WANG XIAOBO 王曉勃 | SEARCHING FOR LIGHT 尋找光明

Wang Xiaobo spent nearly two months creating this painting. By incorporating several well-known characters from his recent artworks, the artist jointed the skateboards with various colour blocks and shadings. Among the vivid colour and distinctive layers, we can see the continuity of the Searching for Light and Sinking & Floating series, which form a remarkable perspective to motivate people to stay positive as the artist wishes. 

Born in 1974 in Beijing, Wang Xiaobo is one of the most celebrated post-70s Chinese contemporary artists in the international art world. Following the indoctrination of leading figures in Chinese oil painting like JIN Shang Yi, ZHU Nai Zheng and YANG Fei Yun, Wang graduated from the Department of Oil Painting, China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2000. His critically acclaimed works have been shown globally in venues including the "15th Biennale of Sydney" in 2005, the "Art Hamptons" in New York and "LA Art Show" in Los Angeles during 2013 to 2015, "NordArt 2016" in Hamburg, and "Art Stage Singapore 2016", etc.

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王曉勃用上接近兩個月的時間繪畫本作品，將近年其作品常見的角色融合在本作品中，以色塊及光芒將各塊滑板連接，顏色飽滿有力，層次分明，延續《尋找光明》及《沉浮》系列，形成一個大格局，寄語積極向上。

王曉勃在北京生於1974年，是中國當代藝術最有價值的70後藝術家之一，師承中國油畫領軍人物靳尚誼、朱乃正及楊飛雲，2000年畢業於中央美術學院油畫系，作品深受喜愛，曾於世界各地展覽展出，包括2005年澳洲悉尼《第15屆悉尼雙年展》、2013至2015年美國紐約的《Art Hamptomns》及洛杉磯的《洛杉磯藝術博覽會》、2016年德國漢堡《德國北 部藝術區年展》，以及新加坡《2016藝術登陸新加坡》等等。