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Hyper-Realism from Wang Linxu

I have been experimenting and working with the theme “Hyper-Realism” for 25 years. The main characteristic of my works is the nonobjective “Hyper-Realism” which unfolds the infinity in both mental field and passion for art.

Such a connotative meaning and state, which focus on “not what people could see but what they could feel”, are in accord with the sentiments and feelings of the audience. “Hyper-Realism”, namely “great sounds make thin voice, and great views make no shape”, “be free of the form and time and see the truth”, has always been an issue for Chinese ancient philosophy and classical art. And it has been an assignment for the abstract art that sprang up in late 19th century and early 20th century. Such advanced thoughts have inspired the people to explore the unknown and make it possible for the artists to express the spiritual world through paintings and words.
    
This is an adoption of a “depicting the object in abstract manners” and an “immeasurable theoretic” scientific principle. In order to achieve this goal, the artists are required to observe the world outside the objective laws. Instead they need to measure the world through a logical manner and emotionalize all materials: gold, silver, cinnabar and rice paper, and other techniques such as splashing. Through this a thrilling scene that mirrors the consciousness of universe and spirit could be created. The works of “Hyper-Realism” are the accidental outcomes of color splashing and dotting and leaking skills. An interference of the subjectivity from the artist bestows the pictures a sense that reflects the spirit and inner world of times. I build an order through a disordered splashing, a purity through complicated and colorful pictures in my “Hyper-Realism” works, in order to create a boundless scene in a limited picture.

Despite a similarity in form, “Hyper-Realism” differs itself from the western abstract art. The essential difference is: while abstract art explores the origin of the world, “Hyper-Realism” supplies an overall way to seize the world. One is for physics and the other is for spirit. “Hyper-Realism” is the inner form and spiritual origin of all substances. Secondly, it is an expression of the spiritual world as well as the home for the spirit of man. Thirdly, it supplies rich possibilities for aesthetics: beauty of primitive, intuition, and entirety.