Z.Z. WEI PA SSAG E S
Z.Z. W EI PAS S A G E S NE W W OR K S IN OIL
SEP TEMBER 3 - 28, 2015 “Passages” re p res e nt s a co nt i n u i n g ser i e s th at exp l o re s a n d i nte r p rets American lan d s cap e . A ric h p a l ette o f co l o r d i sti n g u i sh es th e wo r k, a s Wei takes u s o n a j o u rn ey t h ro u g h t h e No r thwe st ’s va r i ed l a n d sca p es foc using o n t h e Palo u s e o f Ea ster n Wa sh i n gto n a n d h i s h o m e i n S e att l e. His paintin g s rely o n a fa m ili a r i ty w i t h t h e env i ro n m e nt u si n g q u i etl y powerful im age s to tell a sto r y rem i n i sce nt o f r u ra l A m e r i ca . Th e p a i ntings are sin c e re in t h eir inter p retat i o n , a n d a re i n sp i red by We i ’s l ove for the nat u ra l b e a u t y h e h as fo u n d so co m p e l l i n g i n h i s a d o pte d h o me of the Nort hwe st . Capt ivat i n g th e v i ewe r w i t h h i s en e rget i c b r u s h work and s at u rated co lo rs , We i creates co m p o si ti o n s t h at a re evo cat i ve and full o f life . H is vis u a l stor y- te l l i n g i s en ch a nti n g , a s h e d ep i ct s the beauty of a s im p le m ean d eri n g ro a d , a n u n d u l ati n g f i el d , o r t h e l ong shadows ca st d ow n by u n s e en t re es. C o n si stentl y, h i s scu l ptu ra l fo r m s envelope h is co m p o s it io n s an d i nt r i g u e t h e v i ewe r to l o o k b eyo n d t he natural bou n d a rie s .
Z.Z. Wei wa s b o rn in Be ij in g , C h i n a i n 1 9 5 7 . H e wa s ed u cated at th e C en tral Institu te o f A rt a n d De s ig n i n B ei ji n g , a n d i m m i g rated to t h e Un i ted States in 1989 w h ere h e was a resi d ent a r ti st at b o th C o r n i sh C o l l ege of the Art s in Se att le a n d W h i t m a n C o l l e ge i n Wa l l a Wa l l a , Wa sh i n gton. In 1 9 9 2 , Wei wa s award e d t h e We ster n S tates A r t s Fe d erati o n s, Reg i on al Fellows h ip fo r Vis u al A rt s , a n h i s wo r k wa s i n cl u d e d i n a n exh i b i ti on at the Fr ye A rt Mu s eu m , Seatt l e, Wa sh i n gto n . Z . Z . Wei h a s exh i b i ted throughou t t h e Un ite d States a n d h a s p a r t i ci p ated i n i nte r n at i o n a l exhibitions in c lu d in g t h e A u t u m n S a l o n , Pa r i s; th e L o s A n gel es I nte r na tional Art Fa ir; t h e “ New Fo r m ” C h i ca go I nte r n at i o n a l E xh i b i ti o n ; a n d the Afford a b le A rt Fa ir, New Yo r k, S a n F ra n ci sco a n d S eatt l e.
PAT R I C I A R O V Z A R
G A L L E RY
1225 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 www.r o v zar g al l er y . c o m
Passages oil on canvas 64” x 80”
Stairs Home oil on canvas 48” x 36”
Warm Afternoon oil on canvas 48” x 36”
Rising Above oil on canvas 48” x 48”
Indigo oil on canvas 48” x 36”
55 M.P.H. oil on canvas 54” x 54”
Autumn Passage oil on canvas 48” x 36”
Sun Break oil on canvas 48” x 60”
Retreat oil on canvas 40” x 30”
Wine Country oil on canvas 48” x 36”
Spring Green oil on canvas 40” x 40”
Country Road oil on canvas 30” x 24”
Fall Color oil on canvas 30” x 24”
Dusk oil on canvas 40” x 30”
Vineyards oil on canvas 30” x 24”
Evening Fog oil on canvas 12” x 9”
Smoke oil on canvas 14” x 11”
PAT R I C I A R O V Z A R
G A L L E RY
1225 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 w w w. rov z a rg a l l e ry . c om