Duane Reed Gallery Presents Victor Wang

Victor Wang

Duane Reed Gallery 4729 McPherson Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108 www.duanereedgallery.com info@duanereedgallery.com © 2021 Duane Reed Gallery All Rights Reserved

front: “Holding Back the Time”, 2021, oil pain on canvas, 48” x 48”

Victor Wang September 9 — October 16, 2021 “My path through life has been adventurous, exciting, and dreamlike. My experience of settling into America in search of better opportunities has been both challenging and inspiring. I use the human face as a vehicle to paint human experiences - worry and wonder, sadness and pleasure - which reflect the emotional stage directly tied to my immigration experiences.

I grew up amongst the sunflower fields in northern China. In my childhood years, I played under the bright, yellow sunflowers with my brothers everyday. China’s Cultural Revolution played an important part in my life. During that time, sunflowers were used as political allegories to depict how citizens of China should follow Mao who represented the sun, since sunflowers follow the sun’s movements.

People eventually inferred the deception that this symbol masked.

After graduating from high school, I was sent to a labor camp in the country for ‘reeducation’ during China’s Cultural Revolution.

There, I was subject to grueling farm work. Often, I worked in corn and sunflower fields from sunrise to sunset. Thus, for me, sunflowers evoke both personal joy and sadness. Therefore, to deliver my complex feelings, I use sunflowers as a metaphor to connote my background and emotional stage.” - Artist Statement

“Girl with Blue Shirt”, 2021 oil paint on canvas 42” x 40” left: “Losing Battle”, 2019 oil paint on canvas 60” x 48”

“Chicken Baby”, 2021 oil paint on canvas 38” x 50”

“The Sunglasses”, 2020 oil paint on canvas 48” x 48”

“Wings oil paint o 60” x

s”, 2018 on canvas 120”

“The Arrowed Pillar”, 2019 oil paint on canvas 52” x 50”” left: “Artist: Muse”, 2021 oil paint on canvas 60” x 48”

“Breeze from th oil paint o 60” x

he Orient”, 2018 on canvas x 96”

“The Whisperer”, 2020 oil paint on canvas 60” x 48”

“Artist Mother”, 2020 oil paint on canvas 20” x 16”

right: “The Guardian”, 2018 oil paint on canvas 60” x 48” “Bruce”, 2021 oil paint on canvas 28” x 19”

back: “The Green Mask”, 2020 oil paint on canvas, 60” x 48”

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4729 McPherson Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108 www.duanereedgallery.com