New Media Chinese Art from Yang Yongliang

Ryan Nance November 1, 2017

How do you update an ancient art tradition? With Photoshop, of course. New media artist Yang Yongliang was classically trained in Chinese painting and calligraphy from a very young age but uses digital tools to capture that time-tested aesthetic. View the amazing results in the video above.

Shanghai-based artist Yang Yongliang has taken the eyes and heart of the more traditional Chinese landscape and calligraphy, and invested it with the expressive ability of the newest technology and techniques, including digital manipulation, video and photography.

"As long as the characteristics don't change, the media you use to express the art doesn't matter."

I think these landscapes in Chinese Porcelain are pretty amazing, and I am absolutely in love with the video landscapes.

Here is a sample of the video referenced in the Creator's Project piece:

Uploaded by Brian Peter Tan on 2012-11-25.

And a more recent one:

Uploaded by Brian Peter Tan on 2012-11-25.

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Video of the Day - Dancing Light Orb by Director Zhang Yimou

Ryan Nance September 13, 2017

from the project:

2047 Apologue

a concept performance in 8 parts

by director Zhang Yimou

this video is the teaser for the last part of the show called "Weaving Machine"

Chinese director Zhang Yimou who is best known for his movies "Raise the Red Lantern", "Hero" and "The Great Wall" but also for directing the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics returns to the theater stage with his concept perfomance "2047 APOLOGUE".

Zhang Yimou has unveiled his latest work at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Based on Peking Opera "Sanchakou," "2047 Apologue" is breaking the form of traditional stage plays, combining Chinese folk art with the latest technology. The show aims to mirror reality, commenting on how science and technology are a huge part of life in the 21st century. The show consists of 8 parts, each combining a traditional chinese craft, music or dance style with modern high tech such as lasers, robots, drones and kinetics.

WHITEvoid was commissioned to create, program and direct the kinetic display for the last part of the show called "Weaving Machine". The 9 minute performance features 640 motorized LED spheres, an anchient chinese weaving machine and a modern dancer. German motor winch producer KINETIC LIGHTS provided the vertical hoist systems for the LED spheres and control software. Russian RADUGADESIGN animated a complementing video backdrop and CPG Concepts from Hong Kong provided the dance choreography for british dancer Rose Alice.

Inoue Yûichi's Single Character Action Calligraphy

Ryan Nance January 14, 2015

Inoue Yûichi (1916-1985) became renowned for his “one character writings,” written in action-based style of painting, working similarly to his contemporary, Jackson Pollack.

The character is this set, in order from above are:

山 - Yama (mountain)

上 - Jō (over)

風 - Kaze (wind)

貧 - Hin (poverty)

夢 - Yume (dream)

鳥 - Tori (bird)

花 - Hana (flower)

See also Urban Calligraphy

via Spoon & Tamago

Lost City at the Bottom of Qiandao Lake in China

Ryan Nance February 16, 2014

Qiandao Lake in Chun’an County, in China is an artificial lake, with a 1,300 year old village, "Lion City" sitting 25+ meters below the surface.

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4 - Bright Young Chinese Artist

Ryan Nance October 11, 2012

Hua Tunan (画图男) is a rising artist in China. With a name that roughly translates to "Painter Man", and by combining traditional Chinese art elements with a brash pop of color and culture, Hua is grabbing attention in a lot of circles, including Volvo (see below):

This June 2012 Volvo Switzerland turned Zurich Main Station into an open street art studio for the second time. Seven Chinese artists were painting, spraying and restyling the new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. At this extraordinary art event they expressed their interpretation of tomorrow's sustainable mobility, while also giving an exciting insight into China's contemporary art scene.

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3 - The Art of War: A graphic novel

Ryan Nance July 31, 2012

The Art of War, the classic Chinese text from Sun-tze (孫子) has a graphic novel reboot with some truly stunning visuals in The Art of War: A Graphic Novel.

http://www.theartofwargraphicnovel.com/ THE ART OF WAR: A GRAPHIC NOVEL will be published by Harper Perennial, the literary fiction imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, on July 31, 2012. Written and storyboarded by Kelly Roman and illustrated by Michael DeWeese, the book adapts Sun Tzu's iconic text into a story set in the near-future when financial markets are militarized and China is the dominant economy.

via Brain Pickings