The World of Ren Zhitian

Ren Zhitian's varied artworks confirm he is very much the contemporary artist of today’s China.

Painting

Chinese Ink

An Imaginary Enemy

As a child, Yibai Liao grew up in a top-secret missile factory in the Chinese countryside.

Full Metal Art

The son of a cruise missile engineer, Liao Yibai grew up surrounded by Cultural Revolution propaganda.

Photography

Four Seasons

“I think little in my brain but more relate to the colour,” Qu Fengguo tells me.

Mr Shikumen

Li Shoubai was brought up in Shanghai and at the age of six started to learn paper cutting.

Naked Ambition

Ren Hang uses the photographic medium to express individualism and existential concerns.

Endless Form

During Design Shanghai in April 2018, Zhang Zhoujie unveiled his long-awaited design brand Endless Form.

Psychedelic Lucid Dreaming

Dreams, memory, hallucinations, and fantasy have all been the thread through Zhou Fan’s practice.

An Imaginary Enemy

As a child, Yibai Liao grew up in a top-secret missile factory in the Chinese countryside.

Introducing Lu Yang

Wickedly irreverent, Lu Yang’s punchy practice gives everything a cutesy, if gaudy, makeover.

Art is a Message

Zhou Jinhua’s art fuses incompatible views of aerial photography and traditional Chinese painting.

Personal Self Development

Yolanda Y. Liou is up to the challenge to constantly find ways to better herself.

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