WHO
UGO LI
WHAT
Painting
WHEN
2007 – present
WHERE
Rouen, Paris (FRANCE), Montreal (CANADA), NewYork (USA), Bangkok (THAILAND)
WHY
To confront my painting expression to myself here or elsewhere
DESCRIBE YOUR PRACTICE IN THREE WORDS:
Colors, Freedom, Memory
Picking Chinese Potatoes, 190 x 120 cm, Oil on canvas, 2016, Image courtesy of Ugo Li
WHERE DO YOU GO OR WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU GET STUCK ON A PROJECT?
When I get stuck on a project I start a new one.
Americaca, 190 x 120 cm, Oil on canvas, 2016, Image courtesy of Ugo Li
NAME A BOOK YOU THINK EVERY CREATIVE SHOULD READ.
I don’t think that “every creative” should read the same book, but I would say the “daily news.”
Family porctrait, 160 x 110 cm, Oil on canvas, 2016, Image courtesy of Ugo Li
WHAT DESIGN TOOL CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT?
I love oil pastel.
Thailand, 160 x 129 cm, Oil on canvas, 2016, Image courtesy of Ugo Li
WHAT PROJECT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?
My love/friends story.
Black black black, 160 x 110 cm, Oil on canvas, 2016, Image courtesy of Ugo Li
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE CREATIVITY?
Be aware of the reality.
Vache, 176 x 169 cm, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2016, Image courtesy of Ugo Li
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON CURRENTLY?
My solo show, ‘UGO’S LAIR.’
Recording, 169 x 160 cm, Oil on canvas, 2016, Image courtesy of Ugo LI
IF YOU COULD INVITE ANY ARTIST, DESIGNER/CREATIVE OUR FOR COFFEE, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY?
Probably Julian Schnabel to work on a LARGE sized canvas with him and go eat pizza together in Naples (Italy).
Untitled, 160 x 112 cm, Oil on canvas, 2016, Image courtesy of Ugo Li
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE CITY THAT YOU LIVE IN?
The enthusiasm of a decor of everything possible..
Image courtesy of Ugo Li