Wang Xiao Rong

Mixed-Media on Canvas

Abstract

Xiao Rong Wang was born in Shanxi Province, China, in 1973. She attended the Xi’an Academy of Arts in 1997 and then graduated from the reputed Russian Artist Studio at the China Academy of Art in 2011. Today she is a member of both the Shaaxi Artists Association and the New York Hudson Artists Association. Wang's sense of adventure fuels her passion for experimentation in her artistic practice. Her work is composed of a multitude of materials and media. She will use objects such as leaves and papers in her paintings in addition to ink, Chinese painting and oil pigment, according to her requirements. Thereafter she will often use these materials to create collages. Each material and co ...

Wang Xiao Rong uses a multitude of materials and media, such as leaves, papers, ink, Chinese painting and oil pigment to create some forms of collages. She believes each material and colour has an emotional characteristic, and her artworks mainly examine states of life existence. In this mixed-media work, the creamy background brings out the uneven rectangular coloured shapes. The mixture of colours is a balance between bright pastels and cloudy, hazy, dark tones. The general tone, however, is luminous and hopeful, like the period of transition that happens when winter turns to spring.