Renowned sculptor Wang Keping (b. 1949 China, lives and works in France), a Franco- Chinese artist, discovers the essence of his creations within the wood he works with. Through careful observation, he uncovers hidden depths in the knots and branches. Wang's journey as a wood sculptor began fighting for artistic freedom in China four decades ago. Today, he stands as a master artist, finding inspiration within nature. Each year, his mastery grows, capturing the material's essence and exploring its possibilities through evolving forms that range from intimate and flowing to raw and primitive. With skilful manipulation, he sculpts interlocking forms and delicate incisions that evoke various emotions, humorous gestures, and thought-provoking intentions.

Wang Keping has lived and worked in France since 1984. He is currently exhibiting a series of large sculptures at the Chateau de Fontainebleau and recently, he has participated in exhibitions at the M+ in Hong Kong, and in France at the Musée Rodin, The Musée Guimet, The Chateau de Chambord and at The Centre Pompidou where he has been recognized and revered for his long accomplishments to sculpture.

We should leave Wang Keping’s work to speak for itself. The “meaning” is in the form. And what form! If, as I believe, what has been called the “inner core” of art is the way in which the artist transforms feeling into form then we can see that mysterious process taking place before our eyes with Wang Keping’s passionate engagement with a chunk of wood.

-Prof. Michael Sullivan
Author Art and Artist’s of Twentieth-Century China (1996), The Arts of China (2000), The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art 1989 and 1997) and Modern Chinese Arts: A Biographical Dictionary (2006)

Artist's CV: http://website-artlogicwebsite0954.artlogic.net/usr/library/documents/main/artists/56/wkp_cv-2025.pdf