Jian Wang's Fluid Iconography at Salomon Dubnick Gallery
From October to December 2001, the Salomon Dubnick Gallery in Sacramento, USA, hosted a solo exhibition by Jian Wang, featuring oil paintings that blend spontaneous expression with grand design. His artwork includes dynamic surface patterns that encapsulate the essence of various subjects, including places, objects, and individuals. In "Woman With Armrest," the figure of a seated woman is depicted with soft brushwork. "Still Life With Chianti Bottle and Fruit" showcases food and drink illuminated by sunlight, while "Haystacks #1" conveys a sense of impending doom through its portrayal of haystacks. Wang’s creations navigate themes of mortality and sensuality, establishing a sacred atmosphere that intertwines human flesh with fruit pulp, reflecting the fleeting nature of life.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Salomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, USA, October–December 2001.
- Jian Wang uses oil paint to arrest existence's flow, leaving process exposed.
- Brushstrokes build impasto to capture essence of places, objects, people.
- Works feature surface patterns creating a river effect with isolated eddies.
- Woman With Armrest depicts a seated woman with velvety brushstrokes.
- Still Life With Chianti Bottle and Fruit shows a Chianti bottle and oranges as pigment swirls.
- Haystacks #1 presents haystacks as a wall of colors seen from a moving vehicle.
- Wang's paintings are described as profane icons creating their own space.
- Iconography includes watermelons as chalices, human flesh merging with fruit.
- Still Life With Fruit and Red Cloth evokes ritual vestments and eternity.
Entities
Artists
- Jian Wang
Institutions
- Salomon Dubnick Gallery
Locations
- Sacramento
- USA
Sources
- artpress —