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Look at History from a Different Angle, synthetic painting by Xiao Daniu. Provided to China Daily

A sextet of young, contemporary Chinese artists are revealed in a new exhibition of works. Chen Nan reviews the art.

Wang Lin spent four years studying art history at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, where he learned how art evolved. It made him think about China's contemporary artists, who they are and the stories behind their works.

The 28-year-old explored the question by working as an art magazine editor and writing art reviews. Now, as an independent curator, he holds exhibitions of young artists.

His ongoing exhibition in Beijing's 798 Art Zone, Beyond Style, gathers six Chinese artists and Wang attempts to unveil their thought processes by doing interviews and observing how they work.

"I want to show how their styles have been formed and elaborate their artworks by letting themselves say something to the audience," Wang says.

By doing so, he put quotes of the six artists along with their works, introducing their ideas to the audience.

Early this year, Wang prepared for the exhibition by visiting the artists, having selected both artists he knew of and were new to him.

He was surprised to find they had one thing in common: They don't belong to any established schools and had formed their own working styles by experimenting and breaking away from tradition.