For the downright dazzling opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, world-famous film director Zhang Yimou utilized the form of a basic painting scroll as the quintessential backdrop for his ...

The next time you forgot to pack a paint brush, twigs can be your inexpensive alternative. Before that, learn how to sketch like a pro using Chinese ink and twi. Go to the content Go to the footer.

As artist Cai Guo-Qiang discusses his 42-panel drawing that lines the walls of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's new Chinese art gallery, it's hard not to break into a cold sweat as he casually ...

One of his most popular collections was inspired by the animated film White Snake (2019), a modern retelling of a classic ...

Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink Painters of 20th Century China: paintings on silk and paper. Through July 4. Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, Stanford.

Known as the father of modern Chinese ink painting and a pioneer of Chinese modern art, Liu has a litany of achievements to look back on. “Quiet Night, Snowy Mountain: Tibet Series No.80 ...

Wang Mian, the most outstanding master in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) was notable for his vigorous masterpiece Ink Plum Blossom. Orchids. Grown in deep mountain valleys, orchids are one of the ...

Both traditional Chinese ink painting and the epic landscapes of the Song dynasty as well as abstract expressionism and ... they go to nature and start drawing," he explained. "For me, it's a ...