On view at American Legacy Fine Arts this season is “Jove Wang: Spirit of the American West,” an exhibition of more than 20 recent landscape and figure paintings.
Gallery director Elaine Adams calls it “a bridge between two worlds, illustrating how Jove Wang’s early life experiences in China have shaped his perception and artistic interpretation of his current life in the American West. Wang’s childhood in the vast, open steppes of Inner Mongolia instilled a deep appreciation for expansive landscapes and the rugged beauty of untamed nature. These formative years amid rolling plains, grazing livestock, and the tribal nomadic lifestyle (including the renowned horse culture) are mirrored in his dynamic compositions today.”
At age 7, Wang began an apprenticeship with the master painter Gang Gu, subsequently studying at the Jilin School of Art, Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, and Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts. In 1990, he immigrated to the U.S., where he has made it his goal that “each work I paint must be endowed with its own life and soul from within, whether it is a drama, an opera, a poem, or even a fantasy. I consider my style as realism combined with modern expressionism.”
At a Glance:
Jove Wang: Spirit of the American West
American Legacy Fine Arts
Pasadena, California
americanlegacyfinearts.com
October 18–November 16, 2024