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Born in Beijing in 1952, Huang Rui is one of China’s leading contemporary artists. In his youth, he was a member of the Red Guards and, at the age of 16, was sent to Inner Mongolia to work on a farm. Upon returning to Beijing in 1979, he briefly studied art at the Labor People's Cultural Palace. From 1979 to 1983, he was a founding member of the avant-garde group ‘The Stars’, working alongside fellow artists such as Ai Weiwei, Wang Keping, Ma Desheng, and Li Shuang. In his early practice, Huang’s paintings were largely abstract, influenced by Western abstraction, Fauvism, and Cubism. Over time, his work expanded into a wide range of media, including photography, printmaking, installation, and performance. His exploration of abstract painting was deeply rooted in Taoist philosophy, in contrast to the prevailing emphasis on figuration drawn from Socialist Realism and the 1985 New Wave movement.

Among his notable works is 'Space Structure', a geometric painting series inspired by the architectural patterns of Beijing’s hutongs.Huang lived in Japan from 1985 through the early 2000s. This particular work, ‘Yellow Space No.4’, is created during his time in Japan, features bold, contemplative brushstrokes in yellow and black over a stark white background, reflecting a meditative approach to abstraction.Huang has exhibited widely, both in China and internationally, with shows at venues such as the Osaka Contemporary Art Center, the Guggenheim Museum, and the He Xiangning Art Museum. His works have been acquired by major institutional and private collections around the world.