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Book Flying Paintings  The Zhou Brothers  A Story of Revolution and Art

Download or read book Flying Paintings The Zhou Brothers A Story of Revolution and Art written by Amy Alznauer and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic story of two Chinese brothers who became art-world legends, illustrated with stunning paintings by the artists themselves First there was one Zhou brother, and then there were two. They lived in a bookstore with their grandmother, Po Po, whose stories of paintings that flew through the air and landed on mountain cliffs inspired them to create their own art. Amid the turbulence of China’s Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, the Zhou Brothers began painting together on the same canvas. Today, ShanZuo and DaHuang Zhou are icons in the art world, renowned for working side by side on all their paintings and sculptures. In this extraordinary biography, author Amy Alznauer joins with the Zhou Brothers to tell the story of their unique and often difficult childhood and their pursuit of a wild, impossible dream. The lyrical writing blends elements of legend, while the brothers’ dramatic illustrations soar with vibrant colors and surreal imagery from ancient Chinese cliff paintings. An inspiration for young artists and dreamers of all kinds, this deeply felt collaboration explores how art can bring people together, as well as set them free.

Book The Zhou Brothers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Zhou Brothers
  • Publisher : Hatje Cantz Verlag
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9783775791922
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Zhou Brothers written by Zhou Brothers and published by Hatje Cantz Verlag. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents a comprehensive selection of works by the brothers Zhou, Shan Zuo and Da Huang. Born in the autonomous Chinese region of Guangxi, they studied art in Shanghai and Beijing and became the best-known young painters of their generation in mainland China during the 1980s.

Book Zhou Brothers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Shan Zuo Zhou
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 44 pages

Download or read book Zhou Brothers written by Shan Zuo Zhou and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Zhou Brothers

Download or read book Zhou Brothers written by Shan Zuo Zhou and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Beyond Brushtalk

Download or read book Beyond Brushtalk written by Christopher T. Keaveney and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Brushtalk explores interactions between Japanese and Chinese writers during the golden age of such exchange, 1919 to 1937. During this period, there were unprecedented opportunities for exchange between writers, which was made possible by the ease of travel between Japan and China during these years and the educational background of Chinese writers as students in Japan. Although the salubrious interaction that developed during that period was destined not to last, it nevertheless was significant as a courageous essay at cultural interaction. This book will appeal not only to those interested in Sino-Japanese studies, an increasingly important field of study in its own right, but will also appeal to scholars of both Japanese literature and Chinese literature and researchers whose areas of interest correspond to the major writers included in this work such as Lu Xun and Zhou Zuoren on the Chinese side and Tanizaki Jun'ichirō and Hayashi Fumiko on the Japanese side. The relations and resulting literary works involving these major writers are often relatively neglected aspects of their total output and will draw interest from scholars of their work. This book will be accessible to both Sinologists and Japanologists with little background in the corresponding field, and to the generalist possessing an interest in literary exchange.

Book Death Notice

    Book Details:
  • Author : Zhou Haohui
  • Publisher : Anchor
  • Release : 2018-06-05
  • ISBN : 0385543336
  • Pages : 286 pages

Download or read book Death Notice written by Zhou Haohui and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Fiendishly inventive.” —The Wall Street Journal Chengdu, China: The vibrant capital of Sichuan Province is suddenly held hostage when a shocking manifesto is released by an anonymous vigilante known as Eumenides. It is a bold declaration of war against a corrupt legal system, with Eumenides acting as judge and executioner. The public starts nominating potential targets, and before long hundreds of names are added to his kill list. Eumenides's cunning game has only just begun. First, he publishes a “death notice,” announcing his next target, the crimes for which the victim will be punished, and the date of the execution. The note is a deeply personal taunt to the police. Everyone knows who is going to die and when it's going to happen, but the police fail to stop the attack. The 4/18 Task Force, an elite group of detectives and specialists, is assembled to catch Eumenides before he strikes again. In the process, they discover alarming connections to an eighteen-year-old cold case, and they find out that some members of the team have much to hide.

