Li Yueling is an established artist specialising in Chinese contemporary art, imbuing his creations with genuine emotion, rejecting conventional techniques that emphasise logic and symbols. He advocates for a style characterised by purity and thought-provocation. Li chose children as his major theme, as children are the beginning of life, and also our past, present and future. The sense of values people hold onto derive from childhood, which is when people were free to pursue colourful dreams.

Li's artworks stand out with the unique strong brushwork and features careful details which acquired maturity over the years. The complicated social influence and impact on the children are shown vividly by means of tension, big brushwork and fine composition. The children he paints depict pure and bright eyes, which are not contaminated by secular dust, gazing at the viewers with sincerity.

Education:

1990-1992 Painting Department of Hebei Normal University

Selected Exhibitions:

2011 "Across One Thousand and One Night" – Three Years after the Economic Crisis / Guangzhou
2012 14th International Contemporary Art Fair / Zurich, Switzerland
2012 Disenchantment of Chinese Imagination – The 4th Guangzhou Triennial / Guangdong Museum of Art
2013 Children Solo Exhibition / Beijing Hope Museum
2013 Paradise Lost Contemporary Art Exhibition / A Gallery, HK
2014 "Children - the Search for Missing Children" Touring Solo Exhibition / Western Art District, Xiamen; M50 523 Art Center, Shanghai
2014 "Children - Hope" Solo Exhibition / Shangri-La Hotel, Shanghai MFA, Claremont Graduate University
2015 "Children - the Search for Missing Children" Touring Solo Exhibition / Deji Plaza, Nanjing
2015 OFF Brussels Art Fair, Brussels
2016 Singapore Contemporary Art Show, Singapore
2017 Affordable Art Fair, HK
2017 Asia Contemporary Art Show Fall Edition, HK