Wang Maoyan

1996 Born in Dazhou, Sichuan Province

Currently Studies at the Traditional Chinese Painting Department of the Sichuan Fine Arts institute for a bachelor’s degree

GROUP EXHIBITION

2017

2017 Art Nova 100, Beijing, China

Yuese Green & Yellow - Chinese Contemporary Youth Artist to the Chicago Exhibition, Fushi Gallery, Chicago, USA

2016

Outdoor Painting Exhibition of the Sichuan Fine Arts College, Huxi Club, Chongqing, China

Try water - Youth Art Exhibition, Igallery Art Museum, Beijing, China

2015

The Annual Exhibition of the Sichuan Fine Arts College, Huxi Club, Chongqing, China

Wang Maoyan: My current paintings mainly employ black, white, and gray to produce a contrast that cannot be easily expressed simply through strongly contrasting colors, providing people with more ease to accept my work. I have been the fan of cartoons since childhood. The late 20th century Japanese cartoons in particular have given me a great deal of inspiration and influence. Cartoons from this period often deal with topics related to human nature, life, our world and philosophical exploration of the universe. They employ realism and wit, touching the reader’s heart. Since I am a student of traditional Chinese painting, elements of traditional Chinese paintings, frescoes and Ukiyo-e inevitably also find their way into my work. Thus my canvases subconsciously will to some degree take on these characteristics, which in addition to sharp contrasts between black and white, make the works seem, calm, repressed and silent.