Brushstroke with verse

His poetry-inspired works on show reflect such efforts through the years, aiming to "usher the audience into the state of mind of intellectuals of ancient China, being touched by the spirituality of Chinese cultural traditions", Wang says.

His works incorporate the techniques of three main categories in Chinese painting: mountain and water, flower and bird, and figures. They also show Wang's endeavor to carry forward the style of literati painting, which prioritizes personal expressions to accurately represent the subjects.

"It is a celebration of a scholarly taste that is in the heart of literati painting. It is the process of balancing emptiness with details in a composition, the realistic and imagined parts with which Chinese artists show the position of people in nature and the universe," Wang says.

Of the many seal impressions on his works, one reads "le gudu (enjoy being alone)", in which Wang says he has tried to follow ancient artists while painting. He says he doesn't work to cater to the demands of the art market, but wants to make works that appeal to both refined and popular tastes.

Wang says he is currently painting a series centered on classic Chinese gardens, another tradition of well-educated groups since ancient times who tried to re-create the atmosphere and philosophies of nature in an artificial space of refinement.