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Hong Yi (b. 1986, Malaysia)
Red Hong Yi is an artist from Borneo, Malaysia. Known as the artist who “paints without a paintbrush”, she creates mixed media installations by reinterpreting everyday materials through the accumulation of objects. By combining traditional craftsmanship and digital technology, she creates works that consider perceptual habits and preconceptions on the chosen objects and subjects, expressing the themes of women, heritage, race, and climate change. Among the materials she has used to create her work are eggshells, chopsticks, teabags, soil, salt, socks, matchsticks and most recently, copper plates and pixels. She currently leads a team of four artists and designers at Studio Red in Kuala Lumpur. Her artworks have been presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Saatchi Gallery in London, Anchorage Museum in Alaska, and H Queens in Hong Kong.
康怡是一位来自马来西亚，沙巴婆罗洲的艺术家。具 “不用画笔作画” 的艺术家之名，康怡重新诠释日常物品，以堆积技巧来创造出混合媒体画作。通过结合传统工艺和数码技术，她的作品考量大众对社会问题先入为主之观念，题材涉及女性、种族遗产与气候变化。创作材料包括蛋壳、筷子、茶包、土壤、盐、袜子、火柴以及近期所运用的铜板和像素。工作室位于吉隆坡市中心，她目前带领着一支由艺术制作者及设计师所组成的四人团队。康怡的艺术作品曾在多个国际舞台上展出，如：达沃斯的世界经济论坛、伦敦的萨奇画廊、阿拉斯加的安克雷奇博物馆与香港的H Queens。
EDUCATION
2010
Master of Architecture, University of Melbourne
2007
Bachelor of Planning and Design, University of Melbourne
GROUP EXHIBITION
2024
ARTSG, Singapore
2023
Tagging Temu, Temu House, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2023
ECLECTIC Exhibition, Segaris Art Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2021
Thank God It’s Monday, The Whiteaways Arcade, Penang, Malaysia
2021
1000 Tiny Artworks, The Backroom, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2018
Artology, H Queens, Hong Kong
2017
Art of Fandom, Anchorage Museum, Alaska, USA
2016
Art of Fandom, Anchorage Museum, Alaska, USA
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023
Once Upon A Longtang, Balai Seni Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2022
Memebank
COMMISIONS
2023
"Blooming for All" for Uniqlo
2023
“Mulan’s Art of War” for Disney Create 100
2022
“Endangered Forms” for WWF Tiger Trail 2022
2021
“Little Red Decides Her Better Future” for TIMEPieces
2021
“Climate is Everything” for TIME Magazine
2021
“Kaleidoscope” for Nespresso
2020
“Kopitiam Uncle” for Resorts World Las Vegas
2020
“Look to the Mountains” for Hoshun Sushi Kaiseki
2020
“Malaysian Frontliners”, for Pos Malaysia
2020
“Tanah Tumpahnya Darah Kita” for Naga DBB Tribal
2020
“Vision 2020 and Beyond”, for Google Malaysia
2019
“Data is the New Salt”, for Google Singapore
2019
“It Takes a Village to Raise a City” for Google, Singapore
2018
“Aurora” for Huawei-Honor
2017
“Bloom” for Mandarin Oriental, Macau
2016
“Merlion” for Facebook, Singapore
2015
“Teh Tarik Man” for Malaysia at World Economic Forum, Davos
TEACHING AND LECTURES
2023
Speaker, Eslite Spectrum The Starhill Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2023
Speaker, HELP International School, Malaysia
2022
Speaker, Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn, Portugal
2021
Speaker, Georgetown Festival 2021, Malaysia
2021
Guest Speaker, Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival 2021, Malaysia
2018
Guest Speaker, Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore
2017
Guest Speaker, Anchorage Museum, Alaska, USA
2016
Guest Speaker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA
2014
Guest Speaker, China Academy of Art, Shanghai, China
2012
Guest Speaker, Domus Academy, Milan, Italy
2012
Guest Teacher for two-week workshop, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA), Milan, Italy
CONFERENCES
2019
Speaker, Beyond Tellerrand, Frankfurt, Germany
