Art lovers can immerse in the inspiring paintings on show at “Before The Sun Goes Down”, which is running at Tang Contemporary Art until Nov 3.
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Art lovers can immerse in the inspiring paintings on show at “Before The Sun Goes Down”, which is running at Tang Contemporary Art until Nov 3.
This is a solo exhibition by Berlin-based Chinese artist Xiyao Wang who develops a kind of hybrid abstract painting that explores inner visions, bodily perceptions, sensations and feelings, interrogating her East-West biography.
Having studied art in Chongqing at a young age, Xiyao Wang was deeply captivated by European “New Expressionism” and determined to pursue advanced studies in Germany, eventually settling in Berlin.
Art world luminaries who had a profound influence on her include Cy Twombly and Albert Oehlen. She also sought inspiration from continental philosophy, particularly Gilles Deleuze’s (and likely Félix Guattari’s) rhizomatic theory of the world, which provided her with a theoretical framework for her artistic…