Biography
Liang Zhang is a contemporary artist who uses clay and ceramic as her main media. Liang currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She got BA in interdisciplinary Visual Arts from University of Washington, Seattle, WA in 2015, and MFA in fine arts from Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angels, CA in 2018. Liang’s works have been exhibited in the United States, Italy, Austria, and Germany. Several of her works have been published on Asian Pacific American Heritage Calendar and Culture Guide from 2017-2020, Salann Magazine 2019, and interviewed by LA Artcore Gallery, Voyage LA and etc. Liang is the first place winner of “2019 LA Artcore 5th Annual Juried Exhibition”, and got Honorable Mention from “Black and White” by Grey Cube Gallery in 2020.
Artist Statement
As I am interested in combing organisms and the precise grid system together and the effects of these systems on individuals, I found that the format is not limited to three dimensional objects, but also the flatter appearance as we can see on screen and paper. Most of my works have a relation to nature or dealing with the relation between nature and human, in other words, the contrast between body and mind, organic and artificial, and controlled and uncontrolled. I put most of my vigor into making sculptures and installations, which addresses issues related to the strict regulations and the softness of nature in contemporary society. As I am interested in combing organism and the precise grid system together and the effects of these systems on individuals, I found that the format is not limited to three-dimensional objects, but also the flatter appearance as we can see on screen and paper, and this leads me to create the series of work aimed to transform and simplify a stereo idea into a highly concentrated surface.
Website: liangzhang.art
Email: zliangzh@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liaaaaaaang/
