Chen Lusheng

Wang Mingming is one of the well-known artists in China.

He was successful in his childhood, winning in several international contests with his children's paintings. And he is the only one among those child prodigies to continue to be successful after he grows up. He was also taught by famous painters like Wu Zuoren, Li Kuchan, Jiang Zhaohe during his earlier years. He was lucky to have his paintings acknowledged by society early in his middle age a.

Celebrated as he is, he is never arrogant. And his courtesy brings him continuous improvements. He has very good interpersonal relationships with people around. Moral strength and painting quality do not necessarily connect with each other. But painting works drawn by artist of good character will be more enjoyable because you don't have to fuss about the characters of the painter during the process of aesthetic appreciation.

In the traditional perspective, Wang's painting works are just skillful and unconventional appealing, which also best fit the modern world. He paints skillfully but not like a mere craftsman. He can bring the usual charm to the work.

Wang is famous for character sketching but is also good at drawing landscape, flowers and birds. His figure paintings are mainly ancient males and fashion females, which can best demonstrate his aesthetic ideal and technical characteristics. Like many other artists in his time, he specializes in portraying real life and emphasize on pasturing of Tibet nationality and fishing of coastal people. His paintings are just like pastorals and fisherman's songs, elegant and charming.

Wang appropriates some painting characteristics from the Ming dynastyin his product, in order to express his understanding of humanities and modern spirits, which not only distinguish him from other painters but also set out his own characteristics by interweaving various techniques.

He's good at using lines. Though it is a traditional way, he works out modern conception in it. His iron-wire-like lines are just modern.
Treasuring much on traditional techniques, he never excludes modern ones. The history and evolution of Chinese painting can be seen in his book. The unique charm showing itself from skills can best suit the taste of scholars.

Wang is one of the elite to develop traditional Chinese art today.
His painting works present vitality of traditional art in today's world.