WANG KEPING
Wang Keping was one of the founders of the non-conformist artist group “The Stars” (Xing Xing), formed in 1979 during the post-Cultural Revolution “Beijing Spring”. This group of young avant-garde artists challenged the status quo and were pivotal in initiating some of the first free art expressions in the Post-Mao era bringing together like-minded artists such as Huang Rui and Ma Desheng. As one of France and China’s foremost sculptors, Wang Keping’s sculptures are an exploration of the human form. With a natural intuition of space and balance, they convey a highly sensual representation of the female body, of man and woman, mother and child. Wang Keping reveals the natural contours of the wood: the grain; knots; and flaws to evoke figurative representations in his work. Inspired in his early years by masters of European Modernist sculpture, his search today stems from Taoist ideas of simplicity and nature, material and the non-material, physical and spiritual, each piece defying definition.
2009 Artworks
Untitled 4 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+4+-+WK09
2006MapleHeight+105+cm
Untitled 6 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+6+-+WK09
1999CherryHeight+43+cm
Untitled 13 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+13+-+WK09
2000OakHeight+71+cm
Untitled 14 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+14+-+WK09
1996Height+52+cm
Untitled 15 -WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+15+-WK09
2002OakHeight+70+cm
Maternite 5 WK11
Wang+Keping
Maternite+5+WK11
2008cypress53+x+68+x+10+cm
2011 Artworks
2012 Wood Flesh Form Nothingness
2013 Artworks
Big Mouth
Wang+Keping
Big+Mouth
1986woodH+63+x+26+x+22+cm
Tree Elf
Wang+Keping
Tree+Elf
1987woodH+63+x+23+x+11+cm
Woman Raising Her Head
Wang+Keping
Woman+Raising+Her+Head
1989woodH+57+x+21+x+14+cm
Naked Lady
Wang+Keping
Naked+Lady
2005pagodaH+91+x+27+x+18+cm
Waiting
Wang+Keping
Waiting
2005cherryH+96+x+33+x+20+cm
Lady With Elegance
Wang+Keping
Lady+With+Elegance
2005H+86+x+27+x+19+cmcherry
2015 Artworks
Leaning Woman WK14
Wang+Keping
Leaning+Woman+WK14
2010AcaciaH+34+x+48+x+18+cm
Lying Woman WK15
Wang+Keping
Lying+Woman+WK15
2007OrmeH+28+%C3%97+47+%C3%97+30+cm
Fee de Lune WK14
Wang+Keping
Fee+de+Lune+WK14
2012BronzeH+67+x+66+x+14+cm
Adam and Eve WK14
Wang+Keping
Adam+and+Eve+WK14
2006Honey+LocustH+144+x+70+x+45+cm
2017 Art Los Angeles Contemporary
Seated Woman (ALAC 17)
Wang+Keping
Seated+Woman+%28ALAC+17%29
2013Albizia52+x+46+x+16+cm
Circle (ALAC 17)
Wang+Keping
Circle+%28ALAC+17%29
2012Plane54+x+60+x+18+cm
Balance (ALAC 17)
Wang+Keping
Balance+%28ALAC+17%29
2011Yew33+x+40+x+20+cm
Trois Lignes WK15
Wang+Keping
Trois+Lignes+WK15
2010Red+wood+%28bois+rouge%2988+x+48+x+3+cm
2023 Art Basel Hong Kong
Couple
Wang+Keping
Couple
2022Mahogany+woodH+133+x+88+x+35+cm%2C+200+kg
Femme
Wang+Keping
Femme
2016Acacia+WoodH+93+x+35+x+30+cm
Buste
Wang+Keping
Buste
2015Maple+woodH+53+x+36+x+20+cm%2C+16+kg
Woman
Wang+Keping
Woman
2005Albizia+woodH+30+x+41+x+11+cm%2C+5+kg
Standing Woman
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman
