Lite Zhang
Interdisciplinary Sculptor, Visual Artist
Lite Zhang 张里特 (b. 1998, China) is a Los Angeles and Baltimore based artist who is interested in space and audience interaction. He received an MFA degree in Rinehart School of Sculpture at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in spring 2024. Zhang's installations engage different senses, including auditory, tactile, and immersive components, while exploring the infinite possibilities of materials, found objects, and trash to reflect social phenomena. He has shown in Los Angeles, Washington DC, Rockville, and Baltimore, Maryland, including locally cutting-edge galleries like Current Space, AREA 405, and VisArts.
“Space and audience interaction are important to me. I love converting existing objects and topics into my unique vision. Through my research and contemplation of reflecting on objects, I strive to provide my audience with a completely sensory experience. I treat space as a creative material and architecture as an empty canvas, thereby inviting the viewer to become part of the artwork.
Intervening in the stage of perception is the most direct way for me to create a dialogue with the audience, to regenerate a surreal fantasy by changing or replacing the original perception and thinking. Cognition refers to understanding the world through perception, thinking, memory, and logical reasoning. I believe that human cognitive ability begins with perception, which leads to acquiring knowledge and insights.
I reimagined a lot of traditional Chinese folk art and expressed it humorously and nonsensically. My passion lies in delving into the infinite potential of everyday materials, including discarded objects, to convey my reflections on different social phenomena through various forms and properties.”
Exhibitions
Gesundheit
2024 | SPCE Contemporary Gallery | Glen Arm, MD, USA
Yeah Baby
2024 | 630 Anderson Street | Los Angeles, CA, USA
Carry on
2024 | Decker Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
something so light and heavy
2023 | Middendorf Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Yes, And...
2023 | Sheila & Richard Riggs and Leidy Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Lite Zhang: Same Root同根生
2023 | Pinkard Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Greenmount West Community Art Show
2023 | AREA 405 | Baltimore, MD, USA
“R”
2023 | Rinehart Studio | Baltimore, MD, USA
LIMINALITY
2022 | Sheila & Richard Riggs and Leidy Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
This Moment of Rupture
2021 | VisArts Center | Rockville, Maryland, USA
Washington Sculptors Group Members’ Show
2021 | Online
Meridian Prologue
2021 | Current Space | Baltimore, MD, USA
Impulse and Momentum
2021 | Area 405 Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Sensation
2020 | Middendorf Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Technically, Drawing — Drawing for Thinking & Making Exhibition
2020 | Fox Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Coordinates +坐标+ — Chinese Young Artist Exhibition
2019 | Piano Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Chinese Student and Scholar Association Group show
2019 | Piano Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Intro to GFA & Drawing Exhibition
2018 | Main Building Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Juried Undergraduate Art Education Exhibition
2018 | Meyerhoff Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA