( n d ks ): Vivien Zhang - A name to remember. Katharina Khadjavi informs on Asian and African ArtToday she speaks to Chinese artist Vivien Zhang Born in Beijing and raised in both Nairobi and Bangkok, the Royal College of Art student Vivien Zhang is definitely an artist on the rise to keep on your watch list.
This is not only due to her formidable CV which includes countless exhibitions, an undergraduate degree from the Slade School of Fine Art, a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, and her current MA at the Royal College of Art in London - but more importantly due to the power of her works which are not only beautiful and of exquisite technique, but also deeply embedded in multiple cultures playing with her memories and experiences of the places she visited, lived in and originally comes from. Having been an admirer of her work for quite some time, I recently got the chance to ask her a few questions regarding her work and her inspiration - here is what she said: What is the inspiration behind your work?
Google. Personal Blog. Motoko ishibashi. ELLEVICTOIRE. Memories of matsuko. Animalist. Animation - Wu Junyong. Yan cong strives for a “slower” comic book style. Yan Cong is a Beijing-based illustrator and comic book artist who recently took part in Beijing 798′s exhibit Imaginary Politics and Newcomers: A New Generation of Chinese Experimental Comics.
Mainstream Chinese magazines and comic books rarely include Chinese artists, choosing mostly to feature Japanese work. It is this environment that has pushed more and more Chinese comic book artists to look for new opportunities to publish their work. Cult Youth, Special Comix, Lv Xiao and other so-called “underground comic collectives” have all emerged as alternatives, using the Internet as a publishing and sales platform. While these groups are still very grassroots and lack resources, they still provide artists like Yan Cong a channel to continue his work and help provide a platform to show off the unique creativity of the new generation of Chinese comic book artists. For more from Yan Cong on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// cy Tell us about your current work. There is not a lack of comic book fans. Connie Zhou. Guan Yu Works. Naomi Chasse. Feiyi Wen - Home. Vivian Qin. Kao-ani.com. Throw Up The Horns » Emilio Cuilan. Xpan: This Week Some recent photos from this week and last week when Jonatahn was here.
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Liz Tan Graphic designer living and working in New York City.
I enjoy drawing buildings. Wooster x Broome x Grand Strand Street, Dingle, Ireland Bedford x Commerce x Morton West Broadway x North Moore 18th x Dolores x Guerrero Lange Voorhout, The Hague hi@liztan.com. Karma. Atomic Books: Melty Misfits Pack : Buff Monster Literary Finds For Mutated Minds! Disqus – The Web’s Community of Communities. Assa Ariyoshi illustrations.