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 1 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+1+-+WK09
2002Cherry+woodHeight+104+cm
Untitled 2 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+2+-+WK09
2006CherryHeight+83+cm
Untitled 3 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+3+-+WK09
2005AppleHeight+58+cm
Untitled 4 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+4+-+WK09
2006MapleHeight+105+cm
Untitled 5 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+5+-+WK09
2005AppleHeight+65+cm
Untitled 6 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+6+-+WK09
1999CherryHeight+43+cm
Untitled 7 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+7+-+WK09
1992Height+31+cmMaple
Untitled 8 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+8+-+WK09
1997AcaciaHeight+40+cm
Untitled 9 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+9+-+WK09
2003AshHeight+54+cm
Untitled 10 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+10+-+WK09
2006AcaciaHeight+55+cm
Untitled 11 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+11+-+WK09
1988PoplarHeight+60+cm
Untitled 12 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+12+-+WK09
2000MapleHeight+63+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
Untitled 16 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+16+-+WK09
1989OakHeight+36+cm
Untitled 17 - WK09
Wang+Keping
Untitled+17+-+WK09
1998PoplarHeight+36+cm
Maternite 5 WK11
Wang+Keping
Maternite+5+WK11
2008cypress53+x+68+x+10+cm
2011 Artworks
Wood Flesh Form Nothingness 2012
Madame Butterfly, 2000
Wang+Keping
Madame+Butterfly%2C+2000
AshH+78+x+86+x+15+cm
Untitled 02 - WK12, 2010
Wang+Keping
Untitled+02+-+WK12%2C+2010
acaciaH+47+x+36+x+28+cm
Untitled 03 - WK12, 2011
Wang+Keping
Untitled+03+-+WK12%2C+2011
catalpaH+55+x+33+x+31+cm
Untitled 05 - WK12, 2010
Wang+Keping
Untitled+05+-+WK12%2C+2010
poplarH+42+x+46+x+23+cm
Untitled 06 - WK12, 2011
Wang+Keping
Untitled+06+-+WK12%2C+2011
poplarH+45+x+41+x+28+cm
Untitled 04 - WK12, 2006
Wang+Keping
Untitled+04+-+WK12%2C+2006
Honey+LocustH+35+x+67+x+24+cm
Untitled 07 - WK12, 2004
Wang+Keping
Untitled+07+-+WK12%2C+2004
elm
Untitled 08 WK12, 2004
Wang+Keping
Untitled+08+WK12%2C+2004
elmH+56+x+32+x+28+cm
Untitled 09 - WK12, 2004
Wang+Keping
Untitled+09+-+WK12%2C+2004
maple
Untitled 10 - WK12, 2009
Wang+Keping
Untitled+10+-+WK12%2C+2009
cherryH+55+x+35+x+22+cm
Untitled 11 - WK12, 2010
Wang+Keping
Untitled+11+-+WK12%2C+2010
poplarH+40+x+29+x+18+cm
Untitled 12 - WK12, 2000
Wang+Keping
Untitled+12+-+WK12%2C+2000
cherryH+45+x+15+x+12+cm
Untitled 13 - WK12, 2000
Wang+Keping
Untitled+13+-+WK12%2C+2000
yewH+60+x+35+x+30+cm
Untitled 14 - WK12, 2006
Wang+Keping
Untitled+14+-+WK12%2C+2006
poplarH+48+x+33+x+18+cm
Untitled 15 - WK12, 2007
Wang+Keping
Untitled+15+-+WK12%2C+2007
plane+treeH+60+x+30+x+35+cm
Untitled 16 - WK12, 2007
Wang+Keping
Untitled+16+-+WK12%2C+2007
mapleH+42+x+25+x+23+cm
Desire, 2008
Wang+Keping
Desire%2C+2008
catalpaH+49+x+53+x+30+cm
Untitled 20 - WK12, 2008
Wang+Keping
Untitled+20+-+WK12%2C+2008
cherryH+52+x+33+x+24+cm
Untitled 17 - WK12, 2007
Wang+Keping
Untitled+17+-+WK12%2C+2007
willowH+58+x+44+x+23+cm
Untitled 21 - WK12, 2008
Wang+Keping
Untitled+21+-+WK12%2C+2008
beechH+39+x+47+x+30+cm
Untitled 22 - WK12, 2009
