Jian Wang Chinese-American, b. 1958
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A Rusty Painting Jar on the Roof at Dusk, 2018Jian WangOil on Canvas20" x 30"
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The Magic of a Child Mind, A Old Tin Toy and Tank, 2018Jian WangOil12" x 12"$3,200.00
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Toy on Table, 2018Jian WangOil20" x 20"
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Twilight, Grand Canyon, 2018Jian WangOil50" x 50"
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Piled Rock Cliff in Distance, 2016Jian WangOil10" x 30"$4,900.00
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Summer Memory in Laguna Beach #1, 2016Jian WangOil10" x 20"$3,500.00
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Crystal Cove, 2015Jian WangOil25.25" x 37.25"
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Down Highway, 2015Jian WangEtching18.5" x 14.25"$1,120.00
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Laguna Beach I, 2015Jian WangOil10" x 14"$2,950.00
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Man's Best Friend, 2015Jian WangOil21" x 21"
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Mondrian Cake, 2015Jian WangOil25" x 21"$6,900.00
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Summer Memory, Body Boarding, 2015Jian WangOil19.5" x 17$4,500.00
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Summer Memory, Going Home, 2015Jian WangOil21" x 21"
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Wanna in Blue, 2015Jian WangOil37" x 25"
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Wanna Wearing Yellow Necklace, 2015Jian WangOil on Canvas31.5" x 16.5"$6,650.00
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Chinese Girl - Xioaqlin #2, 2010Jian WangOil26" x 38"
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Beijing Girl- Xiaofi, 2009Jian WangOil30" x 30"$5,950.00
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Captain's Hat, 2006Jian WangOil15.5" x 14.25"$4,800.00
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Fruit Stick, 2006Jian WangOil18.25" x 14.50"$4,750.00
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Girl in Pink, 2005Jian WangOil25.5" x 25.5"Sold
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Harmony in Gold & Silver #7, Moonlight, 2005Jian WangOil23.5" x 29.5"$7,000.00
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Morning Glow, 2005Jian WangOil on Board16.25" x 20.25"$4,600.00
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Still Life with Watermelon, 2005Jian WangOil on Canvas25.5" x 25.5"$7,000.00
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Golden Autumn on Delta #2, 2004Jian WangOil18" x 36"$6,500.00
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Shadow Study #1, 2004Jian WangOil13.5" x 37.5"$7,000.00
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First Light, Grand Canyon in Blue, 2002Jian WangOil22.25" x 24.5"$5,000.00
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Erin, 2001Jian WangOil26" x 26"$8,400.00
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Still Life with Watermelon on a Plate, 2001Jian WangOil on Canvas61.50" x 49.50"
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Sunrise in Rancho Santa Fe, 2001Jian WangOil32" x 41.5"$12,600.00
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Morning Fog, 2000Jian WangOil on Board18" x 20"$1,600.00
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Dusk in Valley #1, 1999Jian WangOil on Museum Board29.25" x 38.25"$6,500.00
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Harmony in Gold & Silver #2, 1998Jian WangOil22.5" x 24.25"$5,600.00
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Watermelon with Knife, 1994Jian WangOil48" x 36"
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Reading by the Fire, 1993Jian WangEtching10" x 6.5"Sold
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American River Fair Oaks, 1989Jian WangEtching17" x 20.75"$1,400.00
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Carmel Mission, 1988Jian WangEtching8.75" x 4.75"$1,600.00
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Girl With NecklaceJian WangOil19.5 x 37.5
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Harvester, Laguna BeachJian WangOil35.5" x 24"
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KellyJian WangOil42" x 31"
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Summer Memory in Laguna Beach #3Jian WangOil60" x 20"
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Sunset IJian WangOil22" x 28"$3,900.00
For over 20 years Jian Wang has been serving bountiful helpings of color to audiences in the form of landscapes and still lifes rendered in vibrant oil paint. Deep orange, emerald green, and luscious lavender suffuse his sumptuous works, inviting us to revel in the inspirational beauty around us. Wang does not seek to capture the qualities of a specific object but rather the light and color harmonies of the piece. Spacial relationships, color, and light are paramount for the artist. A student of Wayne Thiebaud, and a confident colorist, Wang uses heavy paint and broad, colorful brushstrokes, to create vibrant works which continue to delight.
"My style involves tremendous physicality and emotion," he says. "I have a simple palette of eight colors, which I combine right on the canvas. I'm careful with my gestures; I carry many colors in a single brush stroke." Jian Wang
Jian Wang is a contemporary Chinese painter. Wang was born in Dalian in 1958. A child drawn to art, Wang learned the Russian social realism popular in China, but spent his own time studying Rembrandt and Michelangelo. At the age of twelve, the quality of his artwork earned him admission in the Dalian Youth Palace Arts, where he studied for six years.
Urged by his parents, Wang got his Bachelor of Science in Engineering at the Dalian Railway Institute, where he later taught for four years. It was here that he met Marjorie Francisco, a retired art teacher from Sacramento, who taught English at the Institute. Impressed by his artwork, Marjorie sponsored Wang's journey to the United States so he could have the freedom to develop his own artistic voice.
