SUO Tan

BIOGRAPHY

Suo Tan mainly focuses on sculpture. However, there are paintings on sculptures; also in his paintings, there are sculptural images. Consequently, the taste of two-way reading is formed. When audiences are enjoying the sculpture, they are able to see the scene as well.

Suo concerns about the influences of nature, culture, society and vogue towards people. Recently, there are more and more connections between China and the World. Through his artworks, Suo Tan tries to express the mutual relationship when "East meets West" under the globalization. In his oil paintings, he appends "Chinese Ink and Wash style" into his paintings, in order to reveal the new complexion after the mergence of two different cultures. The essence of Art is creative and it is necessary to have new idea in artworks, which goes beyond the visual experience of audiences. Suo Tan, passionate on creative Art, keeps his contemporarily and unique style in his paintings.


           


I Love the Country, I Love the Beauty 2
140cm x 150cm 2006
Oil on canvas