San Francisco sculpted in cookware

Zhan Wang is among the most respected artists in China, having become world-renown for his stainless steel sculptures of “scholars' rocks,” the graceful, craggy boulders found in several provinces around China that seem to have been sculpted by natural forces into complex forms worthy of thoughtful contemplation–almost like mental or spiritual landscapes. Collecting these rocks from around China, Wang painstakingly pounds, bends, heats, and molds sections of stainless steel plate across the cloud-like topography of each rock, as if wrapping it in steel–in essence, applying a modern industrial skin to an ancient geologic body. After the steel has been shaped around the rock it is peeled away in sections, welded together as a single unit–a now-hollow duplicate of the rock–and polished to a flawless steel sheen, in some cases almost a mirror finish. The resulting play of light upon their surfaces has the effect of seeming to disembody and even liquefy the steel sculptures, as if they were luminous floating masses or shimmering topographies.
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Wang Yi Guang:Retrospective of Tibet - The Spirit and Movement

Wang Yi Guang is at the forefront of the Chinese contemporary art scene. His passion for painting followed in the footsteps of his older brother and pursued his ultimate desire to become a painter. The painting above (River of Paradise) was part of Wang’s first solo exhibition Retrospective of Tibet - The Spirit and Movement (shown in Dec, 2004). This series (in part) was inspired by the humble beauty of the Tibetan plateau along with Tibetan way of life, their respect for the environment and nature, as well as their optimistic approach to life. have provided an infinite source of inspiration to his body of work. LINK

Victor Wang's Recent Paintings

Victor (Sheng) Wang
Professor
Department of Fine Arts
Fontbonne University
St. Louis, Missouri 63105 USA
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Cunde Wang’s Paintings

The paintings of Cunde Wang are utterly stimulating. A graduate of the Central Academy of Arts and Design in 1969, Mr Wang was engaged for 12 years in textile and package design. He joined the Beijing Institute of Industrial Design in 1982 as a lecturer and went on to become the Head of Department of Decoration. Mr Wang is also a member of Beijing Society of Arts and winner of numerous awards and prizes.

Mr Wang migrated to Australia in 1988 to further advance his career as an artist. He teaches brush painting at Kingston Art Workshop, the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. He also teaches pastel portraits at Artisan Art & Craft Gallery. LINK