Artist Information:
Wei Li --Willy-- Wang
Houston, TX
United States
Member Since: May 2003
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Artist Statement:
Presently accepting corporate
and private portrait
commissions.
All works displayed are
commissioned works and are not
for sale.
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At age five, Willy's parents
realized that he was an
artist. He drew while the
other children played. At age
18, he entered the famed
central Academy of Fine Arts
in Beijing, China. That year,
seven people were accepted in
the academy for sculpture out
of 2,000 serious applicants.
For five years, he studied
with Liu Kai Qu and Hua Tan
You, the finest sculpture
teachers in China.
Wei Li soon became one of
China's premier sculptors and
the talented young man worked
continuously on the state art
projects. Major works include
large monuments throughout
China, a 27 meter black
granite victory monument in
Guinea, West Africa (1972), a
section of a large sculpture
in the Potala Palace in Tibet
(1974), participation in the
making of the bronze tomb of
Mao Tse Tung (1978), and a
full size marble statue and
portrait bust of President
Hafez al-Assad of Syria
(1979). In 1979-80, he
completed three pieces: Uygur
Old Man (wood), Spring In
Pamir (marble) and Kazak
Hunter (bronze) that are in
the permanent collection of
the ...
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Wei Li --Willy-- Wang's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Wei Li --Willy-- Wang's Portfolio. Browse Wang's body of work: Presently accepting corporate
and private portrait commissions.
All works displayed are commissioned works and are not for sale.
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At age five, Willy's parents realized that he was an artist. He drew while the other children played. At age 18, he entered the famed central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China. That year, seven people were accepted in the academy for sculpture out of 2,000 serious applicants. For five years, he studied with Liu Kai Qu and Hua Tan You, the finest sculpture teachers in China.
Wei Li soon became one of China's premier sculptors and ... |
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