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Faces of the Pilbara inspire Lester Prize winner Jenna Pickering's art
3 months, 1 week ago

Faces of the Pilbara inspire Lester Prize winner Jenna Pickering's art

ABC  

Living at the foot of one of Australia's most spectacular national parks, natural beauty isn't hard to come by for Jenna Pickering. Jenna Pickering was first exhibited at the 2022 Lester Prize for her portrait of Paul Kelly. "To be picked by other artists, that are genuinely the most talented people I've ever met — it's just jaw-dropping, absolutely insane." …

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Framing a portrait of innovation
6 months, 1 week ago

Framing a portrait of innovation

China Daily  

Lyricist-poet Wu Yunzhao depicted by renowned Ming-dynasty portraitist Zeng Jing, with the landscape painted by Hu Zongxin. "A camera of the Ming " is how Yang Danxia, an expert on ancient Chinese painting from the prestigious Palace Museum in Beijing, describes Zeng Jing, a leading portraitist active in the late 16th century to mid-17th century China. "Zeng brought something new …

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Framing a portrait of innovation
6 months, 1 week ago

Framing a portrait of innovation

China Daily  

Lyricist-poet Wu Yunzhao depicted by renowned Ming-dynasty portraitist Zeng Jing, with the landscape painted by Hu Zongxin. "A camera of the Ming " is how Yang Danxia, an expert on ancient Chinese painting from the prestigious Palace Museum in Beijing, describes Zeng Jing, a leading portraitist active in the late 16th century to mid-17th century China. "Zeng brought something new …

Art Chinese Ming Portrait Zeng Suzhou
Framing a portrait of innovation
6 months, 1 week ago

Framing a portrait of innovation

China Daily  

A Qing-dynasty portrait of a woman, painted using mogu fa, or the technique of structuring with ink, as first employed by Zeng. Still visible under the translucent colored paint, these inky parts would add dimension to a face that would otherwise look much flatter, emphasizing details from the brow ridge and cheekbones to wrinkles and eye bags. "By doing so, …

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From ‘blood heads’ to blooms: how art star Marc Quinn went horticultural
7 months, 3 weeks ago

From ‘blood heads’ to blooms: how art star Marc Quinn went horticultural

The Independent  

I’m walking through Kew Gardens with the artist Marc Quinn. Like a lot of things about our relationship with plants, it’s simultaneously visible and invisible.” “I hadn’t been here for years when they invited me to talk about having an exhibition,” Quinn says. open image in gallery ‘Burning Desire' by Marc Quinn at Kew Gardens “I’ve been creating images related …

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Picturing a lost era
9 months ago

Picturing a lost era

China Daily  

New techniques Western paintings were believed to have been brought to China by European envoys and missionaries around the 16th century, and the 18th and 19th centuries saw a boom in the production of Western-style art, increasing its influence in the country, according to Wang Lan, the exhibition's curator and an associate professor of the Faculty of Humanities and Arts, …

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An artist of the people
9 months ago

An artist of the people

China Daily  

A portrait of ancient poet Du Fu is one of the signature works by Jiang Zhaohe at the ongoing exhibition Gazing Into the Vast Expanse in Beijing. Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu, who's regarded as one of the greatest, would not have expected to become the subject of an online pop culture trend in 2012, the 1,300th anniversary of his …

Du Fu
An artist of the people
9 months ago

An artist of the people

China Daily  

A portrait of ancient poet Du Fu is one of the signature works by Jiang Zhaohe at the ongoing exhibition Gazing Into the Vast Expanse in Beijing. Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu, who's regarded as one of the greatest, would not have expected to become the subject of an online pop culture trend in 2012, the 1,300th anniversary of his …

Du Fu
An artist of the people
9 months ago

An artist of the people

China Daily  

A portrait of ancient poet Du Fu is one of the signature works by Jiang Zhaohe at the ongoing exhibition Gazing Into the Vast Expanse in Beijing. Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu, who's regarded as one of the greatest, would not have expected to become the subject of an online pop culture trend in 2012, the 1,300th anniversary of his …

Du Fu
David Hockney lights up London with new Christmas tree installation
1 year ago

David Hockney lights up London with new Christmas tree installation

The Independent  

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What's on
1 year, 2 months ago

What's on

China Daily  

CHINA DAILY Faces of time What people look like in their own eyes and what others look like lies at the heart of an ongoing exhibition at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, which runs until Nov 12. CHINA DAILY Calligraphic view The Song Dynasty produced dozens of calligraphers of prominence and creativity, among them Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, …

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Pictures with character
1 year, 3 months ago

Pictures with character

China Daily  

Faces of Time showcases Western portraiture in Beijing. LIN QI/CHINA DAILY Fine examples of Western portraiture, spanning five centuries and featuring prominent historical figures, are on show in Beijing, Lin Qi reports. He would have felt satisfied that his dozen portraits, which remain intact in public and private collections around the world, have ensured his profile as one of history's …

Beijing Exhibition Western Portraiture
Pictures with character
1 year, 3 months ago

