Li Hongbo is known for employing handmade paper as his medium, to create malleable sculptures that challenge the viewer’s perception of metamorphosis in sculpture. His fascination with the material and its history, which is an important part of his chinese culture - the oldest known paper fragments in the world date back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD), and made their way to the west by way of the silk road - began when he attended the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing where paper was a cheap and readily available resource. Hongbo primarily uses handmade paper to create visually compelling and malleable sculptures that challenge the viewer’s perceptions of metamorphosis in sculpture. The SCAD Museum of Art presents “Irons for the Ages, Flowers for the Day,” a large-scale installation by Beijing-based sculptor Li Hongbo.
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