Wang Haiyang (b. 1984 in Shandong, China; currently lives and works between China and Italy) uses his sensitive perception of desire to depict the contradictory relationship between the "inner view" of the body and the "outer view" of the mundane world. His works are imbued with mysterious, futuristic tones, and retain a strong bond with Eastern philosophy. As Wang Haiyang himself said: "My work is a bow that is tightened, not an arrow that is released. What I want to describe is the uncalmable energy inside me, the surging force beneath the calm sea surface". In 2010, Wang Haiyang's first animation movie Freud, Fish and Butterfly won the Grand Prize at the Holland Animation Film Fest (HAFF). In 2012, Wang's film Double Fikret won the Silver Dove at the 55th DOK Leipzig Film Festival (Leipzig, Germany). In 2014, Wang won the Jury Nomination Award at the 3rd Huayu Youth Award in Sanya, China. His recent solo shows include Love Dart at Capsule Venice, Venice, Italy (2024), Wang Haiyang at Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai, China (2018)) and Wang Haiyang at White Space, Beijing, China (2018), By Himself at OCAT in Xi'an, China (2017); New Directions: Wang Haiyang at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing, China (2016); Dynamic Field: Wang Haiyang at Minsheng Art Museum in Shanghai, China (2016).
