Wu Yi probably has a mixture of blood and oils running through his veins.
His paternal grandfather Wu Guoxun was a student of the influential Jiang Zhaohe at the Beiping Jinghua School of Art in the 1930s. His parents and siblings are also painters.
In Wu Yi’s latest exhibition, A Snap of Life, 53 of his oil paintings are on show from six different series. They include Military Life (2005), Legation Quarter Hotel (2006), and Beijing Winter (2008).
“He is a ‘painter’s painter,’ whose heart, hands, and eyes work in perfect concert. Wu Yi has charted a unique course in contemporary ink, but he has also found a distinct style of oil painting,” Tang Contemporary Art stated.
Wu Yi’s solo exhibition, entitled A Snap of Life, runs until March 13 at the Tang Contemporary Art gallery in Hong Kong.
Chemistry Laboratory | 2010
Material: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 cm x 40 cm
Image: Courtesy of Tang Contemporary Art
Corner Tower | 2008
Material: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 cm x 40 cm
Image: Courtesy of Tang Contemporary Art
Dongsi North Avenue | 2008
Material: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 cm x 40 cm
Image: Courtesy of Tang Contemporary Art
Female Soldiers 2 | 2005
Material: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 cm x 40 cm
Image: Courtesy of Tang Contemporary Art