Journey to the East – Buddhist Art Across Cultures
From its beginnings in India, Buddhist art has traveled across cultures. Buddhism developed its character thanks to many pilgrims who made their...
Marina Kochetkova 9 September 2024
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The Mysterious Zodiac Project: Ai Weiwei Animal Heads Explained
The Zodiac Project was Ai Weiwei’s first major public sculpture. The famous Chinese artist recreated the famous 12 bronze animal heads that once...
Zuzanna Stańska 31 May 2024
Modern Sports Played in Ancient China
The history of Chinese sports can be traced back thousands of years, revealing many achievements, innovations, and surprises. While some sports may...
Marina Kochetkova 23 August 2023
Qiu Zhijie: Mapping Today’s China
One of China’s most prominent contemporary artists, Qiu Zhijie’s work transcends boundaries and cultures through a unique blend of...
Carlotta Mazzoli 3 August 2023
The Louvre Pyramid and 5 Other Museums Designed by I. M. Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘), known as I. M. Pei (1917-2019) was a Chinese American modernist architect with international acclaim. Exciting for art...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 8 June 2023
Qi Baishi, China’s Master of the Ordinary in an Extraordinary Way
Qi Baishi is probably not someone you expect to become one of the highest-valued artists in the world, right next to Andy Warhol and Picasso, but he...
Barry Russell 20 April 2023
Contemporary Art Made in China
Chinese art is booming. The country has been experiencing a major economic uplift for more than a decade and you can feel that in the art world too.
Michel Rutten 20 April 2023
Aesthetics of Totalitarian States’ Architecture
People include the architecture of 20th century dictatorships in the category of totalitarian art. Totalitarian architecture invokes a feeling of...
Diana Sadretdinova 22 August 2022
All You Need to Know About Chinese Traditional Painting
Traditional Chinese paintings are known for their distinctive style. When did Chinese painting begin and how to read it? What did it mean for the...
Marina Kochetkova 1 February 2022
Garlands of Greatness for the Astonishing 20th Century Chinese Artist Zhang Daqian
Zhang Daqian is considered the foremost Chinese artist in the last 500 years. If this is true, then what is it that makes Zhang Daqian so important?...
Barry Russell 18 June 2021
Celebrating Chinese New Year: Which Ox Would You Choose?
Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival celebrates the beginning of a new year based on the lunisolar calendar. In 2021, the first day of the Chinese...
Marina Kochetkova 12 February 2021
Artist Interview: Anita Yan Wong and Lingnan Painting
Lingnan style guo hua is an early 19th century style of Chinese painting, from Lingnan in the Southern region of China. Its origins are a...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 19 August 2020