2006Yew+woodH+56+x+23+x+17+cm%2C+8+kg
Reclining Woman
Wang+Keping
Reclining+Woman
2012Poplar+woodH+39+x+52+x+30+cm%2C+18+kg
Untitled
Wang+Keping
Untitled
2019Cypress+WoodH+28+x+37+x+19+cm%2C+7.5+kg
Standing Woman
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman
2012Yew+WoodH+40+x+26+x+23+cm
Ailes
Wang+Keping
Ailes
2014BronzeH+45+x+29+x+16+cm
2018 Art Los Angeles Contemporary
2020 Armory
2019 Art Basel HK
2017 Birds - Harmony of the Forest
Rooster No.19 WK17
Wang+Keping
Rooster+No.19+WK17
2015Maple45+x+54+x+20+cm
Maternity WK17
Wang+Keping
Maternity+WK17
1995Oak43+x+57+x+22+cm
Pray WK17
Wang+Keping
Pray+WK17
2010Maple43+x+50+x+20+cm
Woman WK17
Wang+Keping
Woman+WK17
2002Willow+tree48+x+54+x+10+cm
Woman WK17
Wang+Keping
Woman+WK17
2007Boxwood55+x+23+x+24+cm
Bird No.2 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.2+%28WK17%29
1989Chestnut+Tree40+x+25+x+19+cm
Bird No.3 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.3+%28WK17%29
2011Cedar33+x+42+x+30+cm
Bird No.4 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.4+%28WK17%29
2015Elm56+x+52+x+28+cm
Bird No.5 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.5+%28WK17%29
2013Cedar57+x+42+x+24+cm
Bird No.7 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.7+%28WK17%29
2010Ash32+x+46+x+23+cm
Bird No.8 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.8+%28WK17%29
2014Maple41+x+50+x+32+cm
Bird No.9 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.9+%28WK17%29
2008Cherry+Tree43+x+70+x+40+cm
Bird No.10 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.10+%28WK17%29
2010Plane+Tree40+x+55+x+21+cm
Bird No.11 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.11+%28WK17%29
2004Plane+Tree27+x+40+x+26+cm
Bird No.13 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.13+%28WK17%29
2015Ash29+x+42+x+20+cm
Bird No.16 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.16+%28WK17%29
2005plane+tree37+x+31+x+21+cm
2022 Art Basel Hong Kong
Untitled WK20
Wang+Keping
Untitled+WK20
2019Cypress+WoodH+28+x+37+x+19+cm%2C+Weight%3A+7.5kg
Couple 2
Wang+Keping
Couple+2
2019Cherry+WoodH38+x+28x+25cm%2C+9kg
Woman
Wang+Keping
Woman
2001H+43.5+x+29+x+13cm%2C+6kgYew+Wood
Femme
Wang+Keping
Femme
2000Maple+WoodH88x58x24cm%2C+40kg
Untitled 3
Wang+Keping
Untitled+3
1995Ash+WoodH50x22x10cm%2C+5kg
La Femme qui regarde derrière
Wang+Keping
La+Femme+qui+regarde+derri%C3%A8re
2017Cedar+WoodH+58+x+43+x+29+cm
Maternity
Wang+Keping
Maternity
2012Maple+woodH+45+x+48+x+17+cm
Trois Lignes
Wang+Keping
Trois+Lignes
2010Red+Wood+%28bois+rouge%2988+x+48+x+3+cm
Bird
Wang+Keping
Bird
2004Plane+Tree+Wood27+x+40+x+26+cm
Bronze Artworks
2020 HK Spotlight by Art Basel
Au Soleil WK20
Wang+Keping
Au+Soleil+WK20
2019Wood+carving+%2F+AcaciaH+21+x+41+x+16+cm
Couple WK20
Wang+Keping
Couple+WK20
2020Acacia+WoodH48+x+30+x+17+cm
Untiltled WK20
Wang+Keping
Untiltled+WK20
2005Wood+carving+%2F+YewH+31+x+39+x+27+cm
Untitled Bust WK20
Wang+Keping
Untitled+Bust+WK20
2015H+42+x+31+x+13+cmWood+carving+%2F+Acacia
Untitled WK20
Wang+Keping
Untitled+WK20
2019Wood+carving+%2F+CypressH+28+x+37+x+19+cm
2019 Stars Forever Stars