‘Church in Assisi, 2021’ – Yang Qi
A recent conversation with Yang Qi about his new installation has touched me profoundly. The installation titled 'Church in Assisi, 2021' is full of artistic energy and mysticism. The material is stone-heavy "stones" cast from expensive, pure paper pulp. It...
Stress and Iterate Creativity
Tang Chenghua's creation during the period of epidemic prevention and control Words by Wang Boxun Postdoctoral Fellow, Qinghua University Associate Professor The sudden outbreak of Covid-19 interrupted our daily routine. In the highly developed modern era, the new...
My Visual Diary
In January of 2020, I just finished an exhibition in Beijing, as the Spring Festival approached, I went back to my parents home, after a few days, Covid-19 began to spread. My parent and I did not panic a lot, every day we paid attention to the news, did our best to...
Dialogue between abstract, figurative and contemporary
Yang Qi's, who has lived in Dusseldorf for 30 years, originated from Wuhu, China. Recently he has shortlisted for 'Wolfgang Hahn Preis' Wolfgang International Contemporary Art Award, Cologne Ludwig Museum, 2021. There are 43 artists nominated for this award,...
‘Ground Floor’ A Biennial Exhibition of New Art From Chicago at Hyde Park Art Centre
Date: 10/12 2020 - 28/02 2021 We are delighted to share this exciting news, Qianwen Yu, features in the above exhibition with 19 other young talented artists. Artist: Qianwen Yu ‘Ground Floor’, an ongoing Biennial exhibition since 2010, founded by the Andy Warhol...
Cao Ou: The entropy disappear at absolute zero
On 17th September 2020, the "Nanshan 138: Zhejiang youth promotion project of contemporary art (2020)" hosted it's third solo exhibition: "Cao Ou: The entropy disappear at absolute zero" in the Zhejiang art museum. Cao ou attended the museum and provided a live review...
‘Watching’ – Tang Chenghua’s Solo Exhibition Now
The exhibition title “Watching” is Tang’s reflection on the present situation in our world. When humans are facing the unknown virus which is causing a worldwide disaster. The kind nature of “watching and helping each other” has naturally become common sense for all humans, and the fundamental support for “Watching” must be the expectation and yearning for a happy and beautiful future.
‘The Collection of Puppet People’ – Woodcuts series by Guo Shuang
'The collection of Puppet People', is a collection of 57 black and white woodcuts by the young female artist Guo Shuang. These prints and the stories behind them touched me deeply. Her bold cutting lines vividly portraits each character and the words in the background...
‘Sleepless’ – Ink Painting by Yang Qi
Conversation with Yang Qi is always inspiring and fills you with joyful laughter. He got this great sense of humour and endless passion, qualities that also make their way into his art which poignantly depicts the spirit of the contemporary experience. His recent...
Then & Now: 2020 CAFA Online Graduation Season
“Then & Now: 2020 CAFA Online Graduation Season” was officially launched on https://art2020.cafa.edu.cn at 5:20 pm on May 20, the postgraduate thesis presentations were unveiled. On June 15, the Graduation Exhibition of Undergraduates will be unveiled. The “2020...
The Boundary of Desire
The primary object in Chen Long's new print titled "The Boundary of Desire" is "Bo", a mythological beast featured in the ancient Chinese book of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". It is horse-like with a white body, black tail, a horn, sharp teeth, four-legged and...
Trudge Through the New Year – My Diary by Cao Ou, Part III
This book, Rong Rong East Village, is about a group of performance artists in the East Village of Beijing in the 1990s, it records the life of their group and the reasons behind their art. It is a fascinating read, although it is about performance art, but the writing...
Trudge through the New Year – My Diary by Cao Ou, Part II
The news continually reports COVID-19 daily on the TV and I think about it every day too. The focus is on numbers, the number of deaths. After a while my mind became numb and I didn't feel nervous anymore. I played games for a few days, my eyes became sore, so I...
Natural Wonder – Yu Chengyou
An air of serenity runs through Yu Chengyou’s prints, found in each delicate stroke and curve. His wonderful woodcuts show his vision of the Chinese landscape and the natural world with effortless grace.Words by Jake Kennedy, article in issue11 of Pressing...
The power of Art – Zhu Jianhui’s 2020
Words by Zhu Jianhui, edit and translate by Aimin Liu. The coronavirus broke out at the Chinese Spring Festival of 2020. As an artist I created 18 posters, prints and watercolours and published them online. I hoped to encourage people to fight against the virus...
