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 birth year. People created graffiti-style memos, mostly based on a monochromatic ink portrait of him, to mock or simply for fun, and these went viral on social media. The reason that many people chose the same portrait to create was because the work appeared in middle school textbooks to go with one of Du's poems, and it would pop up in people's minds once the poet was mentioned.

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What's on
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What's on

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Real or illusion Among the portraits of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, there is one titled Is It One or Two, which shows the ruler dressed in a scholar's suit, seated in a study room decorated with objects of culture and arts. This unique composition of a portrait inside a portrait has aroused discussions among modern scholars and historians, …

Exhibition expounds on 'vision and verse' in Chinese art
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Exhibition expounds on 'vision and verse' in Chinese art

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Azure Cliff with Red Maplesby Ming Dynasty painter Wu Bin. Literati painting Self-expression, filtered through literary sensibilities, was at the heart of a unique Chinese art phenomenon known as "the literati painting", of which Zhao Mengfu was a powerful exponent. Zhao came up with the idea that "calligraphy and painting share the same source", which may sound to some like …

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 …

An artist of the people
9 months ago

An artist of the people

China Daily  

Jiang Zhaohe's paintings mostly feature ordinary people. And they show Jiang's longtime investments in profiling figures, by combining the outlining techniques of Chinese ink art and the three-dimensional effect of Western art, which can be traced back to his years of exploration in Shanghai in the 1930s. Back then, his gift and diligence already impressed artists of eminence such as …

An artist of the people
9 months ago

An artist of the people

China Daily  

Jiang Zhaohe's paintings mostly feature ordinary people. And they show Jiang's longtime investments in profiling figures, by combining the outlining techniques of Chinese ink art and the three-dimensional effect of Western art, which can be traced back to his years of exploration in Shanghai in the 1930s. Back then, his gift and diligence already impressed artists of eminence such as …

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 …

An artist of the people
9 months ago

An artist of the people

China Daily  

Ancient luminaries of literature and science. New portraiture Jiang, who basically taught himself to paint, sculpt and design, became a professor of Chinese painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1950, under the deanship of Xu Beihong, another great modern artist who favored a realistic approach to art. His subjects were farmers and workers engaged in the booming …

Facing up to the past
2 years, 3 months ago

Facing up to the past

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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 …

Exhibition is a portrait of another time and ethos
2 years, 11 months ago

Exhibition is a portrait of another time and ethos

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Lifelike as Reflections in the Mirror, an exhibition at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, shows portraiture from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It may not measure up to the glory of, say, the Renaissance or Impressionism, but taking good selfies is nonetheless a new form of art for people in the digital age. The exhibition, running through …

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