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Li Hei Di / 李黑地

Chinese | b. 1997 | Based in London | Painting

Li Hei Di is a young Chinese-born, London-based painter whose biomorphic abstraction has entered a major gallery context early in the artist's career.

李黑地是值得持续观察的中国出生、伦敦工作的年轻绘画艺术家。其带有身体性和梦境感的抽象绘画已较早进入重要画廊体系。

About the Artist

Li Hei Di was born in Shenyang, China, in 1997 and lives and works in London. They studied at Chelsea College of Arts and completed an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2022.

Li's paintings move between figuration and abstraction. Bodily fragments, atmospheric brushwork, biomorphic forms, and unstable spatial fields create images that feel intimate and expansive.

Pace Gallery announced representation of Li in 2024. Recent exhibitions include Linseed Projects in Shanghai, Michael Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery in London, Pace Gallery in Hong Kong, X Museum, Yuz Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Le Consortium, and GRIMM.

李黑地 1997 年出生于中国沈阳，现工作生活于伦敦。其本科毕业于 Chelsea College of Arts，并于 2022 年在 Royal College of Art 获得绘画硕士学位。

李黑地的绘画在具象与抽象之间移动。身体碎片、氛围化笔触、生物形态和不稳定的空间场域共同形成一种亲密又扩张的图像经验。

Pace Gallery 于 2024 年宣布代理李黑地。其近期展览包括上海 Linseed Projects、洛杉矶 Michael Kohn Gallery、伦敦 Pippy Houldsworth Gallery、香港 Pace Gallery、X Museum、余德耀美术馆、马尼拉大都会博物馆、Le Consortium 和 GRIMM 等。

Why This Artist Matters

  • Early gallery validation

    Entering Pace at a young stage gives Li's practice an unusual level of primary-market visibility.

  • A clear painting language

    The work has recognizable atmospheric surfaces, bodily references, and fluid forms.

  • Emerging Asian diaspora context

    The career sits inside wider collector interest in Asian and diaspora painters working internationally.

Art Spirit Assessment

artistic language score
82
institutional recognition score
62
gallery support score
88
market maturity score
38
liquidity score
34
long term potential score
78
risk level score
68

Price context: Current works are generally understood as an emerging-market opportunity, often discussed around the low- to mid-five-figure range, with important large paintings requiring higher budgets.

市场价格参考：当前作品更接近新兴市场机会，通常可按低至中五位美元区间理解，重要大尺幅绘画需要更高预算。

Price range: $20,000–$120,000+. Suggested budget: $35,000–$100,000.

Collector Tags

  • Emerging / 新兴
  • Asian & Diaspora / 亚洲及离散
  • Contemporary Painting / 当代绘画
  • Higher Risk / 较高风险

What to Focus On

  • Large recent paintings

    Recent large works show how the language handles scale, space, and bodily form.

  • Institutional follow-through

    Track whether early group exhibitions lead to museum acquisitions or deeper curatorial writing.

  • Primary-market discipline

    Acquisition source, pricing discipline, and gallery support are especially important.

Representative Works

Art Spirit Observation

Li Hei Di is at a high-potential but still formative stage. The appeal lies in early access to a developing painter with serious gallery support; the main risk is whether institutional depth and secondary-market structure can follow.

李黑地处于潜力较高但仍在形成的位置。吸引力在于较早接触一位获得重要画廊支持的发展中绘画艺术家；主要风险在于机构深度和二级市场结构能否持续跟上。

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