Wu Wangshu
Artist Statement

Wu Wangshu, born on March 1, 1993, is a Chinese artist and poet. She was born in Jurong City, Jiangsu. She graduated from Parsons with a bachelor's degree in fine arts and is currently pursuing a master's degree in VAA at NYU. Wu Wangshu's early artistic influences include traditional Chinese painting and Western greats like Wu Guanzhong, Picasso, and Monet. Her time in New York at Parsons exposed her to modern artists like Helen Frankenthaler, Josef Albers, Mark Rothko, Robert Ryman, Joan Miro, Sol Lewitt, shaping her style in abstract art and color theory.

Her art, characterized by color-field painting, explores the depth of personal and human experiences, viewing art as a profound communication form. She layers shapes of various sizes and colors onto color fields, creating canvases that communicate emotions silently. Her style, influenced by Eastern philosophies like Taoism and Buddhism, emphasizes the spiritual dimension of art and psychological exploration. Wu’s work focuses on the sensual characteristics of color and spatial relationships, avoiding representational limitations. She uses color as a means of expressing emotions, with large abstract color blocks and blurry edges in her paintings. Her approach to art is free and spontaneous, with elements in her paintings serving as part of her personal visual language, filled. With symbolic meaning and abstraction. She is currently based and working in New York City, continuing her journey of artistic exploration and expression.

Artist Web Site
http://wuwangshu.com