HUANG,YANG-WEI

CONTENTS

Series1

Culture and Commitment

Series2

Untitled

Series3

Social Relations

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Series1

Culture and Commitment- Brush, Ink and Seal

Traditional writing and drawing media play an important role in

Chinese cultural heritage, as they are essential for transmitting

traditional Chinese characters, arts and thoughts.

Precious ornaments, such as metals or rare gems, are items

that are treated as family heirlooms, being passed from one

generation to the next. This concept is as significant as the tra-

ditional writing and drawing media of Chinese cultural heritage.

For a long time, the ring has been a significant symbol in the

institution of marriage. Therefore, in this series of my work, the

ring symbolises responsibility and commitment. Combining

calligraphy, painting utensils and the ring not only indicates the

relationship between ornaments and appliances, but also repre-

sents the integration of culture and commitment.

While wearing the Culture and Commitment, I hope that my

work in this series conveys another implication of enabling view-

ers to interact with it.

Chinese culture is ubiquitous. When we travel to every corner

of the world and communicate with different people, we will find

that Chinese culture is not only omnipresent, but also deeply in-

tegrated into our lives. The stains and markings that come with

wearing the Culture and Commitment piece symbolise the in-

fluences of this everlasting and elegant culture on Chinese

people as well as on the world.

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I do not care about what I write

I just want to write and write

I just adore penmanship and art

I just think Chinese characters are beautifulI just think Chinese characters are beautiful

I just like the ink and changeable tones

I just want to wear this beautiful script

and 5000 years of Chinese history

- scarf pattern design- scarf pattern design(short course in University of Arts London)

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Series2UntitledThis series of work explores the relationship between humans and jewellery

design. Is jewellery design a token of channelling emotions? Is it blindly driven by

pop culture? Or is it an outlet for expressing personal characteristics? What are

the true motives of jewellery design? Is it simply determined by the objective of

creating visually pleasing pieces, formed by the combination of precious and rare

gems? Is it merely a slave to fashion trends? Do many years of trained craftsman-

ship automatically render oneself a master in this art? Or do the stories spun by

advertisers,advertisers, which accompany most jewellery commercials, suffice as the main el-

ement of jewellery design? If good jewellery means sellable jewellery, then should

jewellery design be considered as an act disguised by intents of marketing for

businessmen, or as a medium for conveying the ideas of artists?

For me, the work in this series is an experiment, as I hope to explore the rela-

tionship between jewellery and humans. The work in this series will be combined

with scenes of everyday life, so that people can discover them unwittingly and

then interact with them.

Mirror projects ones self in the reflection as well as from ones fantasy. Sculp-

tured jewels in the mirror represent the images of precious jewellery. To some

people, jewellery design means nothing, as long as it pleases their eyes and can

be worn comfortably. The glittering characteristics of gems featured in my work

are presented in the form of multicolour LED lights, which is a way of attracting the

attention of others, much like the enjoyment of vanity when wearing jewellery.

In this experiment, you can imagine in daily life when people see a necklace

in a mirror and try to wear that necklace seen in the mirror imaginatively and at the

same time adjust it with the body. Even when people understand that necklace is

not real, they will still wear it instinctively. Are such reactions innate or influenced

by environment and education? Are people wearing jewellery self-narcissists? Or

are their intentions fuelled by the desire to attract the attention of others? Does

wearing jewellery enhance ones beauty? Or is ones beauty unfortunately over-

shadowed by jewellery?shadowed by jewellery?

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This photo is for reference only and do not necessarily reflect the true measurements of the pieces from this series.

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These photos are for reference only and do not necessarily reflect the true measurements of the pieces from this series.

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Series3Social Relations

This series explores the relationship between individuals and groups, as well as

whether human encounters are predetermined or coincidences.

I like to collect antique jewellery from various times and regions and also

modify them for creative transformations. In my creative processes, I would

carefully observe each element of jewellery by exploring their experiences and

imagining the story behind them.

I think every jewel is like an individual; it carries marks of what it has experi-

enced. I like a certain quotation from a film that I saw: our experiences shape

the kind of adult we become. Just like the etching on the ornaments, some lack

a few gems and some gilds have faded colours. However, it is these precious

flaws that make them more unique and attractive.

In my work, each jewel part has been collected from various sources and I

have transformed them in a single piece of jewellery. The coexistence of conflict

and harmony stemming from their togetherness brings even more unique

beauty. Just as people of different backgrounds and environments with different

ideas meet at a predetermined or coincidental point in time and work hard to-

wards the same thing. Leaving aside the philosophy of determinism, this en-

counter itself is a wonderful thing.

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I again perform an overall

creative task with each piece

of my works and parts of jew-

ellery that I have collected

and temporarily place them

firmly on a life-size stand-up.

All pieces of jewellery symb-

olise various situations and

characteristics of human en-

counters. The loose way of

placing them tightly on the

stand-up is an expression of

uncertainty in human rela-

tionships.

The components which have been unified to created the above pieces of jewellery are an-tique pieces, which I myself have personally collected.

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Each piece of jewerly has its own story and personality.

Each encounter is like a story of serendipity.

Interpersonal Relationship

Lover Teacher & Students Colleague

Family Friends Idol & Fans

* The components which have been unified to created the above pieces of jewellery are antique pieces, which I myself have personally collected.

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* The components which have been unified to created the above pieces of jewellery are antique pieces, which I myself have personally collected.

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* The components which have been unified to created the above pieces of jewellery are antique pieces, which I myself have personally collected.

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* The components which have been unified to created the above pieces of jewellery are antique pieces, which I myself have personally collected.

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* The components which have been unified to created the above pieces of jewellery are antique pieces, which I myself have personally collected.

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