Wang+Keping
Untitled+22+-+WK12%2C+2009
beechH+36+x+52+x+30+cm
Untitled 23 - WK12, 2010
Wang+Keping
Untitled+23+-+WK12%2C+2010
poplarH+44+x+30+x+26+cm
Untitled 24 - WK12, 2002
Wang+Keping
Untitled+24+-+WK12%2C+2002
acacia
Untitled 25 - WK12
Wang+Keping
Untitled+25+-+WK12
acaciaH+46+x+33+x+15+cm
Untitled 19 - WK12, 2008
Wang+Keping
Untitled+19+-+WK12%2C+2008
spruceH+30+x+58+x+20+cm
2013
Guard
Wang+Keping
Guard
1986woodH+50+x+24+x+15+cm
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
Looking Back
Wang+Keping
Looking+Back
1988woodH+39+x+31+x+37+cm
Small Mouth
Wang+Keping
Small+Mouth
1988woodH+71+x+37+x+21+cm
Woman Raising Her Head
Wang+Keping
Woman+Raising+Her+Head
1989woodH+57+x+21+x+14+cm
Bashfulness
Wang+Keping
Bashfulness
1989woodH+56+x+26+x+23+cm
Chant
Wang+Keping
Chant
2010woodH+100+x+26+x+23+cm
Small Mouth
Wang+Keping
Small+Mouth
1990H+105+x+40+x+48+cm
Aplan Surface
Wang+Keping
Aplan+Surface
1990woodH+34+x+37+x+8+cm
Sitting Woman
Wang+Keping
Sitting+Woman
2000mapleH+34+x+17+x+38+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
Female Bust 1 WK14
Wang+Keping
Female+Bust+1+WK14
2008CedarH+75+x+45+x+36+cm
Leaning Woman WK14
Wang+Keping
Leaning+Woman+WK14
2010AcaciaH+34+x+48+x+18+cm
Maternity WK14
Wang+Keping
Maternity+WK14
2002IfH+82%E2%80%86x%E2%80%8628%E2%80%86x+26+cm
Sexy Woman WK14
Wang+Keping
Sexy+Woman+WK14
2001IfH+58+x+26+x+16+cm
Standing Woman 4 WK15
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman+4+WK15
2011ElmH+47+x+25+x+16+cm
Elixir of Love WK15
Wang+Keping
Elixir+of+Love+WK15
2011PlataneH+49+%C3%97+52+%C3%97+16+cm
Lying Woman WK15
Wang+Keping
Lying+Woman+WK15
2007OrmeH+28+%C3%97+47+%C3%97+30+cm
Maternal Love 1 WK15
Wang+Keping
Maternal+Love+1+WK15
2008Honey+locustH+64+%C3%97+44+%C3%97+14+cm
Maternal Love 2 WK15
Wang+Keping
Maternal+Love+2+WK15
2012AcaciaH+65+%C3%97+26+%C3%97+17+cm
Maternal Love 3 WK 15
Wang+Keping
Maternal+Love+3+WK+15
212IfH+36+x+45+x+33+cm
Moonlight WK15
Wang+Keping
Moonlight+WK15
2011PlataneH+48+%C3%97+57+%C3%97+16+cm
Sitting Woman 2 WK15
Wang+Keping
Sitting+Woman+2+WK15
2012AcaciaH+37+x+40+x+14+cm
Sitting Woman 3 WK15
Wang+Keping
Sitting+Woman+3+WK15
2013PlataneH+37+%C3%97+46+%C3%97+16+cm
Standing Woman 1 WK15
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman+1+WK15
2010YewH+73+%C3%97+21+%C3%97+17+cm
Standing Woman 2 WK15
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman+2+WK15
2012BirchH+64+%C3%97+33+%C3%97+25+cm
Standing Woman 3 WK15
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman+3+WK15
2011ElmH+37+%C3%97+23+%C3%97+20+cm
Standing Woman 5 WK15
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman+5+WK15
2011PlataneH+51+x+27+x+20+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
Woman WK15
Wang+Keping
Woman+WK15
2009PlataneH+51+x+28+x+20+cm
Les Spectateurs (Woman)
Wang+Keping
Les+Spectateurs+%28Woman%29
1999360+%C3%97+128+%C3%97+85+cm
Les Spectateurs (Man)
Wang+Keping
Les+Spectateurs+%28Man%29
1999350+%C3%97+100+%C3%97+90+cm
Sitting Woman 1 WK15
Wang+Keping
Sitting+Woman+1+WK15
2011PoplarH+40+%C3%97+48+%C3%97+19+cm
Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2017
Seated Woman (ALAC 17)
Wang+Keping
Seated+Woman+%28ALAC+17%29
2013Albizia52+x+46+x+16+cm
Standing Woman (ALAC 17)
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman+%28ALAC+17%29
