Wang Chaoqun’s work explores space through anthropomorphic forms, using the subject of painting to express the collision and wandering of individual self-awareness and the extension of imagery. His pieces incorporate perspectives of the human body and anatomy, presenting familiar yet elusive symbols in a calm, abstract form across each canvas. By gathering insights from real-life scenes, Wang synthesizes emotional experiences and reorganises conscious perceptions to develop a unique language of expression. This creative process involves a constant self-reflective connection, whereby painting becomes a reciprocal experience for the artist—a mirror reflecting dimensions of cognition.
Wang Chaoqun studied at the Repin Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg and the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow.
His solo exhibitions including”Come a Little Closer,“BLANKgallery, Shanghai, 2024; “The Start and End Are Strikingly Similar,“BLANKgallery, Shanghai, 2022;“What We Don’t Understand Might Be a Sense of Humor,” Cosmos Gallery, Hangzhou, 2021;“I Was Never Afraid of Your Boring Look,” BLANKgallery, Shanghai,2021. His recent group exhibitions including: “Memory,” BLANKgallery, Shanghai, 2024; “Initial Dream,” BLANKgallery, Tokyo, 2023; “Shadows Follow,” Shengjia Art Space, Shanghai, 2023; “Snorkeling,” BLANKgallery, Shanghai, 2023; “I Waited For You,” neXtlab, Shanghai, 2023; “Spring Tide,” BLANKgallery, Shanghai, 2022; “The Human World,” BLANKgallery, Shanghai, 2022.
Text courtesy Tang Contemporary Art

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