Black and Blue: Qian Wu

3812 GALLERY IS PROUD TO PRESENT QIAN WU'S BLACK AND BLUE, THE ARTISTS FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION  IN LONDON. 

 Qian Wu 吳謙 Blue 2022-34 Variation 蓝 2022-34 变奏, 2022, Mixed media on canvas 布上綜合材料 140 x 210 cm

My three aesthetic pursuits are: first, Easternism; second, poetic aesthetics; and third, the spirit of literati painting,” Qian Wu

Born in Xiamen, China, in 1991, Qian Wu studied painting in America, inspiring him to transcend the boundaries between East and West and integrate traditional Chinese brush painting with the bold strokes of Western abstraction as Chinese artists Zao Wou-Ki and Chu Teh-Chun had done in the 1950s. 

Using a mix of oil, acrylic resin and ink in black, white and blue, Wu  leads viewers on a journey between abstract and structural forms.

“His abstract areas of light and shade also tell the story embodying yin and yang, but without representation.” Mark Bloch, Whitehot Magazine, 2023

"As a new generation artist from China, Wu embraces the modern living experience and explores brand new artistic presentation through his profound understanding and passion for his traditional culture. Wu’s dynamic contemporary ink works, from paintings to installation works, resonate with 3812’s defined cultural notion - Eastern origin in contemporary expression".

Calvin Hui, Co- founder and Chairman of 3812 Gallery and Curator  of  ' Black and Blue'.

Qian Wu, Untitled, 2022,

Mixed media on paper, 185 x 200 cm