2017
Panelist, invited by the New York Times, Hong Kong
2017
Speaker, invited by the New York Times, Hong Kong
2014
Speaker, TEDxKL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2013
Speaker, 7th EG Conference, California, USA
2012
Speaker, 6th EG Conference, California, USA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2019
Yim, Julie (July 1, 2019), Cover Story: The Big Picture with Red Hong Yi, Prestige Magazine
2018
Zarnegar, Roxanna (May 7, 2018), 11 Art World Entrepreneurs You Should Know: 2018 Edition, Sotheby’s Institute of Art
2017
Ching Ching, Ni (Nov., 2017-Jan.,2018, No.24), Her Name is “Red” (translated), The New York Times Chinese Magazine
2015
B. Waxman, Olivia (Feb. 5, 2015), Stunning Work of Art Made of 20,000 Tea Bags, TIME
2014
Koiviola, Zhanna (Apr. 17, 2014), Red Hong Yi: the artist who likes to paint, but not with a paintbrush, GB Times
2014
Chong, Calvin (Aug. 25, 2014), The Unconventional Artist Red Hong Yi on Painting Art without a Brush, Malaysia Tatler
2014
Scott, David (May 5 2012 – Jun. 8 2014, Volume 10 Number 5), Painting the Town Red, University of Melbourne Voice
2012
Fung, Esther (Apr. 23, 2012), Red Hong Yi’s Medium? Coffee Stains, The Wall Street Journal
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2023
“1000 Tiny Artworks”, co-organised by The Backroom KL
2021
“1000 Tiny Artworks”, co-organised by The Backroom KL
2018
“Pillars of Sabah”, co-organised by Sabah Art Gallery
2018
“Pillars of Sabah 2.0”, co-organised by Sabah Art Gallery
2024
2023
Free Malaysia Today
Create your own artistic masterpieces with Red’s book2022
2021
Marketing-Interactive
After Doge banknote NFT, artist Red Hong Yi unveils 5 artworks for Memebank seriesThomas Reuters Foundation
For TIME cover, Malaysian artist Red Hong Yi shows a world on fireNespresso
UPCYCLING THROUGH ART2020
Tatker Malaysia
How Creatives Get It Done: Artist-Architect Hong Yi2019
2018
The New York Times
When Tech Is Inspired By Nature, a Work of Art Is BornSouth China Morning Post
Immersive design experience enabled by technology innovationAsian Lite
Aurora Glass gives the Honor a new lookThe Star
Art, as a pillar of the nationGoing Places
Pillars of Sabah: These 30 Malaysian Artists Turn An Abandoned Site Into An Outdoor Art GalleryMacau Closer
UNCONVENTIONAL BEAUTYThe New York Times
A San Francisco Museum Restaurant That Is on ThemeSothebys Institute
11 Art World Entrepreneurs You Should Know: 2018 Edition2017
The New York Times China
她的名字叫 “红”The New York Times Company
Celebrating the launch of “時” – The New York Times Chinese MagazineAnchorage Museum Journal Archive
UNCONVENTIONAL PORTRAITS AND THE ART OF RED HONG YIGoing Places (Malaysia Airlines)
Malaysian artist ‘Red’ Hong Yi turns mundane into magnificent with her unconventional workLondon Speadker Bureau
THE HOPE SCHOOL – EDUCATING SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN2016
The Straits Times
Tickled by chopsticks and a 'helpless' hubby2015
TIME Magazine
See a Stunning Work of Art Made of 20,000 Tea Bags2014
Feeldesain
8 Questions with "Red" Hong YiVoice, The Age
Painting the town redWall Street Journal
Malaysian Artist Crafts Jackie Chan Likeness From Chopsticks: VideoHarper's Bazaar Brazil
RED HONG YI CRIA SUA ARTE COM PÉTALAS DE FLORES2013
Hypebeast
OTHERS by HYPEBEAST: Hong Yi - RedThis is Colossal
Artist Hong Yi Plays with her Food for 30 DaysBusiness Insider
Watch this artist create a portrait out of 20,000 tea bagsMy Modern Met
Aung San Suu Kyi Formed with 2,000 Dyed CarnationsDaily Express
Hong Yi making waves again with Suu Kyi portrait2012
Wall Street Journal
Zhang Yimou Sock Portrait, Coffee-Stained Jay Chou