Anthony TungNing Huang

Anthony TungNing Huang is a printmaker, illustrator, and ballroom dancer. He is currently pursuing his Master of Fine Arts degree at Savannah College of Art and Design.

Huang migrating from place to place–born in Taiwan, growing up in Shanghai, and studying in the U.S. — shaped his multicultural identity. The instability of life and collision of cultures evoked a longing for wholeness, harmony, and tranquility. He found this in the subtlety and serenity of nature, and this is reflected in his artworks.

Huang’s artistic creation is profoundly influenced by Chinese flower-and-bird paintings, which depict nature’s beauty, often conveying symbolic meanings, mostly reflecting a yearning for happiness and harmony. For instance, magpie heralds fortune and happiness, bamboo implies integrity and career advances, and orchid represents nobleness and modesty. Birds are chirping under the tree canopies, insects perching on flowers, and fish leaping out of a creek—each element is incomplete without its environment. The sum of and the interaction between these elements create a sense of wholeness and harmony. He attempts to capture and frame these moments in his art works.