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PROFILE
Born in Taipei, now base in Hong Kong, artist CY Wang（WANG Chien-Yang）shows his art talent at very young age. From photography to installation and painting, each domain reveals his fascinating imagination and unique aesthetics.
As “MANGA” generation, his wide-ranging work always embodies an intersection of pop culture, history, and fine art ; reveals the relationship between the new generation, the Internet, video games, and social media ; explores the cultural and social perspective of the young generation. CY first came to light through Takashi Murakami GEISAI Taiwan in 2009, in which he was recognized with the Seiichi Kamei Personal Award, and then was awarded with golden price in subsequent GEISAI Taiwan 2010.
His art is influenced by his childhood memories including cartoons, video games, TV shows etc. In the past few years, in his paintings, the skill is absolutely impressive, the combination of diverse characters is certainly outstanding. For a long time, the inspiration has always came from his life, imagination, and things that are important to him.
During the pandemic, his daughter was born. Family time with two children emerges a new series “Rainbow”, features two main characters as Haha and Hoho, they are originally from a Rainbow planet, finally land on earth, start to explore, to grow, to love and to share. CY starts a new storyline with these lovely cute “aliens”. As an old saying goes, the eyes are the windows of the soul, through this “rainbow eyes”, connecting hope and future, the deepness part reminds us the star sky, leading to the vast amazing cosmos.
This series brings a powerful visual impact to the audience. Vivid colorful rainbow shows bright energy which cheer people up, the scenario ambience are wonderfully simple but joyful, linking to people’s contemporary life, to their childhood and memories. Audience can always find familiar sensation yet a fresh inspiration. This new series has been collected world-widely.
王建揚
Wang Chien - Yang
PROFILE
Born in Taipei, now base in Hong Kong, artist CY Wang（WANG Chien-Yang）shows his art talent at very young age. From photography to installation and painting, each domain reveals his fascinating imagination and unique aesthetics.
As “MANGA” generation, his wide-ranging work always embodies an intersection of pop culture, history, and fine art ; reveals the relationship between the new generation, the Internet, video games, and social media ; explores the cultural and social perspective of the young generation. CY first came to light through Takashi Murakami GEISAI Taiwan in 2009, in which he was recognized with the Seiichi Kamei Personal Award, and then was awarded with golden price in subsequent GEISAI Taiwan 2010.
His art is influenced by his childhood memories including cartoons, video games, TV shows etc. In the past few years, in his paintings, the skill is absolutely impressive, the combination of diverse characters is certainly outstanding. For a long time, the inspiration has always came from his life, imagination, and things that are important to him.
During the pandemic, his daughter was born. Family time with two children emerges a new series “Rainbow”, features two main characters as Haha and Hoho, they are originally from a Rainbow planet, finally land on earth, start to explore, to grow, to love and to share. CY starts a new storyline with these lovely cute “aliens”. As an old saying goes, the eyes are the windows of the soul, through this “rainbow eyes”, connecting hope and future, the deepness part reminds us the star sky, leading to the vast amazing cosmos.
This series brings a powerful visual impact to the audience. Vivid colorful rainbow shows bright energy which cheer people up, the scenario ambience are wonderfully simple but joyful, linking to people’s contemporary life, to their childhood and memories. Audience can always find familiar sensation yet a fresh inspiration. This new series has been collected world-widely.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 “Hoho”, Galerie Grand Siècle, Taipei
2018 “My House is not an Otaku House”, Cans space , Taipei
2017 “Fantastic Color Bar”, Ying Art Center , Shanghai , China
2017 “Narcissus Paradise”, Elsa Gallery, Taipei
2015 “House”, Gallery Tsubaki , Tokyo , Japan
2013 “宅La casa de Taiwán”, Casa de la Cultura de Tampico , Tampico , Mexico
2012 A House Odyssey @ Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 House @ Austin Tung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2010 House Party @ Piaopiao Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 L+ Art Center, Shanghai（November）
2022 Akrilyc, London (September)
2022 The Waluso Gallery, London (September)
2022 Granada Gallery, Madrid (August)
2022 “Summer playground”Yidi Art , Hong Kong
2022 “At a Crossroads”Van Der Pals Gallery, New York
2022 “Initiation”Popi Gallery, Brussels
2021 “ Connecti City Arts Festival”CCCC Southern Financial Investment Building, Zhuhai
2019 “WAVE”,Wrong Gallery, Taipei
2019 “2019 Original Festival ”, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei
2019 “Made in Illusion” Times Art Museum, Beijing
2019 “Made in Illusion” Artron Art Center , Shenzhen
2019 “Theatre in Life”Asia University Museum of Modern Art, Taichung
2018 “A Brief History Of The Future” National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung
2018 “Wie im Marchen” kunsthaus horn, Horn, Austria
2018 “FACE 2.0” Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts , Yekaterinburg , Russia
2017 “FOTOFEVER art fair” Carrousel du Louvre , Paris , France
2017 “ARENA” Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei
2017 “Rebuild &Transition” Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2018 “Hoho”, Galerie Grand Siècle, Taipei
2018 “My House is not an Otaku House”, Cans space , Taipei
2017 “Fantastic Color Bar”, Ying Art Center , Shanghai , China
2017 “Narcissus Paradise”, Elsa Gallery, Taipei
2015 “House”, Gallery Tsubaki , Tokyo , Japan
2013 “宅La casa de Taiwán”, Casa de la Cultura de Tampico , Tampico , Mexico
2012 A House Odyssey @ Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 House @ Austin Tung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2010 House Party @ Piaopiao Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 L+ Art Center, Shanghai（November）
2022 Akrilyc, London (September)
2022 The Waluso Gallery, London (September)
2022 Granada Gallery, Madrid (August)
2022 “Summer playground”Yidi Art , Hong Kong
2022 “At a Crossroads”Van Der Pals Gallery, New York
2022 “Initiation”Popi Gallery, Brussels
2021 “ Connecti City Arts Festival”CCCC Southern Financial Investment Building, Zhuhai
2019 “WAVE”,Wrong Gallery, Taipei
2019 “2019 Original Festival ”, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei
2019 “Made in Illusion” Times Art Museum, Beijing
2019 “Made in Illusion” Artron Art Center , Shenzhen
2019 “Theatre in Life”Asia University Museum of Modern Art, Taichung
2018 “A Brief History Of The Future” National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung
2018 “Wie im Marchen” kunsthaus horn, Horn, Austria
2018 “FACE 2.0” Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts , Yekaterinburg , Russia
2017 “FOTOFEVER art fair” Carrousel du Louvre , Paris , France
2017 “ARENA” Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei
2017 “Rebuild &Transition” Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
︎ ARTWORKS
國王的新衣
王建揚/台灣
110x148cm
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北京宅系列
蒙古包狩獵女孩
王建揚/台灣
80x120cm
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我們要相親相愛喔
王建揚/台灣
80x120cm
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阿童木的小宇宙
王建揚/台灣
80x120cm
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愛讓我們聚一起 1
王建揚/台灣
80x100cm
壓克力、畫布
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愛讓我們聚一起 2
王建揚/台灣
80x100cm
壓克力、畫布
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宅之記憶迷陣
王建揚/台灣
90x180cm
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