Wen Li

The “Impression” series artworks offer an interpretation of landscapes that are recognizable, yet less detail oriented, merely an “impression”. The title for the series also echoes the embossing procedure and the texture on the paper. The subtlety of the artwork enhances a sense of tranquility that nature provides.

This series includes distinguished embossment prints both blind and tinted with wood burning residues from the laser etching process. The residues are gradually reduced during the process; hence each tinted print is unique and non-repeatable with different colour intensity and contrast.

Wen Li is a multi-media artist from Waterloo, Ontario. By simplifying the format, she purposely creates space for the unpredictability and allows the contingencies to emerge within. Her minimalism approach in her artwork is deeply influenced by her own experience. Engineering study and working in China and fine art training in Canada has enabled her to explore cultural translation and cultural hybridity from a unique angle, blending Eastern and Western perspectives in her art practice.

This exhibition is awarded the Exhibition Assistance Grant by Ontario Art Council, with the recommendation from Art Gallery of Guelph and City of Woodstock Art Gallery.