Spirit: The Paintings of Q. Wang is a collection of contemporary
paintings by Q. Wang, a current resident of Southern California. In this
"Coffee table" style of high-quality art-book of 44 selected works of
artist Q. Wang created during the period from 2006 through 2010, are
displayed with only title and date of origin; leaving the viewer to
"feel the art", or as stated in the Preface, "hear the music" without
the distraction of a narrative.
Working with acrylic over
conventional sized canvases, Q. Wang's work is easily categorized as
being modern art, abstract, using color and lines in very unique and
impressive ways. Although, admittedly Q. Wang openly discusses his
attraction to the art of Maurice Utrillo, I sense some subliminal
influence by other renowned artists. I feel the American legend
Alexander Calder aligned with his floating shapes; along with aspects
reminiscent of Andy Warhol in hisHillary Clinton portrait; Pablo Picasso
and Vincent Van Gough with some cubism. This said, the originality of
Q. Wang stands on his own merit with a fundamental Asian influence.
Just
as it is obvious to a viewer if a picture on a wall is hung at an
angle, not being straight, it is amazingly impressive how parallel,
perpendicular, round and exact the geometric shapes are within Q. Wang's
work. He definitely has a highly advanced mathematical spatial relation
aspect to his art, resulting in hypnotizing introspection and, in my
case, a highly emotional impact. His core talent brings simplicity in
shape and form. One of, if not my true favorite, is titled, Woman. In
it, Q. Wang takes a red circle, two red domes and a red triangle placed
over horizontal colored backgrounds bringing to mind a "nude" like some
Hermann Rorschach inkblot test revealing my own thoughts. Other
favorites of mine are titled Kiss and Lovers, where two "stick figures"
embrace each other, one yellow and one red, over a green background.
Just as universal highway and building signage uses stick figures to
represent men and women with respect to safety or even a restroom, these
figures are international and global in its representation of the love
within humanity.
I could go on and talk about Q. Wang's use of
dimensional relations in his landscapes, or his obvious sense of passion
for a lady he painted, or even the comedy within his work; but to
understand his work you simply need to see it. This book is beyond
excellent as a showcase for his talent. Next to having the opportunity
to visit a gallery with his work, this book can be easily bought and
will truly embellish the library of any art-loving collector. As the
famous French film producer Jean-Luc Godard said, "It's not where you
take things from - it's where you take them to." Q. Wang has taken me
further into the appreciation of my surroundings, people, and love. That
is what art is all about.
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