Artist Biography
Yuan Yinghong is a digital media artist. She was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Now she is studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in digital media art from San Jose State University, California. Yinghong's works are inspired by her reflection on some social problems and her expression of personal feelings. At this stage, most of her works are video art and installation art. Yinghong thinks about social problems and integrates her ideas into the works of art that are presented to the audience with visual effects. Her goal is to use digital media art to convey something that affects and helps society. In Yinghong's works, you can learn how the environment and some devices can produce unexpected results through correct fusion with images or videos.
Artist Statement
My name is YingHong Yuan. I am a student majoring in Digital Media Art. My hometown is Guangzhou, China, an international city nearby Hong Kong. My artworks are inspired by my reflection on some social problems and the expression of personal feelings. At this stage, most of my works are digital images made by Illustrator and Photoshop and were finished by following the course requirements of the college. I also expanded more areas of digital media art, such as video art and installation art. I consider the social problem and put my thoughts into the artworks represented to the audience by the visual effect. I think that digital media art is extremely important that not only is shown on television advertisements but also billboards everywhere on the street which are an important medium of display. One time, I saw an electronic advertisement screen specially designed for children's domestic violence help-seeking information. This electronic advertisement screen, at the height of adults, was an ordinary portrait of children, but at the height of children and it was an abused and scared child with some help-seeking methods. Inspired by that, my goal is to use digital media art to convey something that influences and helps society. By learning video art and installation art, I understand how the environment and certain devices can produce unexpected results by fusion with images or videos correctly. In addition, I also made some 3-dimensional Physical Artworks. By learning how to make physical artworks, I discovered the importance of materials and contents of the artwork, and then projected the digital media art onto these physical artworks. I hope to be able to work in installation art and new media art after graduation from SJSU.