Book Lust for Light

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hannah Stouffer
  • Publisher : Gingko Press
  • Release : 2018-01-30
  • ISBN : 9781584236818
  • Pages : 336 pages

Download or read book Lust for Light written by Hannah Stouffer and published by Gingko Press. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it glows lustrously from neon, emanates purely from LEDs or radiates with intensity from lasers, this elemental medium, light, fascinates artists and viewers alike. Lust for Light selects works by artists who have used light as a primary or catalyzing agent in the featured pieces. Taking a dynamic approach in its curation, the book features the use of illumination in more traditional gallery forms as well as in three dimensional and large-scale installation pieces. Many of the featured artists are skilled fabricators who have been honing their light-inspired works for years, while others have made stunning pieces through collaborations and daring forays, cross-pollinating their artistic visions with new technologies in the process. Featured artists include Yayoi Kusama, Ivan Navarro, Jennifer Steinkamp, Laddie John Dill, Joanie Lemercier, Massimo Uberti, Barry Underwood, Miguel Chevalier, James Clar, Liz West and more.

Book Beyond the Iron House

Download or read book Beyond the Iron House written by Saiyin Sun and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Iron House is a critical study of a crucial period of life and work of the modern Chinese writer Lu Xun. Through thorough research into historical materials and archives, the author demonstrates that Lu Xun was recognized in the literary field much later than has hitherto been argued. Neither the appearance of "Kuangren riji" (Diary of a madman) in 1918 nor the publication of Nahan (Outcry) in 1923 had catapulted the author into nationwide prominence; in comparison with his contemporaries, neither was his literary work as original and unique as many have claimed, nor were his thoughts and ideas as popular and influential as many have believed; like many other agents in the literary field, Lu Xun was actively involved in power struggles over what was at stake in the field; Lu Xun was later built into an iconic figure and the blind worship of him hindered a better and more authentic understanding of many other modern writers and intellectuals such as Gao Changhong and Zhou Zuoren, whose complex relationships with Lu Xun are fully explored and analysed in the book.

Book One Into Many

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  • Author : Tak-hung Leo Chan
  • Publisher : Rodopi
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9789042008151
  • Pages : 374 pages

Download or read book One Into Many written by Tak-hung Leo Chan and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2003 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first anthology of its kind in English that deals in depth with the translation of Chinese texts, literary and philosophical, into a host of Western and Asian languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Hebrew, Slovak and Korean. After an introduction by the editor, in which multiple translations are compared to the many lives lived by the original in its new incarnations, 13 articles are presented in 3 sections.

Book A History of Contemporary Chinese Art

Download or read book A History of Contemporary Chinese Art written by Yan Zhou and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese art has experienced its most profound metamorphosis since the early 1950s, transforming from humble realism to socialist realism, from revolutionary art to critical realism, then avant-garde movement, and globalized Chinese art. With a hybrid mix of Chinese philosophy, imported but revised Marxist ideology, and western humanities, Chinese artists have created an alternative approach – after a great ideological and aesthetic transition in the 1980s – toward its own contemporaneity though interacting and intertwining with the art of rest of the world. This book will investigate, from the perspective of an activist, critic, and historian who grew up prior to and participated in the great transition, and then researched and taught the subject, the evolution of Chinese art in modern and contemporary times. The volume will be a comprehensive and insightful history of the one of the most sophisticated and unparalleled artistic and cultural phenomena in the modern world.

Book Modern Chinese Literature in the May Fourth Era

Download or read book Modern Chinese Literature in the May Fourth Era written by Merle Goldman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most creative and brilliant episodes in modern Chinese history, the cultural and literary flowering that takes the name of the May Fourth Movement, is the subject of this comprehensive and insightful book. This is the first study of modern Chinese literature that shows how China's Confucian traditions were combined with Western influences to create a literature of new values and consciousness for the Chinese people.

Book A Historical Study of Early Modern Chinese Fictions  1890   1920

Download or read book A Historical Study of Early Modern Chinese Fictions 1890 1920 written by Pingyuan Chen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a classic guide to historical study of early modern Chinese fiction from the late Qing Dynasty till early republican China. It does not merely study the new fiction writing in China, which was strongly influenced by the western fiction, but also draws a comparison between classical Chinese fiction and the early modern Chinese fiction. This book is an excellent reference in the study of early modern Chinese literature since it conveys a point of view to the readers with abundant and solid historical materials. At the heart of the book, it is the matter of a specific value in trans-cultural studies between the western world and China.

