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Hua Nian
"Piano Lesson"
12in x12in
Paper-tearing

Mother and Child

Children and Nature

Children and Animals

Music and Dance

Playing Together

Since moving to the United States from China to continue my education, my ways of thinking and painting have changed profoundly. However, my paper-tearing art, which I began in my homeland around 1992, still remains the same--children are always the subjects. Then, after I became a mother of two, mothers and siblings began to join the scene. My playful children have brought me much joy as well as inspiration.

These works are made from torn magazine paper. The torn edges of the paper, casually defining the shapes set against darker backgrounds, help me to convey spontaneous and expressive ideas. With the randomly torn shapes piled up in front of me, I usually start a work without any certain images in mind. The colorful shapes, and even the sound of ripping the paper, stimulate my imagination. By continually rearranging the shapes and colors with critical eyes, I often find those little ones with joy and surprise.

The figures are constructed in a rather abstract way and they don't even have facial features, but with clues from their body language, I try to invite viewers to share their artistic imaginations with me--to sense their expressions and feelings, making out an arm here, a smile there. - Hua Nian

 

 

 


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