Joined hands to fight the virus – A video created by nine artists
万众一心，携手抗疫 Joined hands to fight the virus 前言 Introduction 因CONVID-19的影响，全球大众皆处于水深火热之中。在这次危难中，我们看到了大自然的权威、生命的脆弱、健康的重要及人性的复杂，我们收获了敬畏、团结、自律、感恩、责任、奉献、信任、勇敢、正直、关爱及思考...... People across the world are going through a difficult time due to the outbreak of CONVID-19. In this...
Trudge through the New Year – My Diary by Cao Ou, Part I
Our whole family drove back to my hometown in Shandong just five days before Chinese New Year’s Eve in 2020. We saw the news about Wuhan’s pneumonia on our phones. The report said it was not serious. I didn’t even watch the news and only heard a few words about it...
A Sketch of the Wuhan Epidemic
Words By Mu Beini at 31/03/2020, translated by Aimin Liu. From the beginning of the epidemic to the end of January, Wuhan shut down the whole city. For me, life did not change that much as I paint and work mostly from home. City of Wu Han, after shut down. Empty...
“Under the Mask of Us”: He Kun’s Response to the Coronavirus
This week, we are going to talk about our artist He Kun’s latest ink painting series, titled "Under the Mask of Us". This collection of work relates to the impact of the coronavirus on China and we are sharing as part of our ongoing project at present: “Art for Wuhan,...
Awakened Circles by Lu Jun
We are very excited to introduce you to our new artist, Chinese sculptor, Lu Jun. He graduated from the sculpture department of Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts in 1989, and has, for more than 40 years, been engaged in painting, public art, and sculpture. He then lived in...
Narrative Art
Here is another set of artworks created by our artist He Kun, which relate to the impact of the coronavirus on China; this is part of our ongoing project at present - "Art for Wuhan, China". Words by He Kun, edited by ArtChina. The Coronavirus ravaging our world is...
Art Enables Understanding of Diseases and Healing | 艺术、疾病与治愈
Originally published by CAFA Art Info 人类有多惧怕疾病和死亡？个体的疾病与死亡不仅仅是人类生命体内的破坏与终结，也与生命系统的环境变化和发展有着紧密的联系。自二十世纪以来人类在创造奇迹的同时也在制造着灾难，人类社会物质财富迅猛增长，而与此同时人类对于自然和生物环境的破坏也无以复加。 How much do people fear diseases and death? An individual’s disease and death do not just mean the...
More Art for the People of Wuhan, China
February 10 was the first day back to work in many places outside of Hubei, China. At least hundreds of millions of people have either started working from home or walked into factories or offices wearing masks. It's a tough choice, and all of us can only choose the...
Art for Wuhan, China: He Kun’s Journal
This week, our blog will show a watercolour painting diary series by one of our Chinese artists, He Kun. He started this series from the first day of Chinese year with the intention of recording how did the coronavirus has impacted our daily lives especially during...
Art for Wuhan, China
Yesterday, I wrote a letter to our artists on the behalf of ArtChinaUK. The response was overwhelming. Below is the letter and some of the responses from the artists. I hope, through the art we are sharing, we will bring hope, compassion and love to everyone,...
“Save the Child”: Art for the People of Wuhan by He Kun
Words by Aimin Liu The Decameron, by the 14th century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, is considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose. The book is a collection of 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and the three young men sheltering in a...
A Solo Exhibition by Wuhuan Artist Zhang Lian
The Year of Rat in China didn’t start well, especially in Wuhuan, the capital of Hubei province and the centre of the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Several artist friends of mine are living there. I contacted them through social media, found out they are well and...
Expression Through Mixed Media in Printmaking
Tang Chenghua, a printer, painter and installation artist who teaches at the printmaking department of China Central Academy of Fine Art (CAFA), has a rich international background as far as academics go. Having floated about between East and West for a decade, Tang...
Large Print: A Space for Poetry – The Canal from Beijing to Hangzhou
Words by Zhu Kecheng Translated by Aimin Liu From October 2019, I was fortunate to have participated in a talent training program for major themes by water-based woodcut artists, which was organised by the National Art Foundation, and led by Professor Chen Qi of the...
News from Yu Chengyou in 2020
Chinese New Year will start on 25th January this year, different from most of the countries in the Western world. This is the Year of Mouse in China, as illustrated in the drawing by our young artist Zhu KeCheng below. I recently caught up with one of our all time...