Jingzhe Li

Jingzhe Li has been an art critic and artist as well as a writer and curator. She won the Dean’s Scholarship of UNSW College of Fine Art (COF) in 2001 and Shaman Gallery Scholarship in 2002 and received a Master Degree of Art Administration from COFA, UNSW in 2003. She has been a highly regarded and prolific art critic in Chinese Australian art scene and published many articles on Chinese and Australian art in Chinese language journals and media. In recent years she has devoted herself to her own artistic creation. She is a multi-media artist and her artworks include painting, drawing, paper-cutting, etching, ceramics and sculpture.

Ginger Jingzhe Li has also curated and organised exhibitions both in China and Australia, including Visual Story about China: Wendy Sharpe and Bernard Ollis touring exhibition in China in 2016. Her sculptures have been selected and shown three years in a row at Sydney’s famous sculpture on the beach festival: Sculpture@Bayside. Ginger has also been exhibiting her works at various community exhibitions in Sydney including

• 2021: Poetic Nature at China Cultural Centre, Sydney
• Spring Scenery Can’t Be Locked Down, Australia Chinese Heritage Paper Arts Club
• Mobile Color Plates, Australia Chinese Heritage Paper Arts Club
• 2020: Surprise Landing, Sculpture@Bayside
• Apart in Space, Together by Art, Kogarah Art Space
• 2019: The Gate of Fortune Land, Sculpture@Bayside
• The Love of World, t Chinese Culture Centre Chatswood
• 2018: Life in the Pond, Sculpture@Bayside
• Nature & Life :Images From Our Souls, Wolli Creek for Bayside Art Festival

Artworks

My Body and Soul bottle decoration series

When the pandemic hit the world, the feeling of depression set in. But solation at home re-started my interest in the colour of vegetables, fruits and wine. Finding new inspirations in the colours of daily items, I started painting on empty bottles. The colourful fruits and vegetables are gifts from mother nature. I hope my artistic transformations can be seen as the most natural way to heal our bodies and souls.

Stream of Life installation series, knitting and textiles, pyrography  on wood boards, installation of 60 pieces.

This work comes from my fascination with new lives. I often imagined how a new life came into being and how this new life evolved in the dark womb. In my mind, new lives are like stars in the universe. Life is a huge gift and it is composed of a journey of surprises and adventures. In this series, I have expressed my fascination and reverie. In the stream of life, light and warmth are vital.

Pyrography (wood burning) is a unique traditional form of Chinese arts and it is also called “embroidery with fire needle”. I have experimented with the use of a new electric tool in this traditional technique of creation. My intention is to use ordinary methods like wood burning and knitting to create a surprising view of lives.