Wang Guangle
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9783775738255
Hardcover|9783775738255
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Overview
Wang Guangle (* 1976) creates paintings that convey a radiating sense of spirituality through a balance of elements that suggest timelessness and contemporaneity. The passing of time is a theme underlying much of his work, and his canvases also serve the function of a personal archive. Two of his recent series are Terrazzo and Coffin Paint. In the first Wang's striking abstract paintings are based on a unique motif: detailed and meticulously rendered terrazzo floors in a varying array of colors. These images take weeks to develop, and the results readily recall the Color Field Painting of Abstract Expressionism. The Coffin Paint series is inspired by a tradition originating from his native region of Fujian, where it was once customary for sixty-year-olds to buy their own casket and subsequently cover it with a new layer of Chinese lacquer once a year-in a joyous celebration of longevity. The artist uses a related technique to develop paintings of an almost sculptural nature that convey immense spatial depth.
| ISBN-13 | 9783775738255 |
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| ISBN-10 | 3775738258 |
| Weight | 2.80 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.40 x 0.80 x 11.70 In |
| List Price | $60.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 172 pages |
| Publisher | Hatje Cantz |
| Published On | 2015-05-26 |
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