Pictures with character

China Daily  

Faces of Time showcases Western portraiture in Beijing. LIN QI/CHINA DAILY Fine examples of Western portraiture, spanning five centuries and featuring prominent historical figures, are on show in Beijing, Lin Qi reports. He would have felt satisfied that his dozen portraits, which remain intact in public and private collections around the world, have ensured his profile as one of history's …

Western Portraiture Beijing Lin
Pictures with character
1 year, 3 months ago

Pictures with character

China Daily  

Faces of Time showcases Western portraiture in Beijing. LIN QI/CHINA DAILY Fine examples of Western portraiture, spanning five centuries and featuring prominent historical figures, are on show in Beijing, Lin Qi reports. He would have felt satisfied that his dozen portraits, which remain intact in public and private collections around the world, have ensured his profile as one of history's …

Beijing Western Portraiture
Pictures with character
1 year, 3 months ago

Pictures with character

China Daily  

Faces of Time showcases Western portraiture in Beijing. LIN QI/CHINA DAILY Fine examples of Western portraiture, spanning five centuries and featuring prominent historical figures, are on show in Beijing, Lin Qi reports. He would have felt satisfied that his dozen portraits, which remain intact in public and private collections around the world, have ensured his profile as one of history's …

Western Portraiture Beijing Lin
Pictures with character
1 year, 3 months ago

Pictures with character

China Daily  

Portrait of Prince Murat, by Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet.LIN QI/CHINA DAILY A female perspective A section at the exhibition is dedicated to portraits of women to reflect the changes of feminine role in society. The Renaissance era saw a number of commissions from women of the high aristocracy, posed in a graceful and yet distinct manner. Throughout this trend, female artists tried …

Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm review – Macca’s remarkable snaps capture the buzz of Beatlemania
1 year, 5 months ago

Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm review – Macca’s remarkable snaps capture the buzz of Beatlemania

The Independent  

For the National Portrait Gallery’s first major exhibition since reopening, it’s hard to imagine a more bang-on-target choice than this. Here we have 250 unseen photographs from Paul McCartney’s personal archive, chronicling the height of Beatlemania – and the vast majority taken by the ex-Beatle himself. McCartney’s newly acquired Pentax camera – lightweight and easy to use – captures the …

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Henry Taylor, the democratic king of portraiture, makes his L.A. homecoming at MOCA
2 years, 1 month ago

Henry Taylor, the democratic king of portraiture, makes his L.A. homecoming at MOCA

LA Times  

If you were to paint a portrait of Henry Taylor, you might start with his smile: brilliant, devilish, inhabiting both the mouth and the eyes. Ideas come so quickly that he cuts them off with a refrain, “Know what I mean?” Hamza Walker, a curator who has known Taylor for a decade, says that if he were to create a …

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Facing up to the past
2 years, 3 months ago

Facing up to the past

China Daily  

A painting depicting Qing Dynasty emperor Kangxi in his study. Qi Baishi, one of the most well-known masters of classic Chinese art in the 20th century, gained popularity for his vivid depictions of comparatively smaller living beings such as shrimps, insects, fish and crabs. His works deliver an auspicious, playful atmosphere and express an optimistic, lighthearted attitude toward life. But …

Facing up to the past
2 years, 3 months ago

Facing up to the past

China Daily  

A painting depicting Qing Dynasty emperor Kangxi in his study. Qi Baishi, one of the most well-known masters of classic Chinese art in the 20th century, gained popularity for his vivid depictions of comparatively smaller living beings such as shrimps, insects, fish and crabs. His works deliver an auspicious, playful atmosphere and express an optimistic, lighthearted attitude toward life. But …

Facing up to the past
2 years, 3 months ago

Facing up to the past

China Daily  

A painting depicting Qing Dynasty emperor Kangxi in his study. Qi Baishi, one of the most well-known masters of classic Chinese art in the 20th century, gained popularity for his vivid depictions of comparatively smaller living beings such as shrimps, insects, fish and crabs. His works deliver an auspicious, playful atmosphere and express an optimistic, lighthearted attitude toward life. But …

Can a woman truly ever be at leisure, asks ​​Princess Pea
2 years, 4 months ago

Can a woman truly ever be at leisure, asks ​​Princess Pea

Live Mint  

“Can women ever truly be at leisure?” asks Princess Pea, as we sit down for coffee at The Lodhi in Delhi. ‘Rituals’, 2016, natural pigment on silk pasted on birch plywood Hand-drawn and painted in impeccable detail in Indian miniature style, works such as Seven Stories, Women in Leisure and Take Good Care of Her For She Will Create History …

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Church of England Platinum Jubilee: Portrait artist marks the Queen’s weekend with a ‘wrinkles and all’ Her Majesty Barbie doll
2 years, 6 months ago

Church of England Platinum Jubilee: Portrait artist marks the Queen’s weekend with a ‘wrinkles and all’ Her Majesty Barbie doll

The Independent  

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The art that captured a Royal icon
2 years, 7 months ago

The art that captured a Royal icon

BBC  

The art that captured a Royal icon Alamy From fairytale and formal to satirical and subversive – the art and photography that depict Her Majesty the Queen reveal some interesting truths. Cecil Beaton/Camera Press There's a fairytale feel about Cecil Beaton's portrait of the Queen that marked her Coronation in 1953 Of course, there are candid snaps that capture fleeting, …

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