In 1986, Wang arrived in the United States. He took art courses at Sacramento City College from Fred Dalkey. At University of California, he learned from Wayne Thiebaud, Manuel Neri, Roland Peterson and David Hallowell. Wang received his M.A. degree in 1994, at California State University, Sacramento, under the advisement of Oliver Jackson.
If Jian Wang is to claim a style, it lies in his approach to painting. Distinguished by his ability to reconfigure the elements of a composition to his own vision, he virtually sculpts the image using energetic brush strokes and thick, buttery oil paint. "My style involves tremendous physicality and emotion," he says. "I have a simple palette of eight colors, which I combine right on the canvas. I'm careful with my gestures; I carry many colors in a single brush stroke." His work, influenced significantly by realism with an impressionist inference, is influenced both by the landscape and by contemporary artists such as Fred Dalkey, Wayne Thiebaud and Oliver Jackson. "Every single painting is 90 percent experiment and 10 percent of what I've learned," he says. "I cannot guarantee that every painting will turn out, because I don't want to set up that much control. I have great admiration for historical painters who developed a style and yet, each piece remains individual." Long before he came to the United States to pursue a Masters of Fine Arts at California State University, Jian Wang dreamed of a life of painting. A child of the Cultural Revolution in China, he experienced limited opportunities for painting and exhibition, which led him to pursue the field of engineering. And yet, he did not lack background or training in art. Upon arrival in America, his work already exhibited a serious investment in the western conventions of drawing and painting. What he lacked, was the venue this country could provide.
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Holiday Group Exhibition
Gallery Reception: December 7th, 1-4 PM 7 - 31 Dec 2019Dawson Cole Fine Art Gallery is proud to present a Holiday Group Exhibition featuring works by Richard MacDonald, Jian Wang, Tom Betts, and Jim Lamb. Join us for a festive...Read more -
Beauty of Line & Form
Gallery Reception: August 3rd, 1-4PM 3 - 31 Aug 2019Since the time of Plato the concepts of Beauty and Truth have been wedded in Western thought. We intuitively know that there is a difference between a pleasing surface beauty...Read more -
Jian Wang: Visions of Summer
Artist Reception: August 18, 2018, 1-4pm 18 Aug - 30 Sep 2018 -
Turning Heads
A Group Exhibition: Chuck Close, Jian Wang & Richard MacDonald 9 Jun - 1 Jul 2018Turning Heads: A Group Exhibition. The face, recorded through the eyes of the artist, truly lives forever. Portraiture has been central to the history of art for centuries and this...Read more
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The Magic of a Child Mind, A Old Tin Toy and Tank, 2018Jian WangOil12" x 12"$3,200.00
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Piled Rock Cliff in Distance, 2016Jian WangOil10" x 30"$4,900.00
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Summer Memory in Laguna Beach #1, 2016Jian WangOil10" x 20"$3,500.00
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Down Highway, 2015Jian WangEtching18.5" x 14.25"$1,120.00
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Mondrian Cake, 2015Jian WangOil25" x 21"$6,900.00
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Wanna Wearing Yellow Necklace, 2015Jian WangOil on Canvas31.5" x 16.5"$6,650.00
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Beijing Girl- Xiaofi, 2009Jian WangOil30" x 30"$5,950.00
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Captain's Hat, 2006Jian WangOil15.5" x 14.25"$4,800.00
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Fruit Stick, 2006Jian WangOil18.25" x 14.50"$4,750.00
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Harmony in Gold & Silver #7, Moonlight, 2005Jian WangOil23.5" x 29.5"$7,000.00
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Morning Glow, 2005Jian WangOil on Board16.25" x 20.25"$4,600.00
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Still Life with Watermelon, 2005Jian WangOil on Canvas25.5" x 25.5"$7,000.00
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Golden Autumn on Delta #2, 2004Jian WangOil18" x 36"$6,500.00
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Shadow Study #1, 2004Jian WangOil13.5" x 37.5"$7,000.00
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First Light, Grand Canyon in Blue, 2002Jian WangOil22.25" x 24.5"$5,000.00
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Erin, 2001Jian WangOil26" x 26"$8,400.00
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Still Life with Watermelon on a Plate, 2001Jian WangOil on Canvas61.50" x 49.50"
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Sunrise in Rancho Santa Fe, 2001Jian WangOil32" x 41.5"$12,600.00
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Morning Fog, 2000Jian WangOil on Board18" x 20"$1,600.00
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Dusk in Valley #1, 1999Jian WangOil on Museum Board29.25" x 38.25"$6,500.00
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Harmony in Gold & Silver #2, 1998Jian WangOil22.5" x 24.25"$5,600.00
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Reading by the Fire, 1993Jian WangEtching10" x 6.5"Sold
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American River Fair Oaks, 1989Jian WangEtching17" x 20.75"$1,400.00
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Carmel Mission, 1988Jian WangEtching8.75" x 4.75"$1,600.00
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Sunset IJian WangOil22" x 28"$3,900.00