2014Plane63+x+38+x+29+cm
Circle (ALAC 17)
Wang+Keping
Circle+%28ALAC+17%29
2012Plane54+x+60+x+18+cm
Leaning Woman (ALAC 17)
Wang+Keping
Leaning+Woman+%28ALAC+17%29
2002Maple46+x+25+x+20+cm
Harmony (ALAC 17)
Wang+Keping
Harmony+%28ALAC+17%29
2006Plane55+x+50+x+13+cm
Totem (ALAC 17)
Wang+Keping
Totem+%28ALAC+17%29
2011Albizia60+x+23+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
Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2018
Sitting Woman 1 WK15
Wang+Keping
Sitting+Woman+1+WK15
2011PoplarH+40+%C3%97+48+%C3%97+19+cm
Untitled 19 - WK12, 2008
Wang+Keping
Untitled+19+-+WK12%2C+2008
spruceH+30+x+58+x+20+cm
Woman WK15
Wang+Keping
Woman+WK15
2009PlataneH+51+x+28+x+20+cm
Untitled 20 - WK12, 2008
Wang+Keping
Untitled+20+-+WK12%2C+2008
cherryH+52+x+33+x+24+cm
Couple AP WK16
Wang+Keping
Couple+AP+WK16
2008If51+x+35+x+19+cm
Armory
Untitled 15 - WK12
Wang+Keping
Untitled+15+-+WK12
2007Plane+Tree+Wood60+x+30+x+35+cm
Woman (WK19)
Wang+Keping
Woman+%28WK19%29
2016Maple+Wood55+x+35+x+14+cm
Standing Woman (WK19)
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman+%28WK19%29
2012Yew+Wood40+x+26+x23+cm
Couple (WK19)
Wang+Keping
Couple+%28WK19%29
2016Yew+Wood40+x+45+x+22+cm
Art Basel HK 2019
Silence
Wang+Keping
Silence
2007BronzeH+40+x+25+x+25+cm
Printemps (WK19)
Wang+Keping
Printemps+%28WK19%29
2010Plane+Tree+WoodH+85+x+42+x+45+cm
Prière (WK19)
Wang+Keping
Pri%C3%A8re+%28WK19%29
2000Albizia+WoodH+43+x+64+x+24+cm
Elle-Ailes (WK19)
Wang+Keping
Elle-Ailes+%28WK19%29
2011Birch+WoodH+47.5+x+37+x+22+cm
Birds - Harmony of the Forest
Bird No.12 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.12+%28WK17%29
2011Maple49+x+41+x+18+cm
Bird No.18 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.18+%28WK17%29
1991Cedar26+x+43+x+23+cm
Rooster No.19 WK17
Wang+Keping
Rooster+No.19+WK17
2015Maple45+x+54+x+20+cm
Bird No.20 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.20+%28WK17%29
2001Cedar41+x+50+x+17+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.6 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.6+%28WK17%29
2000Cedar30+x+30+x+26+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.14 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.14+%28WK17%29
2010Cedar33+x+35+x+21+cm
Bird No.15 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.15+%28WK17%29
2012Yew46+x+26+x+17+cm
Bird No.16 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.16+%28WK17%29
2005plane+tree37+x+31+x+21+cm
Bird No.17 (WK17)
Wang+Keping
Bird+No.17+%28WK17%29
1998Acacia40+x+12+x+19+cm
Bird WK17
Wang+Keping
Bird+WK17
2010Elm52+x+31+x+13+cm
Stars Forever Stars
La Femme qui regarde derrère
Wang+Keping
La+Femme+qui+regarde+derr%C3%A8re
2017Cedar+WoodH+58+x+43+x+29+cm
Couple
Wang+Keping
Couple
2016Yew+WoodH+40+x+26+x+23+cm
Standing Woman
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman
2012Yew+WoodH+40+x+26+x+23+cm
Timide
Wang+Keping
Timide
2003Elm+WoodH+42+x+19+x+13+cm
Femme assise
Wang+Keping
Femme+assise
2002Oak+WoodH+26+x+44+x+20+cm
Maternité
Wang+Keping
Maternit%C3%A9
2009Cherry+Tree+WoodH+57+x+41+x+14+cm
Standing Woman
Wang+Keping
Standing+Woman
2012Cedar+WoodH+78+x+37+x+45+cm
Woman
Wang+Keping
Woman
2016Maple+WoodH+55+x+35+x+14cm
Couple
Wang+Keping
Couple
2008Maple+WoodH+60+x+55+x+29+cm