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Q.Wang Gallery
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Author Interview Q. Wang
Spirit: The Paintings of Q. Wang
Interview by Gary Sorkin, Pacific Book Review
June 2011
Today we are talking with artist Qiang Wang who just published a collection of his paintings from 2006 through 2010. Thank you, Mr. Wang, for taking some time to talk with us.
QW> My pleasure.
Gary: You mentioned briefly as to experiencing Maurice Utrillo’s work as being inspirational. Who are some of the other artists do you enjoy the most?
QW> Van Gogh
Gary: I was very impressed with your art, especially the choice of color and geometric shapes. What are some of your thoughts freedom and Nature, which you claim are rooted in your work?
QW> I mean the real freedom, the freedom from heart. America is one of the most free country in the world. But not long since I came into America, I found that American is not real free. It’s seems everybody was controlled by an unsee hand—money. Most of the people live in a patten that others give to them, a lot people have to do something they don’t like to do, say something(most of the time, they say nothing) they don’t like, because they need to keep their job to pay the mortgage. They don’t have thought, they even have no time to thought, they just working. They are laughing, just for relax, but not freedom.
Gary: Having immigrated to the United States, and not having English as your native language, your art seems to overcome the obstacle of cultural differences. How do you see your culture represented in your paintings?
QW> I didn’t try to represent the Asian cultural, but they are in my blood(My ceramic teacher, Kent said this), they are just flow out. You can see some influence of Taoism in my paintings.
Gary: If you were commissioned to do a large outdoor billboard along the freeway in Los Angeles, which painting would you display or would you make a new one, and if so, how would you do it?
QW> I may make a new one. I don’t know how it will be yet. I need a long time to think about how to do it, before I paint something.
Gary: Aside from paintings, do you work in any other medium?
QW> I do some ceramics when I went to West Los Angeles Colleage.
Gary: It is truly a privilege and honor to have this chance to talk with you about your work. Thank you so much for taking your time to share with us your thoughts.
QW> Thank you, Gary.
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