WANG CHUAN

Wang approaches photography like a painter. Rather than conceiving his photography as a decisive instant, Wang Chuan’s work is the result of patient contemplation on the composition that in the end creates a unique universe. His black and white Awakening series portrays cosmopolitan men surrounded by lotus flowers, illustrating Wang’s conflict with the rapid changes of China’s urban landscapes. His recent works are photographic montages illustrating the desires of China’s emerging middle class, set against the destructive element of modernization and loss of nature.

Wang Chuan has exhibited his photography in China, the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria et cetera. His major exhibitions include Remaking Vision - Photography From China (YAVUZ Fine Art, Singapore, 2010), China Spectacle and Gaze - Exhibition of Contemporary Photography (CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, 2009), The 8 Great Sites of Beijing (Pekin Fine Arts, Beijing, 2009), Century Thinking (Today Art Museum, Beijing, 2009), HK Art Fair (Hong Kong, 2009), Art Asia (Miami, Florida, 2008), Asia Contemporary Art Fair (I.D.S. Gallery, New York, 2008), Art Beijing (Beijing, 2008) and Collective Identity (Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2007).