近日，布朗艺术学院(BAI)很高兴邀请青年艺术家毛洋洋在格兰诺夫创意艺术中心举办的“日落时分”艺术展展出其作品“普罗维登斯的迷你传奇”。此次展览时间为11月16日至12月5日。

　　这组作品是在疫情期间在罗德岛设计学院求学时创作的，也是她第一次尝试使用真空成型机和丙烯颜料来探索雕塑与绘画的边界。她说：“每到水火节，我喜欢沿着普罗维登斯河漫步，夕阳西下，直到夜幕降临。它是这座城市最浪漫风景，滋养着生活在这里的每一个人的心灵。噼啪作响的火焰，燃烧的香柏和松树的气味，拱桥上闪烁的火光，消防车的剪影，表演者的船队乘坐火炬点燃的船只沿河航行，来自世界各地的人们前来河边观看、散步，在场音乐调动起我们所有的感官，唤起每一个人的情感。不知不觉中，境随心转。怀着深深的感激之情，我创作了这组作品。”

标题：普罗维登斯的迷你传奇

介质：丙烯、木材、真空成型器

尺寸：120cmx60cmx10cm

　　艺术简介

　　毛洋洋，毕业于纽约大学艺术系与罗德岛设计学院雕塑系，主要从事跨学科艺术，如雕塑、装置、绘画和陶瓷等，大部分作品都涉及到人文和社会科学的领域。她对有关人类福祉和心理的知识尤为着迷，如集体智性和道德边界等话题。她还致力于通过不同的媒介来探索各个社会现象，审视人与人、人与自然之间的关系，从自我体验中获得满足感的同时也在表达对他人处境的同理心。

　　2012年驻地华盛顿金字塔大西洋艺术中心学习，2016年发表学术论文《敦煌莫高窟佛教艺术的可及性与保存》，2022年出版个人雕塑作品集。近年展览包括养育者，一森艺术空间，景德镇2020；触及未知双年展，索尔夫勒画廊，普罗维登斯2021；原野生机之乌纳斯夸塔克特河，新枝画廊，普罗维登斯2022；日落时分，布朗大学格拉诺夫创意艺术中心，普罗维登斯，2022。

　　策展人

　　肯尼迪·琼斯（KennedyHJones）是布朗艺术学院公共人文项目策展研究员，

　　专注于非殖民化实践美学和后殖民认识论，旨在重新构想社会机构如何与黑人、原住民和有色人种等（BIPOC）社区互动。

　　The Brown Arts Institute (BAI) is pleased to invite Yangyang Mao to exhibit the artwork A Mini-Legend in Providence to “After Hours,” the art exhibition at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts. Each year, the BAI organizes an exhibition to highlight and celebrate the creative work of artists in the Atrium Gallery of the Granoff Center in the fall or spring. The exhibition will be on view from November 16th- December 5th.

Title: A Mini-Legend in Providence

Medium: Acrylic, wood, vacuum former 

Size: 49"x25"x1.5"

Description: Inspired by abstract bronze sculptures by the French artist Henri Matisse, this is my first attempt to integrate the painting and sculpture by using vacuum former and acrylic paint. It is a true portrayal of my change while studying at Rhode Island School of Design during the pandemic. Once surrounded by the fragility and powerlessness of life, I stepped onto this new land. I felt her warm welcome, quietly soothing the anxiety and throbbing in my heart. I cross this river every day to go to school. In the evening, it is even more breathtakingly beautiful, and I often stroll along the river to watch the sunset until night falls. In my view, it is not only the most enchanting bit of romantic landscape of the city, but it also nurtures countless creatures underwater and nurtures the hearts of every person living here. During the Waterfire, The crackling flames, the scent of blazing cedar and pine, the flickering firelight on the arched bridges, the silhouettes of the fire tenders, the flotilla of performers traveling along the river in torch-lit vessels, and the extraordinary music from all over the world engage all of the senses and evoke emotions from the many thousands who come to the river walks. Unconsciously, I gradually possess the secret of peace of mind, and everything around me has begun to change. Yes, we can never be complacent about defending safe places to enjoy nature. With deep gratitude, I made this series of works. 

Artist bio:

Yangyang Mao is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in sculpture, installation, ceramics, drawing and painting. Mao graduated from New York University in 2016 and earned an M.F.A. degree in Sculpture at Rhode Island School of Design in 2022. The majority of her works engage with content derived from the humanities and social sciences. She is enchanted by gaining knowledge in regard to human well-being and mental states, like the topics about collective wisdom and moral integrity. Mao also finds fulfillment through probing into the varied social phenomena and examining interpersonal relationships via diverse media, which come out of her self-experience while delivering her empathy for others’ circumstances.

She has been studied at the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Washington D.C. in 2012；published the thesis “Accessibility and Preservation of Buddhist Art In the Dunhuang Mogao Caves” in 2016, and a book collection of sculpture in 2022. Recent exhibitions include Nurturer, Yi Sen Art Space, Jingdezhen, China 2020; Into the Unknown, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI 2021; RISD Grad Show, Convention Center, Providence, RI 2022, Vibrant Life in the Woonasquatucket River, Providence, RI 2022; After Hours, The Brown Arts Institute, Providence, RI.

Curator

Kennedy H Jones is a curatorial fellow at Brown Arts Institute. She is a museum professional focused on decolonial practices in curation and programming aimed at reimagining how institutions engage with BIPOC communities and their stories. She is currently pursuing an M.A. in Public Humanities at Brown University as the Center of Slavery and Justice Fellow studying Black aesthetics and post-colonial epistemologies.