Wu Ke – Artist Biography
Wu Ke (original name Wu Jun), also known as the owner of Yiliang Mountain Residence and Wen Song Cao Tang, was born in 1969 in Shanghai. He began studying Chinese painting in 1986 and graduated from the Art Department of East China Normal University. He is a member of the Jiusan Society and a cooperative graduate advisor at Shandong Normal University.
Wu Ke’s paintings aim to reflect on the ancient masters, finding expression through playful ink techniques. His works feature a harmonious balance between the simplicity of distant mountain forms and the intricate brushwork of close-up scenes. In Shanghai’s art scene, known for its meticulous and subtle style, Wu Ke’s paintings stand out for their grandeur and freedom. His approach to ink painting lies between the active and passive realms, incorporating his personal interests rather than merely copying traditional methods. His compositions evoke a sense of familiar strangeness. Wu Ke often creates long scrolls and vertical strips, with the horizontal scrolls portraying expansive landscapes reminiscent of Shanghai’s rivers and bustling streets, and the vertical strips reflecting the city’s towering buildings. These high-rises fragment the city’s scenery and highways disrupt connections between people and nature. In modern Shanghai, one no longer sees the freshness of the Hai Shang School or the tranquility of the Songjiang School. Wu Ke’s work, rooted in traditional methods and expansive horizontal compositions, contrasts with the cityscape, evoking memories of past visual experiences.
Solo Exhibitions
– December 2014 (Jiangsu Art Museum)
– September 2015 (Zhejiang Art Museum)
– September 2017 (University of the Arts London)
– September 2017 (Palais de l’Industrie, Paris, France)
Publications and Other Exhibitions
– 2008 “Contemporary Chinese Artists – Wu Ke”
– 2014 “Wu Ke Landscape Painting Collection”
– 2015 “Cangshan Runshui – Selected Landscape Paintings of Wu Ke”
– November 2015, interviewed on “Art Transmitting the World” on the Central Calligraphy and Painting Channel
– 2017 “Wu Ke Landscape Painting Collection”
– Participated in “High Mountains and Flowing Water” Chinese Landscape Painting Exhibition (1st and 2nd editions) at Nanjing Art Museum in 2014 and 2017
– Participated in the “French International Art Salon” at the Louvre in 2017 and other exhibitions both domestically and internationally
Collections
His works are collected by institutions such as the Nanjing Art Museum, Jiangsu Art Museum, Zhejiang Art Museum, and Art Newspaper.
In recent years, his works have continued to be active on the international stage and are collected by the French National Art Association, the Collection Department of the Palais de l’Industrie, the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts in the UK, the I.M. Pei Arts Foundation in the USA, and notable architect and collector Roberto Baciocchi in Italy, among others.
吴可 – 艺术家简介
吴可（原名吴军）一两山水居、问松草堂主人，1969年生于上海。1986 年从师学习中国画，华东师范大学美术专业毕业。九三学社社员，山东师范大学研究生合作导师。
吴可的画，试图回顾古人，在墨戏中有所寄托。他的作品，远山块面的单纯和近景皴法的密集，相得益彰。在崇尚细腻微妙的上海艺坛，吴可的画显得大气洒脱。水墨画的回归，有积极和消极两路，吴可介于两者之间。他不全是照本宣科地模写，而是注入了自己的趣味，画面构成有一种似是而非的陌生感。他的画面多条幅和手卷。手卷横陈，景观平远，使人联想到上海的江河，尤其是车水马龙的街道。条幅狭长，景观高远，对应着上海的高楼。高楼把上海的风景切割成了无数孤立的片段，高速路则切断了人与人、人与自然的关联。当你置身上海，举目四顾，再也看不到海上画派的清新，更看不到松江画派的宁静了。吴可的画，以传统立軕的章法和表现平远的手卷，仿佛上海的反衬，让人追忆曾有过的视觉经验。
个人画展
2014年12月(江苏省美术馆）
2015年9月(浙江美术馆)
2017年9月(英国伦敦艺术大学)
2017年9月(法国巴黎左岸国家工业宫)
出版及其他展览
2008年《中国当代艺术家——吴可篇》
2014 年《吴可山水画作品集》
2015年《苍山润水-吴可山水画精品集》
2015年11月中央书画频道《艺传天下》（吴可先生专访）
2017年《吴可山水画集》
2014 年 、2017年分别参展“高山流水”中国山水画展(1、2回)（南艺美术馆）
2017年参加”法国国际美术沙龙”(巴黎卢浮宫)等国内外展览
收藏
其作品被南艺美术馆、江苏省美术馆、浙江美术馆、《美术报》等收藏；
近年来他的作品依旧活跃在国际舞台上，作品分别被法国国家美术协会、法国国家工业宫收藏部、英国王子传统艺术学院、美国贝聿铭艺术基金会、意大利著名建筑师兼藏家罗伯特·巴奇奥齐等等个人及机构珍藏。