This work addresses the constraint and limitation placed on women in Chinese society and the inescapable grip of social expectations and traditions. After photographing the digital images in the studio, I extend the work to appear as a traditional Chinese belle painting which depicts the beauty of women by issuing busted color, delicate brushwork, and elegant composition. In Chinese tradition, a stereotype of an ideal woman is that of a dependent being governed by males and the “three obedience and four virtues” as outlined in the book called Lessons for Women. The education for women meant inculcating these rules. In my work, I have hand-drawn the calligraphy from the Lessons for Women into the body of Chinese belle paintings and had it photographed, digitally combined and enhanced to form a meticulously structured
tableau.
I-Lun Huang is a 1993-born Taiwanese digital artist/Photographer. She started her MFA program in Photography at Purdue University and expected to graduate in May 2019. As a Master of Fine Art photography graduate student at Purdue University, I-Lun has been focusing on the concept of personal identity, contemporary feminism, and culture using digital photography and processes, performance and graphic design.
Awards 2018 le Prix de la Photographie Paris (Px3), Fashion, Gold Prize, Paris, France, Paris, France
2018 le Prix de la Photographie Paris (Px3), Advertising, Category Winner/Silver, Paris, France
2017 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention - Advertising : Fashion Category (Juried: Patricia Lanza, Susan Baraz)
2017 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention - People : Self-Portrait Category (Juried: Patricia Lanza, Susan Baraz)
2017 le Prix de la Photographie Paris (Px3), Book Proposal (Series Only)/Fine Art, Gold Prize, Paris, France
2017 le Prix de la Photographie Paris (Px3), Fine Art, Gold Prize, Paris, France
2017 National Student Photographic Competition, Honorable Mention, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Taiwan photographic contest for college and high school students, Special Jury Prize, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Shin Kong Mitsuloshi Internation Photography Contest, Honorable Mention, Taipei, Taiwan
