political connotations
Painting and graphics related to politics and history. Mostly Mao Zedong calligraphy painted on old western prints.
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analyzing a simple painting by Qi Baishi 齐白石
The Essence of Chinese Painting Part 2.
Analyzing a the painting Chinese cabbage and peppers by Qi Baishi 齐白石
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when I first met Lu Yanshao 陸儼少
In the late 1980s I had the chance to study at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Traditionally, on Saturday mornings, the Academy invited well-known painters of classical Chinese painting to demonstrate their way of painting. The purpose of the exercise was to give the students an insight into topics such as the structure of the picture, brush […]
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landscape paintings in style of old masters
a new page has been added introducing some landscpae paintings fter old Chinese masters like Shi Tao. https://zettl.blog/landscapes-ii
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portraits – a new page
A new page has been added: Portraits. It links to 5 series of portraits and a page with previous portrait paintings. My series generally consist of some 20-30 works. The unsold ones are listed. The early works are mostly oil-paintings and more will be listed soon. PORTRAITS
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new site added: new works 2020
A new page has been added: new works 2020. On this page, major recent art-work from 2020 is presented. Links point to related sites if the example shown is part of a series. Portfolio
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new page with Mao poems
A new page has been added. It is primarily a series of works using ancient graphics, lithographs and documents. Poems or slogans by Chairman Mao Zedong were painted over them. Mao poems mao poems 毛泽东诗
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painted calligraphy
