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The Chinese invented paper and printing a long time before the Europeans. Chinese woodblock printing has a tradition of 2000 years. Nevertheless Chinese print artists have been absent from the international art scene for decades. This is beginning to change.
Chinese Prints
Shi Yi is one of the best known contemporary Chinese printmakers. His woodcuts with rural Chinese landscape and village scenes appeal much to Westerners. Indeed, the artist's concept of art and his technical capabilities bear the stuff for success in it.
Chinese Artist Shi Yi
Chinese printmaking is older than Japanese printmaking. Unfortunately China was absent in the international art scene for decades and Westerners know nothing or little about modern Chinese printmaking. This is beginning to change rapidly. Modern Chinese printmakers are now jumping into the art scene like a bat out of hell. Hao Boyi is one of them - a first class representative of a classical and elegant style.
Chinese Artist Hao Boyi
In May 2003, we at artelino received our first modern Chinese prints. We were amazed and are beginning to learn about contemporary Chinese printmaking and artists. Hao Ping, born 1952, is one of them - an established artist, whose works were shown in a great number of exhibitions inside and outside of China. His art works are in posession of Chinese, Korean, British and US museums.
Chinese Print Artist Hao Ping