天池海在山頭上，百里鏡空含萬象。丘處機《長春真人西遊記》
Celestial lake on mountain’s top,
Hundred li mirror holding ten thousand images.

Qiu Chuji (1148—1227)
Diary of Travels West of Changchun Zhenren

Wang Mansheng (b. 1962) grew up in Shanxi, China, immersed in classical Chinese literature and calligraphy. After graduating from Fudan University in Shanghai, he spent a decade directing and producing cultural programs for China Central Television before relocating to the United States. There, he continued to refine his artistic practice, drawing inspiration from both the Hudson River Valley’s natural environment and his extensive travels. This confluence of East and West, ancient and modern, underlies Wang’s work and fuels his ongoing exploration of the expressive possibilities of ink painting.

In this series of landscape paintings, Wang expands upon the traditional ink medium to achieve layered textures and subtle luminosity using a distinctive blend of ink, walnut ink, tempera, and acrylic. The rugged stone formations and ethereal mists seen across these works evoke a dialogue between permanence and transience, earth and sky. Wang’s brushstrokes articulate the raw power of mountain cliffs and rushing water, while delicate washes of color capture fleeting moments of moonlight or mist. By incorporating natural pigments gleaned from his surroundings and adapting classical Chinese techniques to a contemporary context, Wang creates landscapes that transcend temporal and cultural boundaries, inviting viewers to contemplate nature’s vastness and the quiet poetry it inspires.

王满晟（1962年生）自幼生长于山西，浸润于中国古典文学与书法艺术之中。毕业于复旦大学后，他曾在中央电视台执导并制作文化节目，后移居美国，在哈德逊河谷自然景致的熏陶下不断磨炼与创新其艺术语言。东西方文化的交融、古典与现代的碰撞，成为他艺术创作的重要基石。

在这一系列山水作品中，王满晟独辟蹊径，融合了水墨、胡桃墨、蛋彩与丙烯等多种媒介，以传统水墨的韵味为根基，开拓出独具当代感的色彩层次和光影变化。他通过精妙的笔触与层叠的色彩，展现出岩石的厚重与山水间轻盈流动的薄雾，营造出天、地、虚、实相互交织的意境。此外，他在全球各地游历中对不同地质色彩的观察，也深深影响了他的颜料运用，使作品在传承中不断焕发出新的生命力。