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For some people he was the greatest genius in visual arts of the twentieth century. For others he was a charlatan and a great public relations manager of his own art and person. In my view he was both.
Quotes by Pablo Picasso 1881-1973
The great merit of pop icon Andy Warhol was to demonstrate that a distinction between 'Fine Art' and 'Commercial Art' made no sense. This general 'leitmotiv' of Andy Warhol is reflected in a number of witty, intelligent, ironic or provocative quotes by the artist. The quotes again, are a good example of the artist's talent in selling his own art by winning attention and keeping a permanent high profile in the media. Illustrated with ukiyo-e by Kunisada Utagawa 1786-1865, the great pop artist of the Japanese Edo period.
Quotes by Andy Warhol 1928-1987
Kiyoshi Kobayakawa was a contemporary of shin hanga artists like Hasui Kawase or Ito Shinsui. He specialized in prints of beautiful women. Thus he followed the tradition of the 'bijin' genre of the 18th and 19th century on one hand. But his images are a break with tradition by showing a new type of modern women who are dressed after the latest Western fashion, smoke and drink alcohol.
Kiyoshi Kobayakawa - Biography
Mr.Wang Weide was born in 1944 in Guyuan city of Ningxia province. The artist specialized in oil paintings and in woddblock prints. Wang Weide is one of the leading Chinese artists in this field. His most recent success is the participation in the 11th National Art Exhibition of China which was held from September 28 until October 12 at the Art Museum of Jiangsu province, in Nanjing city.
Oil Painting by Wang Weide
If art prints would be regarded by everybody as solely decorative objects of beauty, limited editions would not exist. But art prints can also become quite expensive if demand exceeds offer. Limited editions are meant to make an art print potentially rare by promising that not more than a certain amount of copies are produced, thus raising hopes among collectors that their purchase might turn into a profitable investment.
What are Limited Edition Prints?
The 11th National Art Exhibition of China was held from September 28 until October 12 at the Art Museum of Jiangsu province, in Nanjing city. It is the most important art exhibition in China for contemporary art. This page is a short report on the print section of this huge art show.
11th National Art Exhibition of China
Yin Xiurong is a former student of Chinese contemporary artist Wen Mujiang. Now graduated, she works with her former teacher in their studio. In July and August Yin Xiurong made a woodblock print series in cooperation with Wen Mujiang. The title of the series is "Women Flower".
Yin Xiurong - Biography
When we presented woodblock prints by the young Chinese artist Wen Mujiang for the first time in June of 2006, he was little known. After having won several important awards like the golden prize in the First International Yunnan Print exhibition he is on the summit of contemporary Chinese printmakers. This page presents major series by the artist including his latest titled "Faces".
Woodblock Prints by Wen Mujiang
Kunisada Utagawa was one of the prolific masters of ukiyo-e in the nineteenth century. His output is estimated at roughly 20,000 designs of woodblock prints showing kabuki actors, beautiful women, sumo wrestlers, erotic pictures and more. How was this possible? This article tries to shed some light on Kunisada's prints.
Prints by Kunisada Utagawa
In August of 2009 we received a 20 minute footage video by Chinese printmaker and painter Zhu Rui. We cut it to a 5 minute video demonstrating how Zhu Rui carves a reduction woodblock print and how he prints a copy. If you should happen to be interested in art prints, and especially in Chinese woodblock prints, you should take a look at the video. It is a gorgeous document how contemporary Chinese woodblock artists work.
Woodblock Printmaking Demonstration by Zhu Rui
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