Rong Bao
Rong Bao is an artist who is currently based in London received her MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art. She used to study Public Sculpture at the China Academy of Art and received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago after being awarded the Distinguished Scholarship.
In 2022, Rong Bao was awarded the Top 10 of China UCCA Lab x Perrier New Emergency Artist and got into UK New Contemporaries 2022 Shortlist. In 2023, Rong was selected for Roman Road Summer Program in London.
Rong’s work has been shown in exhibitions all around the world, including ‘Up in the Air”, Spurs Gallery, Beijing(2023); ‘Hung, Drawn &Quartered’, Standpoint Gallery (Residency), London(2023); ’EXPO CHICAGO 2022’, Navy Pier, Chicago (2022); “Metamorphosis of Rhythm,” Himalayas Museum, Shanghai (2022); "ReA! Art Fair”, Via Ruggero Boscovich, Milan (2022); Art Nova 100 10th Anniversary Exhibition’, Guardian Art Center, Beijing (2020); etc.
Artist Statement Rong’s work may explore themes of deviance, defamiliarization, futility, interaction, and mischievousness. As an emerging Asian artist, she has the opportunity to use her unique perspective and experiences to approach these themes in innovative and thought-provoking ways. Her work may challenge conventional norms and expectations, presenting familiar objects or concepts in new and unfamiliar ways that encourage viewers to question their previously held beliefs.
This approach may also involve a sense of playfulness or subversion, as well as inviting viewer interaction to further engage them in the sense of deviance and dislocation that she is creating.