Liyang is a Chinese-Canadian architect and artist living in Brooklyn, New York.
Her work is born out of her play with materials, proportion, time, and light; often, forms emerge from the inherent qualities of specific materials in conversation with her hands.
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The Sculptural Spoon: Forms and Process
The sculptural spoon emerges from an exploration of clay’s intrinsic memory, an unintentional response to the material’s natural tendencies. Formed from a flat slab and draped over a hump mold, the clay billows organically, resisting full conformity to the mold. The process embraces the clay’s inherent movement, allowing the edges to lift and curve in a sculptural gesture. The result is an object that embodies both structure and spontaneity: where gravity, moisture, and material memory shape the final form.
The sculptural spoon emerges from an exploration of clay’s intrinsic memory, an unintentional response to the material’s natural tendencies. Formed from a flat slab and draped over a hump mold, the clay billows organically, resisting full conformity to the mold. The process embraces the clay’s inherent movement, allowing the edges to lift and curve in a sculptural gesture. The result is an object that embodies both structure and spontaneity: where gravity, moisture, and material memory shape the final form.
