Peony yip biography
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Art Projects Gallery is delighted to present Hong Kong artist Peony Yip’s debut solo exhibition titled “Transformation”. Peony is inspired by the notion of continuous change - fascinated not only by the end result of metamorphosis but also in the process of the transformation. In this solo exhibition, she explores the relationship between humans and nature and puts forward her vision of the transformation from former to the latter.
Imagining a world where human goes through an evolutionary process to finally become a part of nature, Peony’s “Transformation” series portray the different stages of a girl’s transformation back to nature as a butterfly, symbolic of people being reborn and at one with nature again.
In the “Transformation Zodiac” series, Peony portrays insects (as a representation of nature) transformed into the twelve Zodiac beings, all fully evolved with their ubiquitous physical attributes and characteristics.
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1990 Born in Jamaica, currently resides in Hong Kong
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
2010 HIgher Diploma in Graphic Information Design, Hong Kong Design Institute
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 《蛻變》Transformation, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 "Allow Me To Introduce Myself...", galleri 1988, Los Angeles, USA
"Out Of Body.", Gauntlet Gallery, San Francisco, USA
"Twice Told Tales", Flower Pepper galleri, Pasadena, USA
Art Projects Gallery x 1600 Panda World Tour, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong
2012 "Girls: Fact or Fiction", Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, USA
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Meet artist and illustrator from Hong Kong, Peony Yip.
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I was born and raised in Jamaica as my parents moved there a long time ago before I was born. In 2005, my parents brought me back to their home, Hong Kong, and I have lived here since. To describe my childhood, it was mostly being raised in a quite traditional Chinese family with the occasional touch of Jamaican lifestyle. It surprises me how many people I have forgotten and memories that I had in my past as they were mostly unpleasant. But all those unpleasant things have made me learn more about myself and hopefully grow into a better person. Moving to Hong Kong made a huge impact on my life and it has helped me build my path as an artist. Though, it has proven to be very difficult, I haven’t given up yet.
Describe the city you’re living in and what it’s like to live there.
Hong Kong is a very busy city. Actually very busy is an understatement. I think if I could