There are a just few more days left to see magical new paintings by Chinese artist Li Shanmei in Gallery 3 of Corey Helford Gallery! Li Shanmei is known for her oil paintings depicting otherworldly children whose spirits and physical form are one with nature and life. Her solo show ‘Lucid Dreaming’ features pieces from her ongoing ‘Mandala’ and ‘Rebirth’ series, exploring our relationships with nature and ourselves. Both beautiful and graceful, her paintings show her musings through a surreal lens, blending nature with an element of computerized graphics.
Li Shanmei’s painted children represent new age deities that adapt to the innovations of technology while also maintaining a homeostasis with their natural world. Her use of bold colors, geometry, and mandalas are nods to systems of mathematics, yet they also embody tools of spiritual guidance and ascension.
Li Shanmei: Lucid Dreaming
Exhibitions Dates: January 13 – February 17, 2024. Open to the public and free of charge!
Corey Helford Gallery
Gallery 3, 571 S Anderson St (Enter on Willow St)
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(310) 287-2340
https://coreyhelfordgallery.com
Visiting Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
For inquiries, contact the gallery via sherri@coreyhelfordgallery.com
From press release. About Li Shanmei:
Born in 1989 and a graduate of Yanbian University in 2014, Chinese artist Li Shanmei is known for her oil paintings depicting otherworldly children whose spirits and physical form are one with nature and life. The artist’s painting technique is realistic yet illustrative, with an aesthetic embrace of computerized graphics. Her use of bold colors, geometry, and mandalas are nods to systems of mathematics yet also embody tools of spiritual guidance and ascension. Shanmei’s work has been featured in numerous museums and galleries. ‘Lucid Dreaming’ marks her first major solo show at Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery.
‘Lucid Dreaming’ exhibits in Gallery 3, alongside Corey Helford Gallery’s 10th annual Art Collector Starter Kit group exhibition in the Main Gallery. Both shows will be on view through February 17th.
About Corey Helford Gallery:
Established in 2006 by Jan Corey Helford and her husband, television producer/creator Bruce Helford, Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) has since evolved into one of the premier galleries of New Contemporary art. Its goal as an institution is supporting the growth of artists, from the young and emerging, to the well-known and internationally established. CHG represents a diverse collection of international artists, primarily influenced by today’s pop culture. Collectively, their artists encompass style genres such as New Figurative Art, Pop Surrealism, Neo Pop, Graffiti, and Street Art. Located in downtown Los Angeles in a robust 12,000 square foot building, CHG presents new exhibitions approximately every six weeks.
