Aili Wang
As
a painter I am always captivated and intrigued by the amazing colors and
textures of nature, such as the different plants and land forms, also their
reflections in the water. My landscape painting does not just show the place as
it really looks. I try to combine the vibrant colors and the familiar forms of
nature in an abstract fusion of light and visual depth. I like to paint the
feeling of being in that place. Watercolor is a wonderful medium, the relaxed
and unpredictable art form allows all types of expression. For me, the process
or act of creating is also an exciting moment of contemplative, spiritual
understanding of the landscape. The act of creating is an act of exploring. My
aim is to show nature as a visually fascinating and beautiful place from
different points or in different lights. I would like the observer to see what I
saw and feel what I felt, celebrating a magical world.
Brief
Biography
Aili Wang is an art graduate student of Radford University,
concentrating in watercolor landscape painting. She received her Bachelor of Art
from Yangzhou University, China. Aili was enamored and inspired by the beautiful
water scenery of the New River Valley which is very different from the
environment where she was raised. She combines the brilliant colors and familiar
forms of nature into an abstract fusion of light and visual depth. For her, the
process of landscape painting is an exciting moment of contemplative and
spiritual understanding — one in which she wishes her viewers to see what she
sees, feel what she feels: the celebration of a magical world. Aili’s work has
been accepted into many art competitions and won different awards. She is a
member of Virginia Watercolor Society and her work “Summer Creek” has been
selected in the 2010 Virginia Watercolor Society Exhibition. The juror Gerald
Brommer selected 90 paintings from 596 entries