© Kelly Wang
Interpretation
To create these paintings, Kelly Wang begins with arrangements of torn bits of ink-washed Chinese paper that suggest forms in the mind. She then adds hand-brushed ink lines followed by powdered pigments and acrylic colors. Clear resin is then poured in layers and at each stage manipulated with a blowtorch, solvents, and additional pigments to conjure the final effect. The mineral and metallic particles suspended in the resin create visual depth that allows the reflections and colors to change depending on the viewing angle. The result recalls the blue-green
tradition in Chinese painting, and the transformative processes used suggest the practices of alchemy, long associated with the blue-green landscape.
tradition in Chinese painting, and the transformative processes used suggest the practices of alchemy, long associated with the blue-green landscape.
Information
- Title
- Recluse Studio No. 3
- Object Number
- 2018-108
- Medium
- Ink, pigment, resin, and paper on plexiglass
- Dates
- February 23, 2018
- Dimensions
- 27.9 × 43.2 cm (11 × 17 in.) frame: 32.4 × 47.5 × 3.2 cm (12 3/4 × 18 11/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase, gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
- Culture
- American
- Place made
- North America, United States, New York
- Type
- Techniques
2018 Kelly Wang, born 1992 (New York, NY), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2018.
- Art@Bainbridge | Between Heartlands / Kelly Wang (January 15–February 27, 2022)
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