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Calligraphy with King

Yesterday, guest artist King Tang came to visit Emily Hope Dobkin’s ArtsBridge class and taught a fantastic calligraphy lesson…see for yourself!

Featured Artist: Li Hongyun

Like a vine itself, our various social media outlets have allowed ChinaVine to extend and grow in many winding ways across the globe. ChinaVine member Nan Yang has been working diligently to build our presence among the Chinese social media networks, each week continuing to cultivate and expand upon our fan base in China. Recently, […]

Tricycle Water Calligraphy

Water calligraphy is a common way of practicing and creating Chinese calligraphy. Currently in China, artists such as Nicholas Hanna are creating new artistic forms of a traditional practice by combining cycling, water, and calligraphy. Watch an interview with the artist and out how Hanna is creating water calligraphy with his tricycle at http://www.danwei.com/tricycle-water-calligraphy/

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Wei Ligang

The fieldwork field school met several artists living in Song Zhuang, an area outside of Beijing where contemporary artists have congregated. This area has been developing as a popular artist community over the past twenty five years. The local government now estimates the area attracts approximately 500,000 tourists a year who visit galleries and artist’s […] […]