People who live near the National Art Museum of China, in eastern Beijing's Dongcheng District, sometimes give abandoned door planks and/or wooden boards removed from old houses to Capucine Neouse, a painter and Fren...
"Ilive with people from all walks of life. In my daily life, indescribable things move me. They involve humans' sensitivity, weakness, respect, isolation, helplessness, sincerity and love. Theymake up the driving fo...
Huang Jian, from central China's Hunan Province, is one of the country's renowned female sculptors. Huang, who is personable, can easily influence people with her charm -- and her sculptures. She can also regale one...
A paper-cut excellently represents Chinese folk art; if you want to know about the Hui culture, and its integration with Han culture, the Hui- style paper-cuts from Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region are...
The Moso left such an impression on John Lombard, a Canadian who majored in cross-cultural studies, that he is setting up an educational project to give the Moso children better educational opportunities and to preser...
She leads a simple farmer life and is not quite well off yet.When asked about howmuch artwork she had finished last year,sheanswered:“Not much.If only I could affordpaper and dyestuff,I world like to painteveryday.”
Zhao Chengxiang learned papercutting when she was a child from her grandmother. As she grew up. she hit upon the idea of cutting paper with her accumulation of knowledge and experience. The shapes and conceptions have...