Hao Liang

Born in 1983 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, Hao Liang studied at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and received a bachelor and a master of fine arts in Chinese painting. He lives and works in Beijing.

Hao Liang fuses tightly the exercise of his own perception and the practice in Chinese ink painting, not only does he dig into the investigations of the ontology of Chinese ink painting within its history, but also experience the reconstruction of surreal narratives from the survival of the present time. For Hao Liang, the painting surface is not simply a material vehicle embodying space and time, but a medium for contemplations of such; the process of practicing Chinese painting, is more than a journey that unites painting technique and life experience, it is also a reflection on the individual exploration of one's relationship with the world. The unique world view constructed through Chinese ink paintings enables him to traverse and reflect upon the past and future, while speculating time and space, perceiving and measuring anew the position of human itself within history and the universe.

Hao Liang has participated in international exhibitions and bienniales including: Viva Arte Viva, 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, 2017; Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Traditions of China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2017; Collection of Centre Pompidou, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2017; Bentu, Chinese artists at a time of turbulence and transformation, Foundation Louis Vuitton, Paris, 2016, ect. Three solo projects were held in 2016 reflecting different approaches of Hao Liang’s artistic practices and research process, including: Hao Liang: The Virtuous Being at Mirrored Gardens, Guangzhou; Hao Liang: Eight Views of Xiaoxiang at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing and Hao Liang: Aura as part of BACA Projects 2016 at Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht.

Hao Liang

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