Our Mission
We are thrilled to announce that we will be sponsoring the 2023 CLTA Annual Conference and remain committed to promoting language, culture, and art internationally.
At our organization, we provide assistance to schools and universities in planning and organizing art and cultural events. We also bring international artists to your classrooms to enhance your students' experience. Additionally, we offer online art demonstrations and in-person workshops to enrich your class activities and promote your programs within your community.
We encourage teachers and students to join us in our mission. If you're interested in any of our art and cultural events, simply fill out a contact form, and we will respond as soon as possible.
At our organization, we provide assistance to schools and universities in planning and organizing art and cultural events. We also bring international artists to your classrooms to enhance your students' experience. Additionally, we offer online art demonstrations and in-person workshops to enrich your class activities and promote your programs within your community.
We encourage teachers and students to join us in our mission. If you're interested in any of our art and cultural events, simply fill out a contact form, and we will respond as soon as possible.
Fantacism Abstract Art
超幻艺术
Rooted in the realm of ancient philosophy, science, and psychology, contemporary Asian abstract art combines both Western and traditional techniques to explore the universe and the inner self. We will focus on one such recent development in Asian art, which we term Fantacism due to its abstract, non-duplicable, illusive qualities. It features unique effects, inspired by modern Western art and yet created on rice paper. By incorporating elements of both cultures, Fantacism art amplifies the inner sameness across all nations.
---Alex Wang & P. C. Wang, 2018
---Alex Wang & P. C. Wang, 2018
Presented at the CLTAC Conference at Stanford University
From the East to the West
In 2018, we were invited by an American university to participate in a multicultural event that aimed to promote various programs through Asian art. We began by selecting several traditional Asian artworks from our collection, which featured delicate brushwork and ancient beauty. However, the event organizers were not interested in these pieces. According to them, themes that had been repeated over thousands of years were not innovative enough to capture the attention of American audiences. This left us wondering, "What does 'being innovative' mean to the new generation?"
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Then, I presented one of my abstract paintings to the event organizers. They were impressed by the uniqueness of the artwork and immediately responded with an offer to host an exhibition during their upcoming multicultural events. The event series was a success, with over 1000 participants taking part in a dozen workshops, art demonstrations, exhibitions, and community engagement activities. We were even invited to other schools and universities, where we met with more students and teachers, until our schedule became too full to accommodate any more events.
As for the painting on the left, it was created using the same art tools and rice paper. However, it stands out from traditional Asian paintings because of its distinct style and techniques. What makes this piece so different from traditional Asian paintings? |
Innovation
One day, the event organizer called us and said, "Someone would like to meet with you in person."
"I passed by the art exhibition one day and was absolutely astonished. I stood there for a long time, impressed by the works on the wall. I have worked in the art industry my entire career, but I have never seen something like this. I simply cannot tell how it was done. What medium was used? How was it created? I want to say it is watercolor, but when I looked at it closely, I was not sure," recalled the person who requested the meeting.
This gentleman turned out to be the curator of the local art museum. We met him on a peaceful afternoon, and he gave us a private tour of the gallery's most valuable collections, including a 14th-century religious painting made of gold and an original oil painting by Dali. As we traveled through the history of Western art, we saw aesthetics, philosophy, religion, science, and so many different schools of art. More importantly, through the eyes of this gentleman, we saw a future for Asian art – a breakthrough, a revitalization, an innovation. This moment caused us to rethink what we knew about Asian art, a term often associated with ancient beauty. A new life had been brought to it from the perspective of the Western world.
At the end of our visit, the curator asked if he could showcase some of our works at his gallery, an offer which we happily accepted. The image on the right is from that exhibition.
"I passed by the art exhibition one day and was absolutely astonished. I stood there for a long time, impressed by the works on the wall. I have worked in the art industry my entire career, but I have never seen something like this. I simply cannot tell how it was done. What medium was used? How was it created? I want to say it is watercolor, but when I looked at it closely, I was not sure," recalled the person who requested the meeting.
This gentleman turned out to be the curator of the local art museum. We met him on a peaceful afternoon, and he gave us a private tour of the gallery's most valuable collections, including a 14th-century religious painting made of gold and an original oil painting by Dali. As we traveled through the history of Western art, we saw aesthetics, philosophy, religion, science, and so many different schools of art. More importantly, through the eyes of this gentleman, we saw a future for Asian art – a breakthrough, a revitalization, an innovation. This moment caused us to rethink what we knew about Asian art, a term often associated with ancient beauty. A new life had been brought to it from the perspective of the Western world.
At the end of our visit, the curator asked if he could showcase some of our works at his gallery, an offer which we happily accepted. The image on the right is from that exhibition.
So what makes it unique?
