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Resources > Collections > Artwork Lady

Year of execution:  1985
Year of acquisition:  1990
Medium:   Chinese Ink Painting
Dimension:  101 x 69  cm
Gift of the artist

Wang is born in Xi’an, Shaanxi, China. He established the Xi’an Artist Association (西安美术家协会) in 1983, the Xi’an Painting Academy (西安中国画院) in 1985, and then the Xi’an Foreign Cultural Exchange Association (西安对外文化交流协会) in 1989. He is instrumental in expanding the influence of Chinese art through his works in exhibitions and lectures at leading art schools in Southeast Asia, which included NAFA, Malaysian Institute of Art (马来西亚艺术学院) and the Oriental Culture Academy in Thailand (泰国东方书院).  He has taught at the China National Academy of Arts (中国艺术研究院), Northwest University (西北大学) and Yunnan University (云南大学) and is regaled as a first-class Chinese artist.

Wang is known for his distinctive rendering of figures in popular Chinese folklore that are often refined and vivid. The artist renders the woman’s face in thin and delicate lines. For her garments, he blends grey, red and yellow colours with no particularly visible lines, contrasting the intricacy of her facial features. On the right side of the vertical scroll, Wang writes his sentiments to the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

Artist(s)

Wang Xi Jing 王西京