2010年5月16日至6月12日
开幕预览:2010年5月15日周六下午三点至六点
北京朝阳区798艺术区798中二街D05
艺术家王茂，2010年个人展览将于2010年5月15日至6月20日在北京798艺术区XYZ画廊展出。
此次画展以“孩子”为主题，共展出王茂用心捕捉并绘制的二十余件“孩子”作品。作品透过不同环境下的孩子的形态，在戏剧化的场景中将“孩子”的生存状态与内心的微妙变化准确的折射出来。细腻的绘画手法与震撼的表现力传递出“孩子”恐惧、向往、温暖、美好、苦楚、企盼、寻找… …的情绪，在真挚与单纯中去追寻灵魂深处的真、善、美。
艺术家王茂(研究生)毕业于中央戏剧学院舞台美术系，自幼画。他的艺术世界扎根于当代生活之中，掌握并吸收中西绘画手法与戏剧艺术，并在此基础上进行多样而独特的绘画创作，以期实现他心目中的“探索中国式思维模式在对当代艺术创作中的延续以及其带来的新样式”目标。他的作品被来自国内外众多艺术机构及藏家收藏。
BEIJING – based artist Wang Mao’s third solo exhibition at XYZ Gallery will feature a series of oil paintings that reflect universal sympathy for the plight of children victimized by both natural disasters and human catastrophes. The visual effects of WANG MAO’S ARTISTIC JOURNEY 2010 dramatize humanistic concerns for children worldwide. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 3:00pm – 6:00pm at D05 of 798 Art Center in Beijing.
Wang’s artistic influences range from the Chinese traditional ink wash artist Ba Da to the disturbing modernist painter Francis Bacon. In style and technique, one can see traces of European romantic painters in Wang’s work. He also borrows from impressionists such as Cezanne and Sisley, and the Pre-Raphaelites, notably Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Yet there is also something completely unique and stirring about Wang’s paintings – something that is his alone.
Wang’s exotic paintings are a breath of fresh air in the contemporary art world – blending an invigorating aroma of the past, the intoxicating perfume of the romantic and the fresh scent that follows a spring thunderstorm. You should experience the enchantment for yourself.
Wang, at 30 years of age, is a quiet and unassuming person – humble and serious in a way that few artists are today. His family background was fertile soil for the cultivation of creativity. As a young boy, Wang’s parents belonged to an opera troupe. Their son grew up surrounded by drama: elaborate sets and costumes, stirring music, and thrilling stories. When he decided to undertake further studies in the arts, he was accepted as a student at the prestigious Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. There, he chose to focus his varied talents on painting.
Wang Mao graduated from the Central Academy of Drama with his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Since 2007, his oil paintings have been exhibited at the XYZ Gallery, 798 Art Center in Beijing. Last year, he was invited to display his work at the 2009 Davos World Economic Forum in Dalian, China. Also in 2009, Art and Investment, China’s top art magazine, selected Wang Mao as one of the nation’s top 10 most promising artists. Many of his works have been collected by international banks and art foundations in the UK, as well as by private collectors at home and abroad. Currently, the artist resides in Beijing.
【编辑：张瑜】
