Wang Keping
Untitled (ww_419) - WK21, 1990
Maple Wood
H31 x 32 x 18cm
4kg
4kg
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We should leave Wang Keping’s work to speak for itself. The “meaning” is in the form. And what form! If, as I believe, what has been called the “inner core”...
We should leave Wang Keping’s work to speak for itself. The “meaning” is in the form. And what form! If, as I believe, what has been called the “inner core” of art is the way in which the artist transforms feeling into form then we can see that mysterious process taking place before our eyes with Wang Keping’s passionate engagement with a chunk of wood.
-Prof. Michael Sullivan
Author Art and Artist’s of Twentieth-Century China (1996), The Arts of China (2000), The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art 1989 and 1997) and Modern Chinese Arts: A Biographical Dictionary (2006)
Wang Keping, celebrating his 75th birthday in 2024, finds the essence or vitality of his creations residing within the very wood he works with. His journey as a wood sculptor began four decades ago, when he was a spirited young individual in China, fighting alongside his comrades for the freedom to express contemporary art. Today, he stands as a master, a wise sage, and a philosopher, finding everything he needs within the confines of his garden. He has honed a distinctive style that at times feels intimate and flowing and at other times can elucidate a crude and primitive nature. He skillfully displays forms within forms and devises subtle slashes to evoke a certain emotion, a humorous gesture or a provocative intention.
-Prof. Michael Sullivan
Author Art and Artist’s of Twentieth-Century China (1996), The Arts of China (2000), The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art 1989 and 1997) and Modern Chinese Arts: A Biographical Dictionary (2006)
Wang Keping, celebrating his 75th birthday in 2024, finds the essence or vitality of his creations residing within the very wood he works with. His journey as a wood sculptor began four decades ago, when he was a spirited young individual in China, fighting alongside his comrades for the freedom to express contemporary art. Today, he stands as a master, a wise sage, and a philosopher, finding everything he needs within the confines of his garden. He has honed a distinctive style that at times feels intimate and flowing and at other times can elucidate a crude and primitive nature. He skillfully displays forms within forms and devises subtle slashes to evoke a certain emotion, a humorous gesture or a provocative intention.
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