Artist Wang Luyan explores visual paradoxes at Beijing Commune

Editor's note: A new exhibition at Beijing Commune presents artworks that shift and change depending on where viewers stand, challenging how people see and understand visual space.

"Two-Dimensional Transparent Sculpture" showcases recent works by Chinese artist Wang Luyan, known for his artworks exploring visual paradoxes.

The show features marker-drawn figures on transparent acrylic sheets, which create alignments that shift depending on the viewer's position. Figures that appear to interact from one angle separate into different planes when seen from another, blurring the lines between two and three dimensions. The small yet precisely constructed structures invite questions about perception and stability.

Wang, born in 1956, was an early figure of China's avant-garde art scene. Since the 1980s, he has developed a visual language rooted in skepticism.

The exhibition runs through Aug. 26.

"Two-Dimensional Transparent Sculpture" is shown at Beijing Commune, Aug. 14, 2025. The show features works by Wang Luyan installed in a former factory space with white partitions creating rhythm between the pieces. [Photo by Liu Ziying/China.org.cn]