Hidden Meanings

A dazzle of beauty and many hidden meanings is how artist Zhao Na describes her paintings.

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

Studio of Basics

Geng Jianyi was in Hangzhou, the city where he first rose to prominence, when he died.

The World of Ren Zhitian

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

Four Seasons

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

From Formless To Form

“On a weekend afternoon, I leave my studio to go out for a spin. Everyone seems to be in a hurry."

Mr Shikumen

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

Psychedelic Lucid Dreaming

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

Personal Self Development

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

Studio of Basics

Geng Jianyi was in Hangzhou, the city where he first rose to prominence, when he died.

Naked Ambition

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

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