Features
Fantacism art reflects the diversity and complexity of the audience’s inner self and thus leaves vast space for individual invention. Like a river, breeze or dream, it mirrors illusions or the sub-conscious. It captures not only the vastness of the universe and nature, but also the microscopic form of nerves, cells, and dust. It’s scientific and yet metaphysical. Like black and white, dialectic and metaphysics dynamically reach a balance in Fantacism art. The artist no longer dominates the art but frees the art to grow itself. The audience no longer speculates about the artist’s intention; instead, the art becomes what each audience member imagines. Because of these metacognitive, technical, innovative, and philosophical features, Fantacism art echoes humans’ inner self. It provides a new lens to view the human society. From a global-historical perspective, it amplifies the inner “Same” and minimizes the outer “Different” across nations. Thus, it bridges souls and cultures from the East to the West.
Fantacism art reflects the diversity and complexity of the audience’s inner self and thus leaves vast space for individual invention. Like a river, breeze or dream, it mirrors illusions or the sub-conscious. It captures not only the vastness of the universe and nature, but also the microscopic form of nerves, cells, and dust. It’s scientific and yet metaphysical. Like black and white, dialectic and metaphysics dynamically reach a balance in Fantacism art. The artist no longer dominates the art but frees the art to grow itself. The audience no longer speculates about the artist’s intention; instead, the art becomes what each audience member imagines. Because of these metacognitive, technical, innovative, and philosophical features, Fantacism art echoes humans’ inner self. It provides a new lens to view the human society. From a global-historical perspective, it amplifies the inner “Same” and minimizes the outer “Different” across nations. Thus, it bridges souls and cultures from the East to the West.
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How can we make our programs stand out?
Read our next chapter tomorrow :)
The Process of Abstractness
Aesthetics has nothing to do with morality.
Non-Erasable Tears by Alex Wang
2015 Nanjing International Art Exhibition
2015 Nanjing International Art Exhibition
Monaco
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In the early state of Alex Wang’s exploration and development of the Fantacism art, he created a portrait painting of Eunice Moe Brock, a Christian missionary who dedicated her life to helping children of a village in which Eunice’s parents used to serve before WWII. The effect of his Misty art, an early experiment of Fantacism art, touched the organizer of the Monaco International Film Festival. In 2016, they invited Mr. Wang to create an artwork entitled “The Angel Award” for a poster for the film festival. This was the first time this festival adopted Asian artworks for their poster.
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Revitalize the Lost American Retinal Drawings
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High Dimensional Art 高维艺术
Presentations and Exhibitions
We have conducted the following presentations, exhibitions, and workshops on our Fantacism abstract art theory and aesthetics. Contact us if you are interested in scheduling an art demo, event, or workshop in an online or in-person format at your institution.
High-dimensional Art and Teaching Art Online, Washington D.C., 2023
High-dimensional Art, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2023
Tradition, Breakthrough, Innovation: Fantacism Aesthetics Theory to Revitalize the Lost American Retinal Drawings, CLTA Virtual Conference, 2022.
The Fantacism of the Lost Art: Chinese Abstract Interpretations of American Retinal Drawings, Exhibition, United States, 2019
Abstractness: From Poetry in Logographic Text to Fantacism Abstract Art, North American Review Bicentennial Conference, 2019.
Daoism and Abstract Art, Workshop, Department of World Religions and Philosophy, UNI 2018
Chinese Art and Calligraphy as a Motivator: Bring Authentic Culture into American Campuses, ICHCE, Beijing, 2018.
New Trends and New Strategies: Incorporating Chinese Abstract Art to Chinese Language Learning, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 2018.
Monaco International Film Festival, Exhibition, Monaco, 2016
Nanjing International Art Exhibition, 2015
High-dimensional Art and Teaching Art Online, Washington D.C., 2023
High-dimensional Art, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2023
Tradition, Breakthrough, Innovation: Fantacism Aesthetics Theory to Revitalize the Lost American Retinal Drawings, CLTA Virtual Conference, 2022.
The Fantacism of the Lost Art: Chinese Abstract Interpretations of American Retinal Drawings, Exhibition, United States, 2019
Abstractness: From Poetry in Logographic Text to Fantacism Abstract Art, North American Review Bicentennial Conference, 2019.
Daoism and Abstract Art, Workshop, Department of World Religions and Philosophy, UNI 2018
Chinese Art and Calligraphy as a Motivator: Bring Authentic Culture into American Campuses, ICHCE, Beijing, 2018.
New Trends and New Strategies: Incorporating Chinese Abstract Art to Chinese Language Learning, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 2018.
Monaco International Film Festival, Exhibition, Monaco, 2016
Nanjing International Art Exhibition, 2015