Figure 1: Ai Weiwei and his installation at the Tate Modern, hand-painted porcelain. 2010. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/piles-of-stolen-ai-weiwei-sunflower-seeds-grow-as-couriers-of-taste-exhibition-idea-succeeds-8609398.html Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds is an installation made up of 100 million hand-painted porcelain “sunflower seeds”. Altogether, the seeds weigh about 10 tons, and can … Continue reading →

Pan Yuliang’s Ode to Spring, an oil on canvas created in 1930, embodies themes of female empowerment and comradery with an infusion of Western art, taking inspiration from Renaissance painters as well as the French impressionists. After receiving an education … Continue reading →

  Pu Ru Autumn Mountains at Dusk, 1948 ink and color on paper Autumn Mountains at Dusk by Pu Ru is a 97 by 33 cm hanging scroll of a mountain landscape. It demonstrates delicate and intricate brushwork intrinsic to … Continue reading →

This image is one of the eight bas-reliefs located at the base of the Monument to the People’s Heroes. The entire monument consists of marble and granite, however this bas-relief is made out of marble. This bas-relief is honoring those who … Continue reading →

Feng Zikai. A Chopped Tree. Ink on scroll. Source: War and Popular Culture. Chang-tai Hung 1994, 143 (Figure 37). Feng Zikai was known for his skills as a cartoonist during the rise of Communist China. The layout of his works typically are done … Continue reading →

Figure 1: Huang Yong Ping. “A History of a Chinese Painting” and “A Concise History of Modern Painting” Washed in a Washing Machine for Two Minutes. Sculpture. 1987.  Huang Yong Ping founded something called the Xiamen Dada group (Vine 2011: … Continue reading →