Simple Mind: Wang Ke's Realistic Ink Figure Painting Exhibition.

Wang Ke, born in 1960, is a native of Weifang, Shandong. He is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Capital Normal University, a specially-appointed doctoral supervisor at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, a member of the 13th and 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, deputy director of the Painting and Calligraphy Office of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the Chinese Painting Art Committee of the China Artists Association, a member of the Major Theme Art Creation Committee of the China Artists Association, and a director of the Chinese Painting Society. The simple and profound moments in life often inspire Wang Ke's strong creative impulse. His sketches are not limited to the depiction of professional models, but also include students, security guards in the neighborhood, and strangers who he interacts with every day, all of whom become the protagonists of his creations. Sketching is not only an important way to hone his modeling ability, but also reflects his attention to the abstract structure of the picture. The combination of solid modeling ability and abstract concepts allows the work to transcend the constraints of natural forms and show free mental images. In Wang Ke's creations, "abstraction" and "realism" complement each other, and together they form the understanding and pursuit of realistic ink figures. Wang Ke is good at drawing inspiration from the real life around him, and his works are permeated with the artist's own emotional pursuit; he strives to build a deep dialogue between the viewer and the artist beyond the surface in the picture, reflecting a sense of "familiar stranger." The works of Wang Ke exhibited in this series of academic invitation exhibitions at the National Art Museum of China are the results of his practice under the above-mentioned artistic concepts, methods, and language expressions. He uses simple mental images to reflect the object through abstract ink structures to reproduce objective forms, presenting a rigorous and imaginative shape, and constantly exploring and moving forward on the road of realistic ink figure creation.