Yu Hong was born in Xi’an, China in 1966 during the age of Communist China led by Mao Zedong. Her passion for art started at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing where she studied oil painting and received … Continue reading →

Figure 1, Photograph of Zhang with one of his wall murals On his website, Zhang Dali introduces himself as a multimedia, multifaceted artist. (Zhang) He is best known for his graffiti, sculpture, painting, and installation art. Zhang Dali was born … Continue reading →

    Liu haisu was born in Changzhou in the Jiangsu province. He was the ninth brother in his own family. In his early life, his mother was the one who educated him a lot. His mother was well educated. … Continue reading →

Pan Yuliang, Self-portrait in front of window, oil on canvas, date unknown. Artnet.com (http://www.artnet.com/artists/pan-yuliang/self-portrait-in-front-of-window-Ib9j_dTwi0XsBvO01_7zlw2)   Pan Yuliang, born on June 14, 1895 in Yangzhou, is known for being one of the first Chinese women to paint in the Western style. … Continue reading →

Huang Yong Ping was a very influential artist during his time for several reasons. He was born in 1954, and created work mainly throughout the 1980’s. Not only did he influence Chinese work, but he was named a French artist, … Continue reading →

Li Keran and his work Landscape in Red, Photograph, Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1879250/mao-zedong-inspired-landscape-painting-sold-artist-li-keran-80 Li Keran on March 26th, 1907 in Xuzhou, China to a poor family. He showed artistic skill from a young age and in 1925 graduated from the Shanghai Art … Continue reading →

My name is Megan Brown and I am a visual art and art history double major. I am from Fairfield CT and have been studying art for as long as I can remember. This past break I spent three weeks … Continue reading →

Hi, I’m Lars and I’m named after a great-great-grandfather in case you were wondering. I am a junior here at Union and am studying Economics and Political Science. I’m from Norwalk, Connecticut and live on the Southeastern Long Island Sound. … Continue reading →

My name is Hein Htet Aung (Thomas), I am currently a junior majoring in Art History and Studio Arts. I am from Yangon, Myanmar and I am taking this class because I don’t know much about contemporary artists from China. … Continue reading →

Hello, my name is Joe Lifrak.  I’m a sophomore studying biology, with a possible change to environmental science.  I was born in Rhode Island and lived in Florida when I was younger.  I now live in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, about 20 … Continue reading →