Rainbow, China Paper Art Research Institute, Jilin Normal University, Jilin, China (2018);…
What awards has Li Hongbo won?
Li Hongbo has been the recipient of several prestigious awards throughout his career. Most recently he received the Nomination Award from the China Government Publication Awards, and in 2017 he won Grand Prize from the Sovereign Asian Art Foundation. Li Hongbo currently lives and works in Beijing.