Yun Bai
| Yun Bai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 Beijing, China |
| 🏫 Education | Agnes Scott College |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Notable work | Porn Flowers |
| 🌐 Website | yunbai.com |
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Yun Bai (born 1979)[citation needed] is an American neo-feminist pop artist and painter who is famous for her work with mixed mediums, including porn magazines, ping pong balls, machetes, and traditional fine arts mediums such as oil paint and watercolor. Bai is alternatively known as "YunnyBunny."[1] In her work, she explores themes of identity, social stimulus, fascination with science, feminine comment, sarcasm/mockery, and influence from urban culture.[2][not in citation given]
Early life and education
Born in Beijing, China, Bai immigrated to the United States when she was age 6.[3] Bai was raised in the deep South. She lived in Tallahassee, Florida, for 12 years before being awarded an achievement scholarship of $28,000 from August 1997 to May 2001 to pursue a degree at Agnes Scott College, a private, liberal arts women's college in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] In May 2001, Bai graduated with a bachelor's degree in studio art (painting) from Agnes Scott College.[1]
During Bai's college years, her mother was diagnosed with cancer, and her parents filed for bankruptcy. As a result, she worked as an exotic dancer to pay for the rest of her undergraduate education.[4]
Career
As a contemporary feminist artist, Bai works with explicit materials to create messages of female empowerment in her work.
Bai was a guest speaker at a lecture at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, in June 2003. She also participated as a panelist at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center in June 2003.[3]
Bai's work was added to the Tyler Perry Studios Collection in January 2013,[not in citation given] the print department of Los Angeles County Museum of Art[not in citation given] in November 2012, the permanent collection of Laguna Art Museum/Orange County Art Museum[not in citation given] in 2012, the permanent collection of the National Museum of Mexican Art[not in citation given] in November 2012, Huntington Museum of University of Texas at Austin[not in citation given] in November 2012, University of California, Santa Barbara[not in citation given] Library in November 2012, Self Help Graphics & Art Collection[not in citation given] in November and October 2012, Galaria Sin Fronteras (Austin, Texas)[not in citation given] in November 2012, and Gerald Buck Collections[not in citation given] in November 2012.[3]
Recognition
In 2015, Bai was noted in Oyster Magazine, Ms. magazine, and BWW News Desk for her work in the #YesAllWomen Benefit at the Los Angeles Women's Center .
Bai was a finalist for the Artadia grant in Atlanta, Georgia in October 2011.
Bai was named one of "Top 10 Emerging Artists by LA Weekly in January 2006. Bai was recognized by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Art Papers magazine, ArtAsiaPacific, World Journal, and The Wall Street Journal in December 2007, as well as on the cover of The London Magazine (UK's oldest literary publication est. 1732) in April/May 2012. ARTSPROJEKT selected Bai to be amongst their cache of artists on their international merchandising platform in 2010.[3]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WM | whitehot magazine of contemporary art | April, WM issue #2: Noah Becker in Conversation with Yun Bai AKA Yunny Bunny". whitehotmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ "Brooklyn Museum: Yun Bai". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "YUN BAI (YunnyBunny)- Official Website, Webstore, Blog – Cutting Edge Visual Artist / Designer / Painter makes conceptual flowers out of porn magazines to reiterate the message that all women are flowers. Wear Yun's designs on sneakers, lo-tops, hi-tops, t-shirts. Find". yunbai.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ "Yun Bai – Google+". plus.google.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-25. Unknown parameter
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