Shuyao Huang

Shuyao Huang is a painter based in New York. Her practice uses repetitive mark-making and glazing techniques to explore Buddhist concepts of fullness and emptiness, creating deliberate imperfections that challenge absolute patterns.

Shuyao Huang's painting practice revolves around meditation, observation, and mindfulness, informed by Buddhist concepts of fullness and emptiness. Through repetition, she guides the human hand to follow absolute patterns, yet the resulting imperfections challenge the idea of absoluteness itself. She employs glazing techniques to layer colors, achieving vibrant tones while tempering their intensity. This deliberate approach invites viewers to engage in a slow and intentional viewing experience. Her painting practice centers on duality and the quiet discipline of mark-making.