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Title

The world of colours

1992

Artist

Wang Jianshan

China

1957 –

  • Details

    Alternative title
    缤纷天地 [Binfen tiandi]
    Place where the work was made
    China
    Period
    People's Republic 1949 - → China
    Date
    1992
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    colour woodcut
    Edition
    2/5
    Dimensions
    71.2 x 60.3 cm image; 88.7 x 75.4 cm sheet
    Signature & date

    Signed and dated l.r., in Chinese, pencil "Wang Jianshan 1992nian 1yue".

    Credit
    Purchased with funds provided by Ms P Arnott 1993
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    520.1993
    Copyright
    © Wang Jianshan

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  • About

    Wang Jianshan was born in Guiyang. He was a graduate of Xian Teachers College in 1983, and the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1986. He was a member of the Chinese Graphic Artists Association and the “Buddhist/Taoist Scripture Research Society of China” and was deputy head of the Guiyang representative branch of the same society.
    The works of Wang Jianshan have been exhibited overseas, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Germany, the United States of America and Japan. He has been represented in a number of exhibitions at home: 1987 in Beijing and 1988 in Shanghai. His works were included in the 7th and 10th National Art Exhibitions, and he obtained an award as a representative of Guizhou. His work appears in 10 different publications. Beijing has published a catalogue of his work. He has been represented on Beijing Central Radio and Guizhou television. He is introduced in 2 different dictionaries of contemporary artists in China. Wang Jianshan’s works are in permanent collection of China Art Gallery and in the “Minorities Cultural Palace”.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    China

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

  • Provenance

    Wang Jianshan, 1992-Aug 1993, China, purchased through Ruth Burgess by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Aug 1993.