Fu Baoshi, Ode to Yuhuatai, ink and color on paper, horizontal scroll, 1958 Ode to Yuhuatai by Fu Baoshi is a monochromatic image of the Yuhuatai landscape in Nanjing, China. The piece is a horizontal scroll with dimensions 60cm x 150.5cm, featuring … Continue reading →

  Dresden at Dusk was painted by Li Keran in 1957, the same year he traveled to Europe, using ink and paper. The painting is black and white in traditional style, but its subject and execution breaks away from traditionist … Continue reading →

Figure 1 Liu Haisu. Huangshan Sky Wonder. Ink and color on the paper. Source: http://www.lhsamb.com/portfolio/%E9%BB%84%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%80%E7%BA%BF%E5%A4%A9%E5%A5%87%E8%A7%82 The painting above is one of the most famous paintings of Liu Haisu. It is called “Huangshan Sky Wonders.” Liu Haisu made this painting in 1976. … Continue reading →

Fu Baoshi was born in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province in 1904. He lived in a particularly turbulent time in Chinese history that can be characterized by widespread devastation and identity loss. Baoshi was just a child when Chinese Imperialism was overthrown … Continue reading →

  Zeng Fanzhi, 面具系列第十六号, Oil on canvas, 1994. Artnet. http://www.artnet.com/artists/zeng-fanzhi/mianjuxiliedishiliuhao-meRjwZrh8PjW-Ev-YqVczQ2   Zeng Fanzhi, born in 1964, is a contemporary Chinese painter who grew up in Wuhan in the Hubei province (Shiff, 2010). Having grown up during the Cultural Revolution, a … Continue reading →

Cai Guo-Qiang is an artist who practices multimedia works, including drawing, installation, performance, and video works. Cai now works out of New York City, but was born and began focusing on artwork in Quanzhou, China. He is widely known for his … Continue reading →

Feng Zikai was born November 9, 1898 in Tongxiang in the Zhejiang province. As well as being a Chinese painter, Feng was also known for his work as a music teacher, essayist, and translator. Feng went to school at the … Continue reading →

Chen Yifei was a realist oil painter who lived from 1946 to 2005. He is famous for his timeless depictions of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province, as well as Chinese women in antique costumes. Chen studied art in high school, and … Continue reading →

Qi Baishi was born November 22, 1863, in the Hunan Province of China and died September 16, 1957, in Beijing. Qi Baishi was self-taught in the ways of poetry, calligraphy, and painting, and was very active towards the end of … Continue reading →

Zhang Xiaogang was born in 1958, Kumming, China. He graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 1982. Two major events in China that shaped his artworks and artistic practice were the cultural revolution and the revolution at Tiananmen Square. … Continue reading →