March 2008

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China, Photography
Photography in China: 1934-2008
03.31.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Red Guards on Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 1966
© Weng Naiqiang

Hop over to Lens Culture to view 60 photographs from China, spanning 1934 to 2008. This is hosted together with the world’s most comprehensive collection and overview of photography from China, currently exhibiting in Houston, Texas.
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Portraits, China, Photography
Hei Ming
03.30.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

I find Hei Ming’s portraits striking.

top to bottom, Common People
© Hei Ming

top to bottom, Monks
© Hei Ming
However, I think the pictures of the monks are less interesting than the common folk. The people just appear to be more real and genuine.
Portraits of the common folks can be found here and monks, here.
Philippines, Exhibitions, Photography
Pillow Talk
03.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Sleepwalking, 2004
© Ringo Bunoan

Take Nothing, Leave Nothing, 2004
© Ringo Bunoan

Two Years of Sleep, 2006
Installation using cotton from pillows
© Ringo Bunoan

Pillow Talk is the culmination of Ringo Bunoan’s body of work using pillows. It gathers seminal and significant pieces, including installations, sound work, photographs, and light boxes. Pillow Talk was awarded the silverlens foundation Completion Grant […]
Personal
Breathe
03.26.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

It’s past 5 am and I spent the entire night trying to light some products for a client. I find myself unable to finish product shoots like this as quickly as I would like to; especially when I’m nitpicking over details that clients probably won’t even notice. I don’t do composites so I try […]
China, Contemporary, Photography
Yan Chang Jiang
03.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Yan Chang Jiang’s Paper Men series is worth taking a look.

Paper Men series
© Yan Chang Jiang
I stumbled upon Yan’s works from the Chinese Photography website [it’s all in Chinese], where a lengthy write up was given on his current exhibition in Shanghai. The dolls play out a fictional story fabricated by Yan, of which parallels […]
Magazine, Photography
PDN 30
03.06.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I dig PDN’s 30. It’s great to see some familiar names being granted the honor, among them, Munem Wasif and Shen Wei. Congratulations to all who made the list.
China, Art, Contemporary, Photography
Zhang Peng
03.05.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Zhang Peng photographs dolls with frozen expressions, against lush ambiguous backgrounds. With a background in painting, his images are striking to behold.

Guifei, 2007
© Zhang Peng

Red No. 3, 2007
© Zhang Peng

Angel No. 1, 2006
© Zhang Peng

Yi Fan No. 2, 2006
© Zhang Peng
The artist on his works:
In a broad sense, all of my works demonstrate a kind […]