Conrad LI is a contemporary ceramic artist who was born in Hong Kong, grew up overseas and now permanently resides in Hong Kong. He graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Arts and Design in Vancouver in 2003, majoring in Ceramics. He has exhibited his artwork in Canada and Hong Kong, and his ceramics were selected for exhibition in Vancouver International Airport from 2003 to 2007.

 

Conrad specializes in wheel-thrown functional ceramics and his pottery skills have developed through years of practice. He considers ceramic art has an important role to play in daily life, because by holding a piece of ceramic we can feel it with our heart while we appreciate its beauty. His passion lies in creating everyday stoneware objects like jugs, bowls, teapots and pourers which combine beautiful shapes and fabulous colours. His artwork attracts a wide range of interest, from being collected by ordinary people, to being commissioned by private collectors.

 

In recent years the aesthetics of Conrad’s work lies in achieving harmony among creativity, materials and process.

 

“Material in its different states is essential to the process of creating artwork before realizing an ideal form. To preserve a particular clay state, I insist on not over-polishing or over-sculpting. The traces which form on the clay surface act as a record of the rhythm between the rotation of the pottery wheel and my impassioned contact with the art object.

 

The slightly asymmetrical shape captures the softness and plasticity of a soft clay state which is a fragile beauty. In contrast, when the clay is in a fairly dry state, it produces a rough surface, creating bold and unconstrained impressions. In pursuance of the beauty of ideals, I seek to preserve the characteristics of the materials used in the creative process, in the hope of creating a subtle sense of elements in harmony.”

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李永耀（Conrad LI）
李永耀是一位當代陶藝藝術家，出生於香港，於海外成長，現定居香港。他於2003年畢業於加拿大溫哥華的艾蜜莉卡藝術與設計學院（Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design），主修陶藝。其作品曾於加拿大及香港展出，並於2003年至2007年間獲選在溫哥華國際機場展出。

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李永耀擅長拉坯製作功能性陶器，並經由多年實踐不斷精進技藝。他認為陶藝在日常生活中具有重要的作用，因為人們在把玩陶器的同時，不僅能欣賞其美感，更能以心感受其質地。他熱衷於創作日常用的陶器，如水壺、碗、茶壺和醬汁壺等，作品結合了優美的造型與絢麗的色彩。李永耀的作品深受大眾喜愛，既被普羅大眾收藏，也獲私人藏家委託創作。

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近年來，他的陶藝美學理念著重於創意、材料與製作過程三者之間的和諧統一。

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藝術家聲明
「材料於創作過程中所展現的各種狀態，是實現理想形態前不可或缺的基礎。為了保留黏土在特定狀態下的質感，我堅持不過度打磨或修飾。陶土表面留下的痕跡，記錄著陶輪旋轉的節奏與我手中動作的共鳴。

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略帶不對稱的造型呈現出軟陶在塑形時的柔軟與可塑性，這種脆弱的美感讓人著迷。相對地，當陶土處於較乾燥狀態時，其表面會產生粗糙質感，形成奔放且自由的視覺印象。在追求理想之美的同時，我致力於保留創作過程中材料本身的特質，並希望由此呈現出一種細膩且和諧的美學感受。」