Contemporary Chinese artist Wang Tiande’s paintings engage with the cultural history of ink and its influence on the development of Chinese painting and personal expression. His work is deep and brooding, often rooted in classical landscapes and calligraphy but executed in a way that breathes new life and meaning into the traditional art form. His upcoming exhibition Literati Gatheringwill be showcased at San Francisco Bay’s Asia Art Week. It presents the artist’s “Houshan” series of layered, deconstructed compositional elements, created in his unique style as a response to the paintings and calligraphy of classical Chinese masters. Wang hopes to inspire discussion about the past, the present, and the ability to respect the timelessness of traditional art forms.

“LITERATI GATHERING: NEW WORK BY WANG TIANDE,” AT NANHAI ART IN MILLBRAE.

Born in Shanghai in 1960, artist Wang Tiande graduated from the ChinesePaintings Department of Zhe jiang Academy of Fine Arts (now ChinaAcademy of Art) in 1988 and later obtained his doctorate degree from itsCalligraphy Department. Wang, now a professor of art at Fudan University inShanghai, has created a series of layered, deconstructed compositional elements in response to the paintings and calligraphy of classical Chinese masters. The newest of these works are presented in “Literati Gathering,” open-ing Sept. 30 and on view through Oct.15 at NanHai Art, 510 Broadway No.301 in Millbrae.