Wang Chong Xue 王崇学
Wang Chong Xue (b.
1975) is one among those China’s new generation of artists who have been
mining the tradition as they are creating. There has been much apprehension over
the loss of China’s cultural tradition; Wang’s creations alleviate these
fears. Not just his work alone, but that of his entire generation, has never
lost its footings in the amalgamation of traditional and contemporary culture
which give China’s new art its meaning and significance.
Wang’s paintings are an array of old images drawn from masterpieces in China’s art history. He uses Gu Hongzhong’s famous Song dynasty (960 - 1279) piece Night Revels of Han Xizai, taking small portions of it as the backgrounds of his “translucency” series and merging them with the birds by Huang Quan (903-965). The old images coalesce in absurd fashion. Wang’s colors are subtle. He uses pointillism to re-create the old masterpiece in the background. The glory of the ancient dynasty, its culture, and its ancestors hide vaguely behind the veil of a thousands dots while the “birds” abruptly leap to the surface. The relationship between the “birds” and the people obscured behind the veil of dots is absurd; at the same time, the odd arrangement of the “birds” brightens the canvas, enhancing its interest. The dialogue created between the people in the masterpiece and the “birds” reveals how China’s new generation feels and thinks about history and tradition. Wang’s painting provides a symbolic depiction.
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Translucency 07-1 oil on canvas 39.5 x 39.5" |
Translucency 07-2 mixed media on canvas 120 x 120" |
 Translucency 07-3 oil on canvas 39.5 x 39.5"
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 Translucency 07-4 oil on canvas 39.5 x 39.5"
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 Translucency 07-5 oil on canvas 39.5 x 39.5"
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 Translucency 07-6 oil on canvas 39.5 x 39.5"
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