Zhan Wang

(Chinese, born 1962)

Zhan Wang is a contemporary Chinese artist best known for his series of Artificial Rock sculptures. Melding the traditional Chinese scholar’s rocks with the industrial medium of stainless steel, Zhan reexamines the original function of these decorative objects. “Placed in a traditional courtyard, rockery satisfied people's desire to return to nature by offering them stone fragments from nature. But huge changes in the world have made this traditional ideal increasingly out of date,” he explained. “The material's glittering surface, ostentatious glamour, and illusory appearance make it an ideal medium to convey new dreams.” Born in 1962 in Beijing, China, he studied at the Beijing Industrial Arts College and later the Central Academy of Fine Arts. In the early 1990s, Zhan broke from the Socialist Realist tradition of depicting important political figures, by choosing common people on the sidewalks as his subjects. Over the years that followed, the artist has continued to explore the borders of traditional Chinese aesthetics crossing the threshold into contemporary art. He continues to live and work in Beijing, China. Today, Zhan’s work is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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Zhan Wang (233 results)
假山石 No. 21 (Artificial Rock no.21), 2000

Zhan Wang

假山石 No. 21 (Artificial Rock no.21), 2000

Sale Date: November 24, 2012

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假山石122号, 2007

Zhan Wang

假山石122号, 2007

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

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Artificial Rock #43, 2008

Zhan Wang

Artificial Rock #43, 2008

Sale Date: November 14, 2012

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假山石89# (Artificial rock 89#), 2005

Zhan Wang

假山石89# (Artificial rock 89#), 2005

Sale Date: June 30, 2008

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向着胜利前进──五大书记像 (Go toward victory), 1997

Sui Jianguo and Zhan Wang

向着胜利前进──五大书记像 (Go toward victory), 1997

Sale Date: December 23, 2007

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五大书记像 (Portrait of the five great..., 1997

Sui Jianguo and Zhan Wang

五大书记像 (Portrait of the five great..., 1997

Sale Date: November 6, 2005

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假山石 (Rockery), 2004

Zhan Wang

假山石 (Rockery), 2004

Sale Date: July 8, 2012

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Artificial Rock no.101 假山石, 2006

Zhan Wang

Artificial Rock no.101 假山石, 2006

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Artificial Rock No. 86, 2005

Zhan Wang

Artificial Rock No. 86, 2005

Sale Date: May 26, 2012

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假山石 (Rockery stone), 2006

Zhan Wang

假山石 (Rockery stone), 2006

Sale Date: May 15, 2012

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Artificial rock no. 21, 2001

Zhan Wang

Artificial rock no. 21, 2001

Sale Date: April 2, 2012

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Ornamental rock, 2000

Zhan Wang

Ornamental rock, 2000

Sale Date: February 16, 2012

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Flowers in the mirror #7 (from Beijing series), 2004

Zhan Wang

Flowers in the mirror #7 (from Beijing series), 2004

Sale Date: December 11, 2011

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假山石 (Artificial rock), 1998

Zhan Wang

假山石 (Artificial rock), 1998

Sale Date: December 4, 2011

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来自天堂的系列 (Artificial rock) (2 works), 1998

Zhan Wang

来自天堂的系列 (Artificial rock) (2 works), 1998

Sale Date: December 4, 2011

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Artificial rock no. 40, 2001

Zhan Wang

Artificial rock no. 40, 2001

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

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Artificial rock no. 94, 2006

Zhan Wang

Artificial rock no. 94, 2006

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

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Artificial garden rock, 2006

Zhan Wang

Artificial garden rock, 2006

Sale Date: December 4, 2011

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Rockery stone, 2005

Zhan Wang

Rockery stone, 2005

Sale Date: November 16, 2011

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Artificial rock no.143, 2007

Zhan Wang

Artificial rock no.143, 2007

Sale Date: November 8, 2011

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Artificial rock series no. 29, 2004

Zhan Wang

Artificial rock series no. 29, 2004

Sale Date: October 3, 2011

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Artificial rock series, 2005

Zhan Wang

Artificial rock series, 2005

Sale Date: October 3, 2011

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no. 13 (from Artifical rock series), 2000

Zhan Wang

no. 13 (from Artifical rock series), 2000

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Artificial garden rock, 2001

Zhan Wang

Artificial garden rock, 2001

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

Auction Closed

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