Wang Lintong

Born in Shaanxi Province in 1984, Wang Lintong graduated with his BA and MA degrees from the Xi'an Academy of Fine Art in 2006 and 2011. Wang has been a professional artist since his MA graduation. He has been exhibiting at home and aboard since 2007.

Using delicate shades of black, white, and gray as the visual thread, Wang Lintong's works traverse his entire oeuvre. People often repeat when they wish to describe things they want to express, with each description filtering out certain information, gradually distancing themselves from the essence of the subject and becoming a perpetually corrected expression. In a similar fashion, Wang Lintong chooses to cover the canvas layer by layer with pure white oil paint, each layer representing a step towards perfecting the image, until the entire composition reveals a pure world.

Memories, contradiction, metaphor, and fable intrigue Wang Lintong, and the action of painting is his way of narrating and storytelling. Painting, for as far back as he can remember, brought him nourishment and inspiration, through acute observation of contemporary society and the people within it and himself.

Whether it is the scenery before our eyes or the landscapes within our hearts, time is the sole measure of distance. Art is a form of exposition, and painting is just one of its means of expression. Wang Lintong freezes time through painting because his work draws inspiration from the continuation of life experiences. It represents the reproduction of a specific scene from memory, an extension of certain emotions in communication, an awakening of consciousness in contemplation, and the manifestation of certain images in imagination. Wang Lintong weaves a secret garden through his paintings, an inner world that exists parallel to the external world, following solitude and melancholy after the clamor subsides.

Exhibitions Group Exhibition: Shanghai Calling April 27, 2024 - June 25, 2024 Wang Lintong: Island of Memory June 23, 2023 - July 25, 2023 Wang Lintong: The Visible Thoughts July 25, 2022 - September 30, 2022 Electric Picnic July 24, 2021 - September 08, 2021

37 Works

Awakening the Insects
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Stones by the Sea No.1
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Stones by the Sea No.2
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Stones by the Sea No.3
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Garden of Cerberus
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Secret Garden
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Garden of Cerberus
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Looking for Youth
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Youth in the Evening
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Youth at Play
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Praying Youth No.1
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Praying Youth No.2
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Youth in the Afternoon
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A Farmer
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The Perfect Storm
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Glimmer
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The Circuit
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The Circuit
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The Outskirts of Fenghua
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Forest
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The Disappearing Time
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Xiazhou
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Sky
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Pray
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Tying Shoes
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Return to Xiazhou
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The Attack from Pinocchio
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Wilderness No.1
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Wilderness No.2
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Wilderness No.3
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Secret No.1
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Secret No.2
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Afternoon
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Candle
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Bang
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Cloak and Breeze No.2
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Cloak and Breeze No.1
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BORN

1984 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

EDUCATION

2011
MA, Oil Painting Department, Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts

2006
BA, Art Education Department, Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts

Solo Exhibitions

2023
The Secret Garden, Shanghai Himalaya Museum, Shanghai
Island of Memory, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2022
The Visible Thoughts, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2021
Coral Bleaching, Draftsmanship, Cloak and Breeze, Xi'an Art Museum, Xi'an

2016
The Nihility of Mountain, MOU Art, Beijing

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024
Shanghai Calling, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China

2021
Electric Picnic, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Yuanzhang Appreciates Stones II, Piao Piao Gallery, Taipei

2019
Art Xiamen, Xiamen, Fujian Province
Garden, MOU Art, Beijing
@riginal: Inter-Youth Painting exhibition, CAA Art Museum, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province

2018
Redefining the City with Context - Beyond the Wall, Xi'an Contemporary Art Exhibition, Xian Art Museum, Xi'an
Meridian: Contemporary Chinese Works on Paper, Volcano Theatre, Swansea Wales, UK
Garden - Earthly Delights, MOU Art, Beijing
Modern Culture and Art Festival, Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi'an

2017
Breaking the Barrier: Xi'an Contemporary Art Exhibition, Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan, Hubei Province; Blue Roof Museum of Chengdu, Chengdu
Modern Culture and Art Festival, Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi'an

2016
Moving Art Project, Xi'an Art Museum, Gong Art Space, Xi'an

2015
Sino-German Art Exhibition, Tangyan City Art Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
Young Artists Experiment Project, Xi'an Art Museum, Xi'an
A Nostalgia of Contemporary Asia, Banpo International Art Zone, Xi'an
Plateau•Plateau: 4th Oil Painting Exhibition of Western China, Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi'an

2014
Seeking Differences while Reserving Similarities, Gong Art Space, Xi'an
Showcases Project 1: Artist vs. Curator, Xi'an Art Museum, Xi'an
Chang'an Departure: Xi'an Young Artist Exhibition, Shaanxi Province Art Museum , Xi'an
Art World: Seoul Art Impression (group exhibition by 8 artists) , Xi'an Art Museum，Xi'an

2013
Art World Project by Xi'an Art Museum and BRIGHT Magazine, Seoul, Korea
What Should Happen will Happen: Xi'an Contemporary Art Exhibition, Xi'an Art Museum, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province

2012
Plateau•Plateau: 2nd Oil Painting Exhibition of Western China, Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi'an
China-Korea Art Exchange Exhibition, Heyri Art Village, Paju, Korea

2011
China-Korea Art Exchange Exhibition, Xi'an Art Museum, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province

2009
2nd Occurring Art Exhibition, Xi'an Art Museum, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province

2008
1st Occurring Art Exhibition, Tang City Wall Ruins Park, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
Art of China Painting Exhibition, Museo Della Permanente, Milan, Italy

2007
Start from Here: Shanghai Youth Art Biennale, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai

Artist Residency

2019
Power Long Artist Residency, Hechuan, Chongqing