Yang Xinguang: Sculpting Echoes of Heritage and Contemporary Thought Born in 1980 in Changsha, Hunan Province, China, Yang Xinguang’s artistic journey is deeply rooted in the rich traditions of his homeland while simultaneously embracing a forward-looking perspective. His formative years in Hunan provided an initial connection to the natural world – a relationship that would profoundly shape his sculptural practice. Graduating from the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 2007, Xinguang’s formal training laid the groundwork for his exploration of materials a…