ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
藝術家簡介
Yee Yui Yiyi Lau is from Hong Kong. Her artistic practice focuses on exploring the relationship between humans and nature. Her inspiration comes from the pattern and surface texture found in the natural world, combining wood panels, oil paint, and mixed media to capture the subtle connections between the body and the environment. In her previous works, Lau has integrated traditional Chinese Gongbi techniques with contemporary forms of expression, using the woodgrain and the transparency of pigments as main elements of her pieces. Her work challenges the audience’s perceptions of authenticity in images and materials, prompting a reevaluation of essence and reality.
劉漪蕊來自香港。她的藝術創作專注於探索人類與自然之間的關係。她的靈感來源於自然界的紋理和表面觸感，並結合木板、油畫和混合媒介，以捕捉身體和環境之間的微妙聯繫。在她以往的作品中，劉將傳統中國工筆技法與當代表現相結合，利用木材的獨特紋理和顏料透明性作為作品的核心元素。她的作品挑戰觀眾對畫面和材料真實性的感知，促使人們重新評估本質和現實。
HONOURS PROJECT
畢業作品
Oil and colour pencil on wood panel, integrated with birch branches
油彩、色鉛筆、木板、樹幹及樹枝
231 x 236 cm
The artwork explores a birch tree's journey from its organic origin to industrial plywood. Driven by a deep study of wood grain, my practice evolved through the lens of land art to examine the tension between industrial transformation and natural systems. The work sutures the disconnect between the tree’s raw state and its processed outcome. Using traditional Gongbi techniques and transparent oil paint, I amplify the natural grain, treating brushstrokes as living veins. By reuniting the plywood with its original limbs, I reconnect “skin” with “bone”. This work grants the material a second life, reflecting the repair between human intervention and natural vitality.
本作品探討樺樹從自然原木到工業膠合板的轉化過程。源於對木紋的研究，我的實踐透過大地藝術視角，探究工業轉型與自然系統間的張力。作品縫合了原木與加工業產物間的斷裂，利用傳統工筆技法與透明油彩放大天然紋理，將筆觸視為活著的脈絡。藉由將木板與原肢重新結合，我讓「皮」與「骨」重聚，賦予材料二次生命，體現人為干預與自然生命力之間的修復。
PREVIOUS WORK
過往作品
2025
Oil paint, wax, and colour pencil on wood panel
120 x 70 cm
My work uses the snail as a metaphor to explore the subtle relationship between the body and medicine. The snail symbolizes the paradox of ointment—both healing and causing a sense of alienation and unease in the body. The piece reveals the blurred boundary between the body and external substance, expressing a dual discomfort and a struggle of both body and mind.
2025
Burned mark on wood panel
20 x 20 cm
This artwork explores wood panels and animal textures, featuring three types of wood with distinct colors, textures, and thicknesses to create leopard patterns. Tools like a candle lighter and soldering iron were used, with a final layer of wood wax oil enhancing the grain and deepening the burn marks. The colors of the animal patterns allow them to blend seamlessly into the natural environment, creating an unexpected visual harmony.
2025
Burn marks on wood panels
Size variable
I continue my study of animal patterns and experiment with burning techniques on different woods. The process creates unique, organic patterns that respond to the underlying texture, demonstrating my ongoing interest in working directly with material surfaces.