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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!

Mr. SouTian: A Tour of the Artist’s Studio

Mr. SouTian is an artist who lives and works in the Song Zhuang area. Song Zhuang is an area outside of Beijing which has been developing as an artist community over the past 25 years. Starting as a rural retreat for artists who wanted studio space outside the city, the area now attracts foreign artists […] […]

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 […] […]