Wang Yabin
Dragon Abyss
2026.08.29 - 09.30
Triumph Gallery is pleased to announce Dragon Abyss, a solo exhibition by Wang Yabin (b. 1974), opening August 29, 2026 and running through September 30. Curated by Wang Jiang.
The dragon is the name of profound ultimacy, its traces joining heaven and earth; the abyss is where vitality gathers and spirit is engendered. For Wang Yabin, painting itself is that "Dragon Abyss"—the origin of all things. His work resonates with Eastern heart-mind tradition, transforming oil painting into a medium of inner contemplation and releasing the power of quiet beholding. Thus, his pieces present a distinctive fusion across cultures, forging a unique spiritual path.
This exhibition features nearly twenty new works centered on flowers and stones—strange crags piled high, blossoms in lavish array. Brushstrokes dissolve form and substance, while mottled textures carry the weight of antiquity. Nature in his art is not bound by fixed forms but unfolds as a generative flux of qiyun (vital rhythm), opening its spirituality through continuous duration and resonance.
The dragon is the name of profound ultimacy, its traces joining heaven and earth; the abyss is where vitality gathers and spirit is engendered. For Wang Yabin, painting itself is that "Dragon Abyss"—the origin of all things. His work resonates with Eastern heart-mind tradition, transforming oil painting into a medium of inner contemplation and releasing the power of quiet beholding. Thus, his pieces present a distinctive fusion across cultures, forging a unique spiritual path.
This exhibition features nearly twenty new works centered on flowers and stones—strange crags piled high, blossoms in lavish array. Brushstrokes dissolve form and substance, while mottled textures carry the weight of antiquity. Nature in his art is not bound by fixed forms but unfolds as a generative flux of qiyun (vital rhythm), opening its spirituality through continuous duration and resonance.
Wang Yabin
Wang Yabin was born in Henan Province in 1974 and graduated from the Art Department of Henan Normal University in 1994. Currently lives and works in Zhengzhou, Henan Province and Huangshan, Anhui Province.
As a leading figure in Chinese contemporary painting, Wang Yabin specializes in using western painting techniques to display eastern landscapes and figures. He says, "It is my artistic choice to draw on the forms and languages of Western art with Eastern aesthetic thought and Chinese culture as the core".
His paintings have always presented a rich look and coherent threads, starting from a keen inner experience, incorporating complex thoughts and emotions into the language of painting. Each stage of his works is unique, and he completes the transformation of his artistic language amidst different experiences and perceptions, with varied themes that keep advancing in the midst of extension.
As a leading figure in Chinese contemporary painting, Wang Yabin specializes in using western painting techniques to display eastern landscapes and figures. He says, "It is my artistic choice to draw on the forms and languages of Western art with Eastern aesthetic thought and Chinese culture as the core".
His paintings have always presented a rich look and coherent threads, starting from a keen inner experience, incorporating complex thoughts and emotions into the language of painting. Each stage of his works is unique, and he completes the transformation of his artistic language amidst different experiences and perceptions, with varied themes that keep advancing in the midst of extension.
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Curator
Curator
Wang Jiang
Wang Jiang is an independent curator and art critic. He is also the founder and creative director of Inch Office, a master's supervisor at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, and a special editorial board member of the Chinese Contemporary Art Yearbook.
To date, Wang Jiang has curated over one hundred contemporary art exhibitions and has edited and designed numerous art publications. His research and writing topics include: the revival and narrative reconstruction of figurative painting; material experiments and the turn toward new materialism; the infiltration of screen culture into easel painting; the tension between globalization and Eastern aesthetics; the visualization of social movements and collective memory; and the deconstruction and rewriting of art historical genealogies.
His art criticism has been widely published in professional media outlets such as Artnet, Artnews, Artbaba, ArtAlpha, and Hi Art, as well as on the official platforms of major art institutions. His recent critical essays on individual artists include: Yuan Yunsheng, Ma Kelu, Wu Weijia, Meng Luding, Wang Yuping, Liu Fengzhi, Wang Yin, Yang Maoyuan, Mao Yan, Ma Ke, Wang Mai, Huang Yuxing, Wang Yabin, Qin Qi, Chen Yujun, Guan Yinfu, Yan Bing, Xia Yu, Gao Yu, Qi Wenzhang, Chen Baihao, Yan Shilin, Ge Hui, Huang Liang, Lü Song, Xu Hongxiang, Zhong Wei, and Liu Haichen.
Since 2024, Wang Jiang has been conducting in-depth interviews, research, and systematic mapping of the "Screen Generation," endeavoring to construct the core concepts and theoretical framework of post-screen painting on this basis.
To date, Wang Jiang has curated over one hundred contemporary art exhibitions and has edited and designed numerous art publications. His research and writing topics include: the revival and narrative reconstruction of figurative painting; material experiments and the turn toward new materialism; the infiltration of screen culture into easel painting; the tension between globalization and Eastern aesthetics; the visualization of social movements and collective memory; and the deconstruction and rewriting of art historical genealogies.
His art criticism has been widely published in professional media outlets such as Artnet, Artnews, Artbaba, ArtAlpha, and Hi Art, as well as on the official platforms of major art institutions. His recent critical essays on individual artists include: Yuan Yunsheng, Ma Kelu, Wu Weijia, Meng Luding, Wang Yuping, Liu Fengzhi, Wang Yin, Yang Maoyuan, Mao Yan, Ma Ke, Wang Mai, Huang Yuxing, Wang Yabin, Qin Qi, Chen Yujun, Guan Yinfu, Yan Bing, Xia Yu, Gao Yu, Qi Wenzhang, Chen Baihao, Yan Shilin, Ge Hui, Huang Liang, Lü Song, Xu Hongxiang, Zhong Wei, and Liu Haichen.
Since 2024, Wang Jiang has been conducting in-depth interviews, research, and systematic mapping of the "Screen Generation," endeavoring to construct the core concepts and theoretical framework of post-screen painting on this basis.