Rosanna Li made amazing happy ceramic people
Joyful sculptures by Rosanna Li are easily loved
Ki Ling Road, Hong Kong Viewpoint, Rosanna Li
Rosanna Li artworks have signature rotund features
The works of Rosanna Li Wei-han are easily recognisable for their rotund features and joyful appearance.
Tin Chiu Street
Her sculpture is featured in an exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, titled “Classics Remix: The Hong Kong Viewpoint”.Â
Power Street
Her ceramic sculptures, along with artworks by other local artists, were inspired by some of the Museum’s collection highlights.
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The new works on display explore new creative directions and present stories of Hong Kong’s people and culture.
Public Square Road
Her work is easily recognisable by rotund features and an appealing and playful appearance.
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Li is an accomplished ceramicist and design educator. She studied ceramics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and then pursued undergraduate studies in Art Education at the University of Liverpool.
Hang Lin Street
She later earned a Diploma in Art Education from the University of London Institute of Education, a Masters Degree in Educational Management from the Cheltenham & Gloucester College and a Masters Degree in Cultural Studies from Lingnan University.
Kan Hok Road
For over twenty-five years, she taught at the School of Design at Hong Kong Polytechnic.Â
Lan Fong Road
Li’s inspiration comes from the empathy with people she observes in commonplace activities.
Characters are robust and amicable
Her chosen art form is sculpting figurines in clay. Her characters are robust, and their faces are amicable in a way that invites you to like them.Â
Hong Kong Viewpoint, Rosanna Li
One of her most public works is a group of six ceramic sculptures on display in the Yau Tong MTR Station, titled People passing by, people lazing by.
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Some of her sculptures grace the air side of Terminal 1 departure hall as well as outside the Hong Kong International Airport.
Po Tung Road
The sculptures on display at the Hong Kong Museum of Art incorporate her whimsical figures in situ in various neighbourhoods in Hong Kong, complete with furniture, fixtures, and directional street signage.
Winslow Square
The little figures each have their own dramatic expressions, just as you would find in a crowd of people on any local street.
Holland Road
Faces filled with contentment, awe, surprise, delight, and fright are captured and memorialised on these ceramic figurines.
Feature scenes are narratives of the Hong Kong story
Cloud View Road
The scenes are self-enclosed narratives of the Hong Kong story.
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This body of work by Rosanna Li is a treat to view and enjoy.Â
