Name: Yao-pi Hsu
Website: www.yaopiphoto.com
What do you do?
After 34 years in bioscience research, I retired and now
pursue photography.
Where can we find
your work?
- A member of Los Gatos Museum Gallery: 24 N Santa Cruz Ave , Los
- Main Gallery of Pacific Art League, Palo Alto , CA
- Annual Silicon ValleyOpen Studios in May.
- Annual group shows of Santa Clara Art Association, Fine At
League of Cupertino ,
Allied Artists West,
Pacific Art League.
Pacific Art League.
- Summer Fair at Triton Museum , Santa Clara.
- Many community exhibition sites.
What inspires you to
create and how do you keep motivated when things
get tough?
The joy and reward of being in the right place, at the right
time to freeze the moment and to capture the beauty of our surroundings are invigorating.
I delight in capturing the extraordinary beauty of an ordinary subject and in
creating something new that is already there. After more than ten years of photography, I have no problem lacking
motivation or inspiration, the only frustration I have is the lake of time.
What do you think is
more important content/finished product or
technique/process?
I think the content/finished product is more important than
the technique/process. I view photography more as a form of art. By all means
technique is important in the beginning to build skills for higher quality
work.
Who are some people
who influence and/or inspire you?
Ansel Adams, Art Wolfe and many world famous photographers
just to name a few, their work inspires me. The instructor who influenced me the
most is the late Tom Sparaocino, a tenured professor of San Jose City
College Santa
Clara Unified School District
If you could be any
fictional character who would you be?
I don’t know.
When do you get your
best ideas?
The best ideas come at different times and occasions:
observing nature, talking to artists, and viewing many different artists’ work,
driving in the car...etc.
What materials/tools
do you use most to create your work?
Cameras, computer and Photoshop.
Are you self taught
or formally educated? How do you think that has
influenced or
affected your work?
I got my MS degree from UC Davis and worked 34 years in the
bioscience research field. When I was young I liked drawing and art, but career
and family took my time. After my two daughters left home and I retired I began
exploring visual media. My two award winning photos from a trip back to China inspired
me to pursue photography. Although not formally educated in photography, I’m
self-taught and have attended a six month correspondence class from New York Institute of Photography.
Art and science each take a turn in how I understand the world around me. As a fine
art photographer, I apply the same principles I used in scientific research:
search and research, examine and reexamine, and explore concepts from different
perspectives. I explore the world around me, as I look for a reflection, angle
or perspective that represents how diverse and abundant the world expresses
form and beauty.
What would your
creative work taste like?
Lots of my fans told mythat my photos look like painting. I
want my photos to evoke viewers the feeling and emotion that I experienced.
When you are not
creating what do you like to do?
Knitting, crochet, crafts, visiting daughters, grandkids and
travel.
How did you learn to
access your creative talents and gain the confidence
to put it out there
for everyone to experience?
First and most important is to have passion in what you are
doing. In the first few years of photography, I concentrated on learning and
sharpening my skill. Once I got comfortable with my skill, creative ideas
emerged. In my first creative work, “Profound Memory,” I combined seven layers
of photos. This piece got the Award of Excellence in photography from AVArt
Fest at the Triton
Museum
What advice would you
give others just beginning their creative adventures?
Follow your instinct and intuition, if you like the process
and you like the product, go for it.
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