The Master of Chinese Reinvention – Brilliant Art of Zeng Fanzhi

ZENG FANZHI 曾梵志 "From 1830 Till Now No.4" (2014), oil on canvas | Image source: shanghartgallery.com

Not often do we get to be in the presence of majestic introspection beautifully communicated through color, shape, line, and idea on canvas, but when we do, it’s usually spelled: Zeng Fanzhi. What we used to (and still do) admire about Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and other great contemporary painters in the context of […]

Art of Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder and Explosives

The most common media of art include oil paints, watercolors, ink, or marble, bronze, and clay. Cai Guo-Qiang’s medium? Gunpowder and explosives. “Throughout Chinese art history, some artists have been pursuing their own artistic language and how to use this language to convey and connect,” Cai Guo-Qiang explains. And the language that Cai has chosen […]