Born 1985 in Wan Nian, Jiangxi, Wang Chao , was a graduate student at the Hangzhou campus of the China Academy of Art, majoring in traditional Chinese painting. Though he has a background in traditional painting, the artist often experiments with video. Working with pencil and pen he hand draws his images and later adapts them to animation. His themes explore a developing landscape, from the rural townships to the vast cityscape, exploring the complexity of a developing nation and human potential.

Eye of Compassion features the complete three-part series and first complete body of video work by a talented young artist. Wang Chao’s videos bring brave ideas and images to the art world—both within and outside the country. There is a spirit of boldness and innovation in his work, which reflects the unique challenges and excitement of a changing China.

“For me, art is not created to fill a void in a gallery space; rather it is a deeper understanding and contemplation of everyday reality. My work is an expression of my daily confrontations. It is as much my interpretation of society as it is a personal contemplation on human nature.”

Wang Chao, 2009