Evelyn Taocheng Wang
My work is always related to myself as a person, but should never become too personal. I place it in a certain context or narrative to give meaning. It's personal, but I want to keep my distance.
Evelyn Taocheng Wang via Metropolis M
Evelyn Taocheng Wang (1981, China)'s work mixes autobiographical experiences with fictional inventions, often referring to stories from Chinese literature and philosophy, Western writers or stories from her friends and acquaintances. Sexuality, identity, gender and cultural stigmas are a common theme in Wang's oeuvre. Classical Chinese painting resonates in her paintings and drawings, with the artist on the one hand referring back to her training in China and on the other hand reinterpreting classical working methods and techniques in a very individual and contemporary way.
