Gnortsma: Yamin Li

Austin-based artist Yamin Li says her art work is informed by her experience of always navigating between two cultures.

“As an immigrant to the US from China, feeling out of place geographically, psychologically, and linguistically significantly impacts my way of seeing the world,” she says. “I am always aware of the two contrasting, sometimes conflicting cultures meeting, blending, and colliding within myself

In her painting series “Gnortsma,” Yamin uses visual fragments extracted from her daily life with her young child, showing the world through the eyes of her child. Energetic and animated her paintings combine childlike graffiti, playful shapes, humorous visual language, and bright colors.