I have chosen to use this name for my exhibit because of the contention surrounding Ai in China. Because he is a political activist, shedding light on different aspects of corruption in China through his art, the Chinese government is … Continue reading →

Though Cai Guo-Qiang has become well known over the years for his multimedia art pieces, and his critiques on Chinese wars, he, like any artist, had to start somewhere, and for him it was by creating paintings that reflected themes … Continue reading →

My exhibition will showcase Li Keran’s unique style of painting. Li mixed traditional Chinese art with Western schools such as impressionism, expressionism, and realism.  Li mixes the two in multiple ways, painting traditional Chinese landscapes with oil and canvas or … Continue reading →

Hawks, Shelley Drake. The Art of Resistance: Painting by Candlelight in Mao’s China. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017. A book about artists during the Cultural Revolution who were labelled as “counterrevolutionary”. The book not only looks at the art … Continue reading →

Figure 1. Beijing Yonghe Palace. Oil painting on canvas. Image sources: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_14b3d4d590102ycin.html Figure 2. “Nude”. Oil painting on canvas. Image sources: http://www.bestchinanews.com/History/6756.html Figure 3. “Nine Xi Eighteen Jian(九溪十八涧)”. Ink and paper. Image sources: https://image.baidu.com/search/detail?ct=503316480&z=0&ipn=d&word=%E5%88%98%E6%B5%B7%E7%B2%9F%20%E4%B9%9D%E6%BA%AA%E5%8D%81%E5%85%AB%E6%B6%A7&step_word=&hs=0&pn=0&spn=0&di=99791596300&pi=0&rn=1&tn=baiduimagedetail&is=0%2C0&istype=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&in=&cl=2&lm=-1&st=undefined&cs=1360172828%2C1903176811&os=3377012756%2C3725381755&simid=3345463547%2C275901279&adpicid=0&lpn=0&ln=1868&fr=&fmq=1549554374042_R&fm=&ic=undefined&s=undefined&hd=undefined&latest=undefined&copyright=undefined&se=&sme=&tab=0&width=undefined&height=undefined&face=undefined&ist=&jit=&cg=&bdtype=0&oriquery=&objurl=http%3A%2F%2Fimg2.scimg.cn%2Fuserupload%2Fyz%2Fitem%2F1835%2F800x800%2F049643079a897e32ce72a3aa0.jpg&fromurl=ippr_z2C%24qAzdH3FAzdH3Fyz_z%26e3Bfffv_z%26e3BvgAzdH3Ftg1jxAzdH3Ftpj4%3Ft1%3D8a9acn9&gsm=0&rpstart=0&rpnum=0&islist=&querylist=&force=undefined Figure 4. “Mount Huang.” Oil painting on canvas. Image … Continue reading →

Huang Yong Ping in 1985. Working on his Roulette Wheel series. Exhibition Title: Huang Yong Ping: Inspirational Avant Garde Artist This is a working title, but I thought of it because I want to touch on several different political views … Continue reading →

https://www.ft.com/content/c506d5f8-1fde-11e3-8861-00144feab7de This link is very insightful as it touches on various aspects of Zeng Fanzhi’s life and creative career. In this interview we’re able to see the evolution of Zeng throughout his lifetime, from his social realist works to his … Continue reading →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=46&v=oP7bqXBMApE This is a link to a youtube video from the IFA gallery interviewing Zhang Dali about art and censorship in China. He sits on a couch, legs crossed, smoking a cigarette in the gallery. The interview begins with the … Continue reading →

There was a Fu Baoshi exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC in 2012 that featured 129 of Fu’s pieces, titled Chinese Art in an Age of Revolution: Fu Baoshi (1904-1965). Online, the Met still has the exhibition … Continue reading →

This video interview with the artist helps me understand the lifestyle of the artist and insight to his studio practices. He talks about the ideology of Chinese art, how he evolved has from traditional brush works to a more modern … Continue reading →