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SULING WANG (WANG SHULING, B. 1968)
Man of the field
signed in Chinese, signed and dated ‘Su Ling Wang 2004’ (on the reverse)
acrylic and oil on canvas
244 x 203 cm. (96 1/8 x 79 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2004
Provenance
Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
London, UK, Victoria Miro Gallery, Painting 2004: Group Exhibition, March - April 2004.
London, UK, Victoria Miro Gallery, Suling Wang, February - March 2005.
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Suling Wang, born in Taiwan in 1968, is an internationally recognized painter and contemporary artist, known predominantly for her large-scale abstract works. Her compositions are characterized by sweeping strokes of bold colour that flow in and out of the visual field, resulting in a dynamic synthesis of painting and drawing. She moved to London in 1993, receiving her B.A. from Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, London in 1997 and an M.A. in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London in 1999. The cartoon-like and calligraphic forms in Wang’s paintings are overlaid atop others and suggest trees, stems, and mountains. The imaginary settings with meticulously detailed layers are rhythmic and explore her sense of uncertainty relating to her identity within Eastern and Western cultures. The geography of Taiwan is a recurring theme in Suling Wang’s paintings and her depictions are influenced by oral traditions and Daoist philosophy she experienced as a child in rural upbringing.

This piece was the center piece of the artist's solo show in 2005 in London.

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