Statement

The artist puts a piece of paper or canvas in front of the participant

So that when he/she embraces himself/herself with full strength

Or to embrace with someone else

The canvas or paper distorts in consequence

And as such wrinkles are formed

The action of force creates contour sculptures

The artist depicts the trace of wrinkles

When flattened, a piece of work comes into being

The outcome of the process is to be defined as the portrait of an individual or that of a relationship

by Zhao Jianying

擁抱說明

藝術家于瀛提供一張紙或者一卷畫布放在參與者胸前

當參與者動用全身的力量緊緊抱住自己

或者和另一個人擁抱時

畫布和紙就會隨之變形

從而形成褶皺

在這種力的作用下而形成的形體雕塑

藝術家將褶皺描繪下來

展平形成一件作品

這個圖像的結果被定義為一個人的肖像或者一段關系的肖像

文/趙劍英

Yu Ying (b. 1987, Shandong Province) is the founder and member of BALCONY COLLECTIVE. He graduated from Tsinghua University with BA and China Central Academy of Fine Arts with MFA. His practice tends toward painting, collage and video inspired by current social-political events and his own surroundings. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including Today Art Museum 10 Years Retrospective Special Award（2015）, the Finalist of Focus on Talents Project (2011), Finalist of Chinese New Painting Award (2011), etc. He has exhibited extensively at many major museums and institutions around the world, such as Contemporary Arts Museum Houston & Asia Society Texas Center(Houston, USA); Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin, Germany); Gaîté Lyrique(Paris, France); Mastio della cittadella (Turin, Italy); Valencia University (Valencia, Spanish); Power Station of Art (Shanghai, china); OCAT Shanghai (Shanghai, China); MOCA Shanghai (Shanghai, China); Minsheng Art Museum (Beijing, Shanghai, China); National Art Museum of China (Beijing, China); Today Art Museum (Beijing, China), etc. His works were broadly collected by museums and public collections, including Today Art Museum; CAFA Museum, Beijing, China; Tsinghua University Museum; CAFA Museum; Hong Kong Contemporary Art Museum. His latest museum solo show, “Nanking Winter College”, was held by AMNUA and supported by Si Fang Art Museum.