Born and raised in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Hong Yi is an artist-cumarchitectural designer who first came to be in the public eye when back in 2012, she shared a video of herself working on a portrait of Yao Ming, the renowned basketball player. The experimental portrait was created with a basketball dipped in red paint and the result was nothing short of impressive. It became her life-changing piece of work when the video went viral overnight and even the National Basketball Association (NBA) reposted it on its website. Today, that video has accumulated a million views.
Affectionately known as Red, she is dubbed ‘the painter who paints without a paintbrush’. This creative artist garnered fame on the international stage through works of art that are created with everyday materials, such as teabags, chopsticks, eggshells and even coffee mug stains. Instead of merely creating pieces that are aesthetically pleasing, Red constantly challenges herself to explore and reinterpret art, in the process defining her identity as an unconventional contemporary artist.
IN THE MAKING
Red didn’t have the beginning typical of many artists. She holds a Master of Architecture degree and has had experience working in Shanghai at a renowned international architecture firm. Growing up, Red often dabbled in art. From a young age, she was exposed to great painters like Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh by her mother and was also influenced by her dad’s great skill in technical drawing. “I spent time on art, but also enjoyed maths and science – so architecture was like a middle ground for me,” she shares.
Red names her art teacher as one of the people who had the most influence in her life.
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A PAWSITIVE' Life
Like in many parts of the world, pet culture has seen exponential growth in Malaysia. In this issue, Lorraine Chai discusses pet therapy, a method of treatment that is gaining traction, and also some of the pet trends you don’t want to miss out on.