Wang Dongling

Born in 1945 in Jiangsu Province, China, Wang Dongling graduated from the elite National Academy of Fine Arts, Zhejiang Province in 1981 and now teaches there. Acknowledged as a master of classical calligraphy as a young man, Wang has gravitated increasingly towards explosive ways in which to make calligraphy relevant to the modern world. Much of his recent work has evolved into pure abstraction.