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| Wang Qingsong,(1966 - ) |
Born in Heilongjiang Province, China
Graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Sichuan, China in 1991.
Lives and works in Beijing since 1993
Wang Qingsong supplies a wicked impression of life in contemporary China through his personal observations on modern culture. His computer-manipulated photographs richly reflect a playful but serious opinion on the rapid changes within China's society. As China's developing economy continues to create an environment conducive to economic, cultural, and artistic change, areas such as consumer culture have been affected, challenging existing boundaries. Reactions to the economic development have greatly influenced that art produced in China within the past two decades. As a contemporary artist, Wang Qingsong looks to the immediate environment for inspiration, thus infusing his works with emotion generated by what is taking place around him.
His selected artistic language is not unlike that of the Chinese pop movement of the mid-1980s. He, too, incorporates brand names with pop art characteristics, yet creates colorful, kitsch, and amusing, yet intelligent comments on the changing environment. Wang Qingsong's works exemplify a national attitude toward contemporary life in China. Aware of the influx of the consumer culture, the growing materialism and commercialism, he stages scenes, which are recorded and preserved forever in a photography. A distinct aspect of his work is the use of self-portraits as icons which question the directions in which his culture is turning. Wang Qingsong accords himself a role in an art that combines tradition with the sense of everyday life.
Billboard
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