Golden Fan #01 Painting

Yixy Ruan is a Brisbane based artist. She was born in Beijing, China. From the age of 15, Yixy was trained to be a professional artist in the China Central Academy of Fine Arts. During school, Yixy studied from many famous and influential contemporary Chinese artists, and systematically studied traditional Chinese paintings, classical oil paintings, modern sculptures and art history of both Eastern and Western world. Yixy is obsessed with the elegance and oriental wisdom conveyed by ancient Chinese paintings. She collects inspirations from the antique Asian arts and ancient culture. In her works, she explores the beauty of nature, flora and femininity with both natural Chinese painting materials and digital media, using the traditional Chinese painting techniques and the oriental narrative logic to express the contemporary aesthetics. Her artworks have been exhibited in numerous international exhibitions in Asia-Pacific. Her paintings are collected by private collectors from Australia, China, the United States and Europe.