Zhuang Hong-Yi

“My art is about happiness, enrichment, and re-enchantment. Today there is so much negativity and pain in the world; I want people to feel joy by reconnecting them with the calmness of nature. It’s why the flower is so dominant in my paintings. Everywhere around the world, flowers represent peace, happiness, and prosperity. We might now all speak the same language but we all read flowers.”

Born in 1962 in the Sichuan province, Zhuang Hong-yi is one of China’s most influential artists. It is his combination of Chinese background and European influence that marks Zhuang’s work. He religiously works on this subject year after year, however, the result is not repetitive, but demonstrates his continuous refinement and experimentation between raw emotional expressions and precisely planned artistry.