Bird，H52x71x9cm，1980
鳥，H52x71x9cm，1980
WANG KEPING 中文簡介

BORN IN BEIJING IN 1949,HE IS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE FIRST NON-CONFORMIST ARTIST'S GROUP “THE STARS”(XING XING)WHICH WAS FORMED IN 1979 DURING THE POET-CULTURAL REVOLUTION “BEIGING SPRING”. HE HAS BEEN LIVING IN PARIS SINCE 1984.

SELECTED EXHIBITION

2006 GALERIE GRAND SIECLE, TAIWAN
2004 10 CHANCERY LANE GALLERY, HONG KONG
2003

CONTEMPOARY ART MUSEUM , MARSEILLE , FRANCE
GALERIE ZURCHER, PARIS , FRANCE

2002 GALERIE LEDA FLETCHER, GENEVA , SWITZERLAND

2001

10 CHANCERY LANE GALLERY, HONG KONG
2000 TOKYO GALLERY, TOKYO , JAPAN
1999

LES CHAMPS DE LA SCULTURE , CHAMPS ELYSEES , PARIS , FRANCE
GALERIE JAQUES BARRES, PARIS , FRANCE

1997 ALISAN FINE ARTS, HONG KONG
1996 ETHAN COHEN GALLERY , NEW YORK , U.S.A.
MICHAEL GOEDHUIS GALLERY, LONDON , ENGLAND
1995 GALERIE ZURCHER ,PARIS. FRANCE
1994 AT WORK GALLERY CHICAGO , U.S.A.
MSEUM FUR KUNSTHANDWERK, FRANKURT , GERMANY
1993

AIDEKMAN ART CENTER , BOSTON , U.S.A.
CHINESE MODERN ART CENTER , OSAKA , JAPAN

1991 GALERIE ZURCHER, PARIS , FRANCE
GALERIE LEUENBERGER, ZURICH , SWITZERLAND
1990 GALERIE ZURCHER, PARIS , FRANCE
MONTE GALLERY, TOKYO , JAPAN
HANART GALLERY, HONG KONG AND TAIWAN
1989 MUSEUM OF MODERN ART CENTER , TAIZHONG , TAIWAN
“SALON DE MARS” GALERIE ZURCHER, PARIS , FRANCE
1988 GALERIE THOMAS, MUNICH , GERMANY
1987

ART WAVES GALLERY NEW YORK , U.S.A.

1986

GALERIE DE GRAAF, CHICAGO , U.S.A.
GALERIE ZURCHER PARIS , FRANCE

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

AIDEKMAN ART CENTER , BOSTON , MASSACHUSETTS

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM , OXFORD , ENGLAND

VILLES DE PARIS, PARIS , FRANCE

FONDATION GUERLAIN D'ART CONTEMPOREIN, PARIS , FRANCE

INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE PARK , PU-YEO , KOREA

MODERN ART MUSEUM , TAIPEI , TAIWAN

MUSEUM OF ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ART, FUKUOKA , JAPAN

THE OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK , SEOUL , KOREA

WANG KEPING, A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST AND PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE STAS MOVEMENT IN 197 9，SCULPTS WOOD INTO POWERFUL SHAPES REFLECTING HIS INSTINCT AND CULTURE，HOWEVER HE IS ATYPICAL IN THE CHINESE ART WORLD.INDEED，IN CHINA THERE IS NO TRADITION OF SCULPURE PARALLEL TO THE GRET TRADITION OF CHUNESE PAINTING：THE THREE DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS IN CHINA WERE TRADITIONALLY PRODUCED FOR RELIGIOUS ORR FUNERARY PURPOSES.FOR SYMBOLIC REASONS，SOME OUND OBJECTS，ZOOMORPHIC ROOTS OR CARVED PIECES OF JADE HAD THE FAVOR OF THE LITERAIT AND EVEN IN THIS GENERATION CHINESE SCULPTORS ARE FEW.WANG DECLARES ``SIMPLICITY IS MY IDEA，NATURE IS MY ACCOMPLICE.``HE HAS ACQUIRED AN INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATERIAL，ITS FIBRES，KNOTS AND PURPOSE .MICHAEL SULLIVAN，FORMER PROFESSOR OF ORIENTAL ART AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY，WORTE ``HUS INSTINCTIVE FEELING FOR SCULPTURAL FORM IS SO POWERFUL THAT HIS FIGURES SEEM ALMOST TO BURST THROUGH THEIR SKIN.``HIS FORMS HAVE A MONUMENTAL QUALITY SELDOM ENCOUNTERED N CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE.WINGS（ASH，19 1/ 2IN .）EVOKES A PRIMITIVE GODDESS OF FERTILITY AND COULD VERY WELL BE 12 FEET HIGH.ARDOR【WILD CHERRY，17 5/ 8IN .】HAS THE STRENGTH OF AN ANTIQUE VENUS DISCOVERED UNDER THE PLOUGH.WANG DARKENS HIS SCULPTURES BY LIIGHTLY BURNING THE SURFACE OF THE WOOD，HE THEN BURNISHES AND SEALS THIS``SKIN`` HE HAS PRODUCED.SOME ELEMENTS OF HIS WORKS，AS IN CARESS，ARE BOTH REMINISCENT OF CHINESE CULTURE AND EXPRESSIVE OF EROTICISM BUT THE FORM ALWAYS REMAINS AN ESSENCE OF THE SUBJECT.