「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」Jing Kewen: Reviving Old Photos with Warm Realism
Does realistic painting equal "photo replication"? Jing Kewen's paintings, however, breathe life into old photos! Throug…
「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」Liu Xiaodong: Painted Well but “Not Artistic”?
Liu Xiaodong's paintings are excellent, but they are "not artistic"! People always expect artists'works to have a sense …
A bit of artistic insight | Don’t let the flow of traffic and popularity mask the gap in aesthetic education
Both Feng Tang and Liu Xiaoqing made their forays into the world of calligraphy based on their existing social status an…
「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」Guardian Autumn Auctions: : The Artistic Expression of Existence
"Existence precedes essence" - this philosophical proposition by Sartre has dropped a thought-provoking bombshell in the…
「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」Still Life: The Artistic Temperature in Daily Life
Perhaps no one would linger long before a still life painting. Those fruits, vases and cardboard boxes are all the most …
「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」Why Did Chen Danqing Worship Jan Van Eyck?
The bronze statue that made Chen Danqing kneel was that of which master? In the Jan van Eyck Square in Bruges, I witness…
「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」Sanyu: Explaining Eastern Philosophy through Art
When "The Five Naked Women" was sold for a staggering 270 million yuan, Yi Shufan said: "I don't want people to learn ab…
「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」Ouyang Wendong’s perceptual practice
When spices become the medium of art, the exhibition "A Backward Glance at SOLARIS" by Ouyang Wendong constructs an olfa…
A bit of artistic insight | What were the Chinese of Song Dynasty doing when the Vikings were curing salted fish?
Does China have no art? This question was answered many years ago when I shared the "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountai…
A bit of artistic insight | The Truth and Charm of “Difficult-to-Understand” Contemporary Art
I don't understand! This has almost become a common gap between the general public and contemporary art. Is the "difficu…