Born in the high mountain in Chiayi County, Wang was brought up in a natural environment. He studied chemical engineering at first and arts later. Wang departed to France in 1990 for advanced study in Paris and tour in Europe. Wang’s first individual exhibition was held in 1995 at Taipei Museum of Fine Arts and he has been focused on art creation since then.
Education & Experiences
BA in Western Painting Division, Fine Art Department, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan
MFA in Graduate School of Fine Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
Concept
"A full contact between body and nature" is the focus of my recent works. Giant rattan and bamboo are scattered around the exhibition area like nerves, vessels, arteries and veins. When the audiences enter these webs, they can activate their tactile senses, olfaction, and visions. The artwork is a large scale hand-made weaving that represents the collective labor and economic patterns of Taiwan in the 1960-70s. This is a reverse way of thinking toward the informative world in the civilized society. The work also explores the energetic power in our lands that is local, grass-root, and nonintellectual. My experiences in the mountains allow me to come to a clear understanding of the destiny that bonds humanity and nature.
Owner
1996, "The Birth of the Universe", National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
1995, "Untitled", National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
1995, "Support for the elderly", Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan)
1988, "The charges of the Nature", Taipei Fine Arts Museum ,Taiwan
Solo Exhibitions
2006, "Open the bamboo book", Chiang Kai-Shek Cultural Center Square, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2005, Survive, VSC Art Center, US
2005, "Reunion", Huashan Art District, Taipei, Taiwan
2005, "Sky", The National Theater and the National Concert Hall Square, Taipei, Taiwan
2002, "Beyond the Cloud", The Bamboo Curtain Studio, Taipei, Taiwan
2000, "Space → Body → Penetration", Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
1999, "Wang Wen-chih solo exhibition", Art Site of Chiayi Railway Warehouse, Taiwan
1995, "Conversation between humanity and nature", Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
Group Exhibitions
2006, "A Colorful Trail- a device exhibition", The 2006 Taiwan International Orchid Symposium: a colorful land, Taiwan Orchid Plantation, Tainan, Taiwan
2005, "Flower Arrangement- a device exhibition", The 2005 Kuando Flower Festival, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
2005, "Opening Ceremony Exhibition- The endless corridor is not a symbol of dragon", Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts and Children's Museum of Arts and Creativity, Taiwan
2004, "18 Solo Exhibitions", "Dragon Dare Tiger Lair", Bunker Museum of Contemporary Arts, Kinmen County, Taiwan
2004, "Welcoming flowers and bamboo- a device exhibition", The 2004 Kuando Flower Festival, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
2003, "Chin-Shan International Landscape Sculpture Exhibition", "Katiparri", Chinshan, Taipei County, Taiwan
2003, "Device Exhibition", The 2003 Kuando Flower Festival, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2002, "The Water Charter: Taipei Public Art Festival", "Tunnel and Webs", Dahu Park in Taipei, Taiwan
2002, "Homecoming Reviewing the Venice Experience in Taiwan", "Beyond the Site" , Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
2002, "Residence- an outdoor exhibition", "A Spiritual Home", Fubon Commercial Bank Square, Taiepi, Taiwan
2001, Taiwan Pavilion,The 49th Italian Venice Biennial, "Beyond the Site", Italy
2001, "Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival", "Unidentified Object", Kaohsiung City Port, Taiwan
2000, "City Driver 2000- creative ways to link spaces" , "Lease of Life", Huashan Culture Park, Taipei, Taiwan
1999, "Contemporary legends/ Arts and Fun- Exhibition of Device Arts", "99 Turns", 99 Mountain in Nantou, Taiwan
1997, "River: New Asian Arts, A Dialogue in Taipei", "Flood Control", The Bamboo Curtain Studio, Taipei, Taiwan
1997, "Land, Cities, and orchestra music- Taiwan Exhibition of Device Arts", "Grand Closet", Beimen TrainStation in Chiayi, Taiwan
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