Huimin Zhang

About

Huimin Zhang, born in 1981 in Hebei, currently lives in London. She holds a bachelor's degree from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and a master's degree in Jewelry and Metal from the Royal College of Art. She is passionate about exploring new combinations of traditional metal crafts and has collected thousands of pieces of antique metal jewelry to gain a deeper understanding of these traditional techniques. Her works have been collected by Today Art Museum and she has won awards in the GCDC competition organized by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Additionally, she has participated in numerous biennales and exhibitions both domestically and internationally, such as the Beijing International Jewelry Biennale, AUTORoute Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition, and the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair.

In her daily life, Huimin immerses herself in reading and museum studies, with a broad interest in exploring ancient artifacts, such as granulation techniques. Through her continuous exploration of new combinations of techniques, she has invented her proprietary 22K gold solder powder and obtained exclusive craft patents. In her creations, Hui-Min expresses her insights into female strength through the combination of precious metal techniques. She symbolizes the female breast as a representation of fertility, likening it to a splendid flower. After witnessing friends' struggles with illness and physical imperfections, the artist captures the moments of their beauty in bloom using hair and gold, highlighting the inherent strength of femininity through delicate gold sculpting.

Works

  • Life Like Flowers-Golden Breasts 02

    990 Silver Gold-Plated
    7.2x7.2x2.8cm
    2023
  • Life Like Flowers-Golden Breasts 01

    990 Silver Gold-Plated
    8.9x8.9x3.6cm
    2023
  • Life Like Flowers-Golden Breasts 04

    990 Silver Gold-Plated
    8.9x8.9x3.6cm
    2023
  • Life Like Flowers 03

    22K gold
    Variable Size
    2023
  • Life Like Flowers 01

    22K gold
    Variable Size
    2023
  • Life Like Flowers 02

    22K gold
    Variable Size
    2023

Exhibitions