Yong Fei Guan and Wei Li: Daydreams
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McMullen Gallery 8440 112 St, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7
Wei Li and Yong Fei Guan, "Daydreams," 2021
D A Y D R E A M S
The works of artists Yong Fei Guan and Wei Li are highly spirited and at first seem as though they are attempting to transport the viewer far away from reality. Their respective sculptures and paintings suggest a preoccupation with whimsy, fantasy and humour. However, the complex visual language and material manipulation techniques that each artist has developed are tools for working through complex issues of identity, ecology and representation.