Red Hong Yi

Hong Yi is a Malaysian born artist and architectural designer better known by her moniker, 'Red'. She is known for using everyday materials for her paintings and art installations, as an artist who 'paints without a paintbrush'.[1][2]

Early life and education

Red was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.[3] She graduated with a Bachelor of Planning and Design in 2007 and a Master of Architecture in 2010 from the University of Melbourne[4] before moving to Shanghai to work for Australian architecture firm HASSELL.[4] Captivated by her new environment in Shanghai, Red was inspired to create artwork to document this new chapter of her life and uploaded videos of her work online went viral. She was encouraged by her boss to take a six-month sabbatical to explore her career in art before quitting to be a full-time artist in January 2013.[5]

Work

Inspired by China's production power and abundance of materials found in wholesale markets, Red discovered her style of art by using materials in bulk to create portraits of well-known Chinese personalities.[6][7] Her other work includes a portrait of Ai Weiwei with seven kilograms of sunflower seeds as a tribute to his porcelain Sunflower Seeds installation,[8] Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou with 2000 socks,[9] singer Jay Chou with coffee cup stains as a tribute to his song "Secret",[10] Aung Saan Su Kyi with 2000 dyed carnations noting the way she ties flowers in her hair,[11] and singer Adele with thousands of melted tealight candles as a tribute to her song, "Set Fire to the Rain".[12]

Her work has been sought after by clients around the world and she has been invited to speak in conferences internationally.[13] In 2014, Jackie Chan commissioned her to create a portrait of himself with 64,000 chopsticks for his 60th birthday, and video of the artwork has been watched 1.8million times on YouTube.[5][14] In 2015, she was invited to present her work, 'Teh Tarik Man', made of 20,000 dyed teabags, during Malaysian Night at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.[15] She was named as the top 12 'Brilliant Malaysians' by Esquire Magazine[16] and one of the 19 "Future Chasers" by Australia Unlimited as future decision-makers of courage, imagination and will.[17]

Red has traveled to Cambodia to meet her sponsored child and to raise awareness of conditions there, in partnership with World Vision.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Fung, Esther (23 April 2012). "Red Hong Yi's Medium? Coffee Stains". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "'Red' Hong Yi, Malaysian Artist, Creates Beautiful Food Art Project On Instagram (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hong Yi, the artist who paints without paintbrush". BorneoPost Online.
  4. 1 2 "Painting the town red". University of Melbourne. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 Harris, Sarah (18 May 2015). "YouTube artist Red Hong Yi sees the big picture". The Weekly Review. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Business of Innovation > Speakers > Red HongYi". bizofinnovation.com.my.
  7. ↑ silviac (29 January 2016). "Red Hong Yi and Edible Art". Empty Lighthouse Music & Arts Magazine. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Zhanna Koiviola (17 April 2014). "'Red' Hong Yi: The artist who likes to paint, but not with a paintbrush". gbtimes.com.
  9. ↑ "Red – Zhang Yimou Portrait". Feel Desain. FEEL DESAIN. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Coffee Cup Stained Portrait of Jay Chou". My Modern Met.
  11. ↑ Hosmer, Katie (23 February 2013). "Aung San Suu Kyi Formed with 2,000 Dyed Carnations". My Modern Met. My Modern Met. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Goodman, William (24 August 2012). "Watch a portrait of Adele made from burning candles". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  13. ↑ Melbourne School of Design - University of Melbourne. "Hong Yi (Red)". unimelb.edu.au.
  14. ↑ Melbourne School of Design - University of Melbourne. "Jackie Chan praises star artist Hong Yi". unimelb.edu.au.
  15. ↑ Lainey (10 February 2015). "#RedHongYi: Malaysian Artist Creates Masterpiece Out Of 20,000 Tea Bags". Hype.my. Vijandren Ramadass. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Esquire ft "Red" Hong Yi: three covers". Esquire Malaysia. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
  17. ↑ Albert, Jane (20 January 2015). "Future chasers - Red Hong Yi". Australia Unlimited. Australian Trade and Investment Commission. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "ARTIST AND WORLD VISION AMBASSADOR RED HONG YI PROVES ANYTHING'S A CANVAS » You Only Live Once". You Only Live Once.


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