Book The True Story of Lu Xun

Download or read book The True Story of Lu Xun written by David E Pollard and published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first independent, full-life biography of Lu Xun, the most celebrated Chinese writer of the twentieth century, in any European language. It sets aside all the propaganda that has accrued over the sixty-six years since his death, and presents him as a credible human being, neither aggrandized nor belittled. While taking on board the findings of the most recent research on Lu Xun's life, and so being of interest to specialists, this biography is designed to be understood by any reader. As Lu Xun's life spanned the transition from Manchu empire to citizens' Republic, it can be seen as one man's history of China's progress to modernity—a progress in which he personally played a significant part. The facts of Lu Xun's life are presented objectively, but they do not always speak for themselves. The author has therefore drawn on his lifelong study of modern Chinese literature to offer intelligent interpretations where necessary. Since the subject of this biography was a writer, the author has appended to the chronicle some brief 'sketches' of his work for the benefit of those unacquainted with it.

Book People of Nanjing

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ye Zhaoyan
  • Publisher : Bridge 21 Publications
  • Release : 2021-08-18
  • ISBN : 1626430764
  • Pages : 298 pages

Download or read book People of Nanjing written by Ye Zhaoyan and published by Bridge 21 Publications. This book was released on 2021-08-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese culture and history as having been a capital city for ten times throughout history. The city of Nanjing is a fine history textbook. If one pores over this city, one will evoke the history of China itself. Every historic site in Nanjing is saturated with the character of human affairs. Whichever ruins one might visit, they are all part of a deep historical dialogue. In terms of scenery, Nanjing has mountains and rivers, enough to match any city. But the city's strength is in its history, and its unique culture. This book is a collection of prose about the unique history, culture and atmosphere of the city as well as the temperament and customs of its people, by the renowned Nanjing-born writer, Ye Zhaoyan. "An elegant city with the European and American planning models adopted at the macro level, and the traditional Chinese style at the micro level – the most beautiful, clean and well-planned modern city in twentieth-century China." — Ye Zhaoyan, remarks on the modern Nanjing city

Book Ugly Peasant Wife  Money Grubber

Download or read book Ugly Peasant Wife Money Grubber written by Qi MoRan and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: once transmigrated the 22nd century super special agent dressed up as a silly and ugly five-room chubby girlof the family her husband had died early and her in-laws were sold on the same day she transmigrated yang xinyu waved his fist and laid on the ground not daring to move his family was left with four walls and not a single acre of land was left only his young uncle was left to fend for himself yang xinyu rolled up his sleeves and became rich on his own just as they were getting into the limelight their husband suddenly appeared out of nowhere my wife i'm your husband yang xinyu rolled her eyes and returned i'm ugly the man's smile was like a flower ugly wife little boss what more do you need

Book Reborn Beauty

    Book Details:
  • Author : Qing Dai
  • Publisher : Funstory
  • Release : 2020-05-31
  • ISBN : 1649356919
  • Pages : 847 pages

Download or read book Reborn Beauty written by Qing Dai and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-31 with total page 847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her rebirth, Xiu Ying found out that she was originally the pearl of a speck of dust. In turn, she became the White Moonlight of her husband, the scum of her previous life. She still wanted to desperately try to catch him. Xiu Ying said, "In the past, you abandoned me like a pair of shoes, but now you can't climb higher!" While the scum had its revenge, Xiu Ying thought of her young and capable third uncle. The more she did things, the older she became, and the older she got, the harder it was for her to get married. Thus, she pondered to find a delicate daughter-in-law for her third uncle. One after another, the matchmaker came to the door. When she couldn't stand it any longer, she took out a pair of wild geese and appeared in front of Xiu Ying ...

Book The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook

Download or read book The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook written by Martha Bayne and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of Belt's Neighborhood Guidebook Series, The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook is an intimate exploration of the Windy City's history and identity. "Required reading"-- The Chicago Tribune Officially,