Jon Taplin wrote about how Asian economies are decoupling from the West, based on the record sales at the recent Sotheby’s Hong Kong auction of contemporary Chinese art. One of the great macro-economic debates is whether the rapidly growing Asian economies have decoupled from the recessionary problems of America. I have argued that they have, [...]
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 [...]
Hanoi is poised to hold Vietnam’s first nude photography exhibition by photographer Thai Phien. It seems like it is causing quite a stir in the country as people grapple with ‘unhealthy’ images in the society. I cannot gauge the masses’s reaction. In a conservative country like Vietnam expanding so quickly, it may take a while [...]
The Asian Contemporary Art Fair is debuting at New York City on Nov 18. The entire event will be on for four days. NYC is a place that I really want to visit someday but for those in the area, please do drop by. I’m sure there would be many interesting artworks on show. This [...]
Vietnamese-American Binh Danh’s chlorophyll prints are as amazing as they are poignant. Using found photographs from the Vietnam War era, he imprints the images on the leaves through photosynthesis; creating a powerful link between the present and the past, alluding to the jungles that the war was fought in. © Binh Danh © Binh Danh [...]
I’m not sure if you can consider this photography (purists should stop reading now) but Go Watanabe’s Face is an example of how photography may progress in the future. He first photographs the models, digitally manipulates them, and models them onto 3D meshes. The final works are displayed in a lightbox, further enhancing the transparency [...]
Wawi Navarroza is a full-time photographer from the Philippines. Her personal work is dark and dream-like. She uses traditional darkroom techniques to create worlds where creatures of her mind or mythology roam. © Wawi Navarroza – Keys to The Kingdom, Saturnine series © Wawi Navarroza – Letters Unsent, Saturnine series © Wawi Navarroza – My [...]
Wong Ho Sang’s textured mixed-media and photography series on portaits depict traditional occupations against interiors. From art23e. © Wong Ho Sang – Chinese Opera Performer © Wong Ho Sang – Indian Merchant © Wong Ho Sang – Kung Fu Master I think the highly graphical nature of the work provides a different take to the [...]
China-born Ni Haifeng has been living and working in Amsterdam since 1994. He works in photography, video and installation art. The interviews on his site has some interesting questions and answers about his work, identity and motivation. He appears to be a very interesting and extremely talented person. © Ni Haifeng – No Man’s Land [...]
I read with interest the latest going-ons about an art education on Mr. Alec Soth’s blog and The Online Photographer. It’s highly pertinent to me at this point in my life when I’m facing a wide variety of choices with no concrete plan in mind. I have been talking to some of my friends from [...]
