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It never gets old finding out about new artists and being inspired by them. They show us the different ways the world can be seen and how our perspective on the outside world informs our own visions. What’s even more interesting is when an artist’s view is different from ours and looking at the way they perceive the world makes it challenging for us. Yet in that challenge, we learn about who they are, and why they create. There’s so much to learn about perspective, and Yan Wang is all about it. Yan Wang is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY. We are excited to bring forward her work and introduce her to our readers as we are committed to bringing exciting figures forward.
Who is Yan Wang
Yan Wang has an impressive list of works and accomplishments across the United States. Her main line of work is print making and incorporating the prints into animations. She has been doing this for a while and has given this specific art form her own style of storytelling as well. While creating animated shorts with print mediums is truly difficult and time consuming, Yan does it all. There is a lot that goes into work, such as coming up with a vision that works, and developing that vision into a story board that moves. Furthermore, the artist must also create every single print into fruition for it to be prepared to be included in the animation. For Yan, she finds a great instance to tell a short story, to give an emotion and message to the viewer. It is hard work, but it is what she does. Yan believes this type of work has transformed her from an illustrator to a craftsman working with real materials such as ink and water, feeling the realness of it all as she creates.
Yan believes that keeping some traditional aspects of the medium and the field is important as it keeps the artist close to the base of what they create. She believes working with handmade paper is more effectual in the end result because of the perspective it requires, and the process gives the creator a new experience.
Yan Wang’s Accomplishments Inspire Us
Yan has had many successes through the years with her creativity. She has recently had many works on display in different galleries across New York. Most recently, her work has been part of a group exhibition at Greenpoint Gallery as part of their May Salon Show, which had an incredible turnout. Many artists and art enthusiasts turned up to the event to show their support for the art community in Brooklyn. Yan is mostly interested in sharing her work with other artists and like-minded creatives who find reality in their works and creative endeavors. Yan has also had openings in Manhattan, such as her remote group exhibition which was curated by HMVC Gallery. The exhibition was called Abstract is Abstract, an intriguing and thought-provoking exhibition that tapped into modern art and the complexities of futuristic opportunities for artists.
Among her other gallery participations, Yan showed her work at Pin-up, a group exhibition at the celebrated :iidrr Gallery in Manhattan. This gallery is certainly popular and has many visitors. Naturally, this exhibition was also a success following her other successful openings. Those include Brilliance, a remote juried exhibition by Art Fluent, No Hypocrisy, another group exhibition at Grounded Gallery in Florida, Works on Paper, a remote juried exhibition by Paper Circle which is based in Ohio, and New Horizon, a group exhibition at the East Village Art Collection here in New York City. Apart from New Horizon, the rest of her exhibitions have been opened this year. Yan is extremely active in showing her works as she believes her new style of work truly resonates with audiences. Yan has also had two solo exhibitions: On Being Woman, which also had a screening at the Fox Building gallery space, and A Lump of the Earth, in Meyerhoff Piano Gallery; both in Baltimore, Maryland. It is truly admirable how much Yan has been doing in New York and beyond through galleries, where many audiences come to see her work.
Yan Wang’s Tough Way to Success
Yan believes in fighting for what you want. By being tough, she means actually gently finding what is it you love most and working hard, days and days following years of believing yourself until you find yourself in a place where you feel at home. Yan has worked hard being in workshops, teaching, being a participating artist, as well as a workshop instructor and artist in residence. She has took on many roles to ensure that she will remain in the path that she wants. This is also evident in her process as she creates individual prints for her animation series. She believes that this creates a conversation for her audience. That the small details within a print are crucial for the bigger picture, and that every step of the way is essential for success.
Yan has made it big in New York city with her tough attitude and hardworking ambition, which has helped her make her mark on the city. She believes in the power this city has to transform a person’s perspective and the way that they create. She is currently following her visions to make even bigger steps on the way to greater success, while exploring the new style of animation she has acquired. One of the most important pieces she has created is the animated short film The Girls which she created last year. Highly praised and discussed during its July 1 screening at the 19th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival
Yan believes this piece of work opens of the narrative and line of communication she is most interested in, which will for sure affect her works in the future.
