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Read MoreI came across a painting I have not seen before by one of my favourite artists - Nicholas Roerich - and was intrigued by the story behind it. What I found was a letter from Roerich.
Read MoreLevan Lagidze’s fictional cities evoke memories of places we love most, no matter where in the world we grew up or which city we later came to call home.
Read More“Every single thing in the world around us is made up of atoms in motion, molecules in flux. To capture this constant ‘becoming’ — this is what drives me on and drives me mad.” - Fabienne Verdier
Read MoreThe Dreams leads us to look deeper not only at the story unfolding on the canvas - the nurturing force of the Universe supporting our inquisitive spirit - but also inside ourselves.
Read MoreSet against a cityscape, two figures are exchanging a key for a bag of coins. Our first impression is not positive. Each artwork is a story. So what’s the deal with The Deal? The premise seems simple, but is it?
Read MoreThe rare jueban woodblock printing technique developed in China’s remote Yunnan province has been dubbed the “suicide” technique because it leaves no room for error.
Read MoreGao Xiang’s art is felt. But it is also read, peeling back the cultural layers like chapters in a book.
Read More“These paintings are footprints of my travels to temples with Buddhist sculptures and murals. From childhood, I have seen and internalised many Buddhist images ... This is my expression of these impressions.” - Chen Li
Read More“I feel like I’m creating a mosaic from these small paintings. It is an interesting journey, bringing it to life. Each piece is independent and yet an integral part of the whole. I feel an excitement, a happy feeling throughout the process. Let’s be directed by this motto: Let’s create something great - and even better.” - Levan Lagidze
Read More“Artists past and present from around the world, they leave their spirit in their paintings. I am very much moved by them.” - Chen Li
Read MoreOnce in a generation, there comes an artist who shakes things up. Chen Li is one such artist and he does this without recourse to new materials, for he breathes new life into an existing medium.
Read MoreThe odd composition of several still lifes by Chen Li wasn't like any still life I had seen before.
Read MoreWe've all been there - it's that split second difference between the world as we know it and everything standing on its head. In his new series of works, Wu Jun (Chinese, b.1959), interrogates the relationship between change and state of mind.
Read MoreChen Li (Chinese, b.1971) is a Yunnan-based painter who has created an interesting juxtaposition between peace of mind and today's fast-paced, image-laden existence.
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Read MoreXiong Huiming (Chinese, b. 1957) works with traditional heavy colour ink painting techniques on Korean rice paper, applying ink to both sides of the thin paper to create saturated, vibrant colours.
Read MoreChinese Landscape painting evolved into an independent genre in the late Tang Dynasty as an outlet for scholar-artists who sought in nature wisdom and an escape from their daily routine and official responsibilities. Centuries later ...
Read MoreRecently, over a glass of wine, a friend asked that I show him the works of Chen Li, a Chinese contemporary artist whom I represent and whose paintings I collect. Having looked through my catalogue, he remarked "I really like his work but I must have horrible taste because real contemporary art is all about angst and these paintings make me happy." That got me thinking.
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