© Kelly Wang
Currently not on view
Recluse Studio No. 3,
February 23, 2018
Kelly Wang (Wang Jiayi王佳怡), born 1992, New York, NY; active New York
2018-108
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
Dates
February 23, 2018
Medium
Ink, pigment, resin, and paper on plexiglass
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
Object Number
2018-108
Place Made
North America, United States, New York
Culture
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Subject
2018 Kelly Wang, born 1992 (New York, NY), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2018.
