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Through perceptual aesthetic intuition, I repeatedly savor and explore geometric manmade spaces and infinite natural forms to discover their organic mixture, which not only transcends them both but also intricately connect them with each other in their mutual influences. Moving between accidental occurrences and meticulous designs, freehand and instrumental marks from the painting process are preserved and subsequently used for the connection and arrangement of space. —Wang Gon-Jer

Double Square Gallery is pleased to announce that Somewhere in Time – Wang Gon-Jer Solo Exhibition will soon open at the gallery on February 19 and run through April 2, 2022. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition at Double Square Gallery since his participation in the group exhibition, 2021 Lineage, staged last year. This solo exhibition showcases a total of sixteen paintings featuring spiritually poetic images delineated with a calm, reserved brush style in various shades of gray. Through the working of perception and intuition, the artist places an emphasis on the integration of light, temporality and spatiality while comparing his work to “a medium for recalling the past.” This is because the past we have lived, experienced, perceived and undergone have left imprints in our memories, which engender an inner resonance with the works in front of our eyes. Through Wang’s translation and careful selection, these profound memories consequently surface as objects to be gazed upon and recall the past.

The exhibition title, Somewhere in Time, originates from the expression of emotions from the artist himself: None of us can resist and stop the flow of time. Therefore, following the change of time, space and light, Wang first perceives and internalizes everyday sights before abstracize and visualize them in the imaginative space. His homonymous painting series, Somewhere in Time, is derived from a previous series but portrays fresh feelings with different methods and physical perceptions. These images are not only incorporated with elements of natural light and shadow, but also include geometric lines that convey a sense of artificiality. With these non-organic compositions, the artist means to deeply explore the coexistence between humankind and nature, the East and the West, as well as the past and the present. Wang Gon-Jer specializes in oil and charcoal painting. The modifiability and changeability of the latter remind him of different states in nature and echo the constant changing flow of life. Wang believes that “sensibility” comprising precious human perception is a way of perceiving the surrounding environment even though it cannot ever be verified. Consequently, with “the measuring of sensibility” as a starting point, the artist transforms everything he has perceived in this space-time into this body of works. Only through quiet contemplation and imagination, in which the vision and the mind engage in interaction, could effective appreciation of his paintings be achieved.