“WANG Shuye: Beyond Perception” Installation view at Hakgojae Gallery ©Hakgojae GalleryHakgojae Gallery presents WANG Shuye: Beyond Perception, the first solo exhibition of WANG Shuye (王舒野, b. 1963) in Korea, from September 20 to October 28.
WANG Shuye has been creating paintings that belong neither to realism nor expressionism, breaking away from the current of contemporary Chinese paintings. His paintings carefully examine the relationship between objects and beings and depict the point where the essence of things lies. Many of his works are titled, ‘A Sapce-Time Nude: Idendical’, which reflects the artist’s willingness to “directly confront spacetime” and express their essence in his painting.
Most of the 19 works on view in the exhibition are landscape paintings. The artist approaches and abstracts four-dimensional spaces such as forests, caves, roadsides, and buildings with a “divine vision.” In particular, WANG Shuye paints most objects in wave-like shapes, reflecting the artist’s interest in the constant change of things. For his first solo exhibition in Korea, the artist will also present landscape paintings of Gyeongbokgung Palace, Apgujeong, and Hakgojae gallery.
