Huang considers the subject of spiritual transformation beyond death as a major preoccupation for humanity. He notes that often, what terrifies individuals the most about death is not the loss of the future but the loss of the past. In his work, Huang explores cultural and religious rituals and beliefs regarding attitudes toward the human soul or spirit after physical life. He re/presents his personal spiritual grief within the context of Chinese culture and faiths (such as Taoism, Buddhism), whilst exploring customary habits and objects from daily life as symbols to narrate the relationship between him and his father, between now and then, and between here and there.
Tayside based, award winning artist Li Huang has exhibited nationally including works selected as First Prize Fine Art winner of the 2020 Scottish Portrait Awards with preceeding accolades of their Club Prize (2021) and Third Prize (2018, 2019), as well as with Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition (2019), and a joint portraiture exhibition with fellow artist and PhD researcher Allan Davies at Dundee Arts Society (2021).
Birnam Arts was delighted to host Huang's first solo show in 2020 yet this was sadly cut short due to the pandemic. Huang returns to us this Autumn with a brand new body of work in Dimensions of Spirit.