Shang-Yi Hua

I think of the process of making sculptures as keeping a diary to record what touches and inspires me, as well as what happens around me. Most of my subjects and ideas originate from meditating on various aspects of my inner-journey, providing insight on the natural materials that I select. When I create a sculpture, I usually have an image already in my mind; sometimes it is Chinese calligraphy, and other times it is something more simple and organic. I produce work that merges natural and artificial materials, East and West cultures, or spirituality and personal reality. I use various techniques such as applying heat to acrylic, making resin molds, welding, woodworking, and Kintsugi to form visual and physical connections in my art practice. Being an artist for me is creating a space for the viewer to have free and individual interpretation of my spiritual pursuit. I hope that viewers are compelled to walk life’s journey with me through my artworks.

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Timeless/Time Less

In the beginning

I feel you

Hollow

Evolution

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Timeless/Time Less

27″ x 27″ x 2″

$1,200

People were panic buying and stockpiling toilet paper in the beginning of pandemic inspired me to use toilet paper to make this work. It refers to this COVID-era experience of time as a kind of malaise, but it also refers to the idea of time running out– on both an individual and a societal level.

In the Beginning

5″ x 8.5″ x 6″

$400

The famous first words of the Bible inspired this work. It is meant to convey the “formless” state of the earth’ s origins.

I Feel You

8.5″ x 17″ x 8″

$200

This glistening sculpture is made of tree bark and resin. It has been shaped into an interpretation of a Mandarin character that loosely translates to “I feel you.” Created from a place of empathy, the sculpture communicates the importance of listening to others’ stories without judgment and trying

Hollow

4″ x 12″ x 5″

$800

This work is meant to signify the fleeting nature of all earthly things. As tightly as we may hold on to wealth, power, or stability, these things are never permanent. â There is nothing new under the sun, â is a verse from Ecclesiastes which has made its way into everyday speech, but here it refe

Evolution

14″ x 3″ x 2.5″

$400

This work is made by the original tree bark for making paper, the paper fiber, and handmade paper from the bark. It tells how paper is made.