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Huang Yulong
"The Top Dog", Porcelain Sculpture & Concrete Bench, Limited Edition, Hip hop

2020

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Childhood is not just a transitional time before adulthood. It is a meaningful lifetime for children to create their wonderlands exclusively. It is also a time of utopia that we may have forgotten when we became an adult. When children play together, there has always been a leader to lead the rules of games among children. Such a kid is like a head sheep in a flock and a wolf leader of a pack, as well as a “Top dog” in a group of children. A top dog is usually a soundless outsider who watches other kids as they play. He / she may find a silent corner to enjoy being alone but he/she never feels lonely inside his/her mind. “I always want to find the intersection between different cultures and integrate them in a proper way to show people what I see and feel. " by Huang Yu Long Chinese artist Huang Yulong studied porcelain art in Jingdezhen, China, an important historical town of Chinese porcelain productions. His life is deeply influenced by hip-hop and street art, which inspired him to create a fusion art style by Chinese traditional cultures and hip-pop culture. Freedom and rebellion represented by hiphop have become Huang Yulong's motivation to pursue his art career, which deliver profound philosophical and aesthetic concepts of Chinese art to people all over the world without language, genders, races and geographical barriers. "This is naturally integrated with my inner pursuit of individuality and rebellion. As shown in the artistic sculptures I created, it combines diversified elements, but each shape is a manifestation of the core of pure Chinese Eastern culture." by Huang Yu Long ( a quote from the interview with MEFine). The core value of Huang Yu Long’s sculptures expresses Yin and Yang, a concept of dualism that two opposite powers may be interconnected in order to achieve a balance status. “Yo Bro!” and “Upside Down” highlight a harmonic physical contact between two different persons. Huang Yu Long stated that “Everything is just like Tai Chi and everyone is involved in the Yin/Yang cycle.” Dualism is also applied in “N.S.E.W” , “Heaven and Earth” and “Party” series that represent interconnections between Chinese cultures and Hiphop spirit. In addition, “Rose” series, “Skull” series and “Snowflakes” reflects ugly facts under beautiful surfaces. He also extended the view to his life journey of being an artist. “Top Dog” , “Beginner’s Mind” , “Godfather” and “ Be My Side” which visualise his passions and struggles as an artist and remind himself the reason becoming an artist. “I poured all my personal emotions into this sweater-wearing character. In order not to affect the temperament with more information, I subtracted the character's face and completed the character with a jumpsuit and hoodie. Because of the characters I create, I use their actions and gestures to suggest a particular state and a power expressed by the characters themselves.” ~ Huang Yulong 我把个人全部的情感都注入到这个穿卫衣的人物上,为了作品 的气质不受到更 多信息的影响,我把人物面部减去了,由连衣 的帽子把人物补充完整,这件衣 服成了我所雕塑的人物本身, 所以我用人物的动作以及手势来暗示一种状态, 以及人物本身 所表达的一种力量。 ——黄玉龙
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    2020
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    Height: 15.36 in (39 cm)Width: 7.49 in (19 cm)Depth: 9.45 in (24 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Kuala Lumpur, MY
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    Seller: HYL1stDibs: LU160728446962

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