The modern food industry has put more sugar on our table. According to U.S. government figures, the average American eats a whopping 20 teaspoons of sugar every day. Even though there's not yet enough evidence to suggest that sugar is the main culprit behind the obesity epidemic, sufficient research points towards a link between sugar consumption and excess body weight. A study showed that people who consumed a lot of added sugar had a higher risk of suffering from heart disease. Sugar may bring us joy but it can also be a detriment to our health.
This series of illustrations create a dreamy and surreal undertone on the surface, but the details suggest the insecurity hidden under the soft colours, just like sugar influences our lives.
Yunjie Huang (artist name as FengYe) is an illustrator, designer and ceramic artist from China, currently based in London.
After completing her undergraduate studies in industrial design, Yunjie began her Master's course in illustration at Camberwell College of Arts. Her projects are mainly related to feminism, inequality and the power structure of society. She tries to explore a way of self-empowerment in personal life experience by researching the history before patriarchy replaced matriarchy.
From the artefacts of goddess-worshiping cultures in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe, she found her interest in ceramics because pottery was a ritual process in those cultures. She uses different clay to rebuild the new symbols of the goddess. Porcelain is one of her favorites due to its plasticity and ability to build thin and tiny details. During the creation, she resonated with the spirit of ancient partnership wisdom and felt empowered. She hopes to reconstruct the viewer’s sense of the female body and the life-creating power within it as sacred.
More artwork by YUNJIE
Symbols
Luck on the horse
Sulis
Welcome to Sweetsland
Welcome to Sweetsland
Welcome to Sweetsland
Welcome to Sweetsland
Orchid
Joy
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