Tang Contemporary Art Bangkok is proud to announce the opening of “Wang Huangsheng: Beyond Images” on October 10, 2019. This solo exhibition will be presented in the two spaces; VIP space and VIP room. Celebrated the three of Wang’s ink painting series: Shifting Form, Daily Lesson, and Tracing Vision.
“Meaning beyond words,” “interest beyond charm,” and “images beyond images” were considered the highest aesthetic standards of the traditional Chinese literati. In the SouthernQi text The Record of the Classification of Old Painters, Xie He wrote, “If one sticks to theirmanner of rendering objects, then one will still not see this pure essence (in their work). But if one takes from (a point of view) beyond the forms, only then may one enjoy their rich quality to the full. And this may be called a delicate and subtle manner.” This means that, when apainter creates a painting, he must break through superficial resemblance and paint the lifeand temperament of nature and highlight his lofty emotions. Here, the images, because they are established with the artist’s references to beauty, lie beyond images.
Wang Huangsheng
Wang is a distinguished artist and scholar who enjoys special allowance of the State Council in China. With a doctorate in the History of Art from Nanjing Art Institute, Wang has heldnumerous prestigious positions as a museum director and academic leader in the field of fineart and contemporary art. He was the director of Guangdong Museum of Art from 2000 to 2009 and the director of the Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum from 2009 to 2017.
He is currently Professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, a Member of the AcademicCommittee, Chief Director of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art Museum, Director of theCenter of New Art Museum, Deputy Director of the Curatorial Art Committee of the Chinese Artists Association and a specially-appointed professor at the University of Heidelberg, Nanjing Art Institute, Central University for Nationalities and City University of Macau.
In 2004, he was awarded the Knight Medal of Art and Literature by the French Government and in 2006 the Knight Medal by the President of Italy. In 2013 he obtained the “Beijing Best Educator” award from the Beijing government. He is founder of the Guangzhou Triennial, the Guangzhou Photo Biennale, CAFAM Biennale, CAFAM Future Exhibition and Beijing Photo Biennale.
He has been a member of the judging panel at the Kwangju Art Biennial, Olympics in Vision, Greece, the Chinese Contemporary Art Award, and the Venice Biennale China Pavilion.
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