Overview participating exhibitions
Metropolis
2011
Metropolis
Yang Yongliang
Several series
Yang Yongliang combines urban photography with the iconic visual language of traditional Chinese painting in a most intriguing way. Looked at more closely, his landscapes – in series like On the Quiet Water, Phantom Landscape and Heavenly City – are composed of apartment buildings and hoisting cranes. Yet they exude the restfulness of mountains and forests, of clouds in the sky. Yang Yongliang himself says “My wonderland is a mysterious place, the ideal for which we have been striving, and that we have in many respects already attained. Our life is easy there, fast, and let's be honest about it, comfortable. But never forget the price we have paid for this wonderland.”
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Several series
Yang Yongliang combines urban photography with the iconic visual language of traditional Chinese painting in a most intriguing way. Looked at more closely, his landscapes – in series like On the Quiet Water, Phantom Landscape and Heavenly City – are composed of apartment buildings and hoisting cranes. Yet they exude the restfulness of mountains and forests, of clouds in the sky. Yang Yongliang himself says “My wonderland is a mysterious place, the ideal for which we have been striving, and that we have in many respects already attained. Our life is easy there, fast, and let's be honest about it, comfortable. But never forget the price we have paid for this wonderland.”
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Several series
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Several series
Biography
Yang Yongliang (China, 1980) was trained in traditional Chinese painting techniques and calligraphy, and studied Visual Communications at the China Academy of Fine Art. His work has been shown around the world and is found in many collections, including those of the British Museum and the National Gallery of Victoria.
