WEI LI: CURIOUS THINGS

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Wei Li and Margie Kelk Invitation

 Two New Exhibitions Open at Harcourt House on August 10, 2017 at 7 pm

Wei Li is an Edmonton-based visual artist, a recent graduate of the University of Alberta (BFA in Painting), and one of 15 finalists of the prestigious 2017 RBC Canadian Painting Competition.  

Organic patterns, symbols and gestures emerge from Li’s experiences, her subconscious and her imagination.  Her painting are created layer by layer, with structures, rhythms, and energies slowly combining to construct an intricate whole.  Li’s impressive body of work also explores the delicate balance between abstraction and figuration. 

Says Li: “… the inspiration for my work for this exhibition has come from my personal experience, imagination, or memory. I always look for inner structure during the entire process of painting …. Line crosses line, shapes run into shapes …. As the process goes on, there is always an active dialogue between painting and myself. The rhythm will form, the energy will explode … those abstractive elements turn into figurative … the ambiguity creates room for interaction …. And the viewers complete the painting with their own experience and imagination …”