The painting hanging at the entrance of the Cantor Arts Center’s remarkable new exhibition “Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink Painters in 20th-Century China” is an oddly compelling ...

For the downright dazzling opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, world-famous film director Zhang Yimou utilized the form of a basic painting scroll as the quintessential backdrop for his ...

"Singing Bird," by Marian Bingham ’91. Ink on paper, c. 1964-1967. The Chinese ink art of contemporary American artist Marian “Bing” Bingham ’91, which showcases her unique journey of studying and ...

NEW YORK — It’s hard to break from the past. Even under the Chinese Cultural Revolution, which sought to smash the “Four Olds” of customs, culture, habits and ideas, the tradition of calligraphy was ...

Zhang Damo, a renowned Chinese artist, was honored with the 2025 Most Achieved Chinese Award in Hong Kong for his contributions to the global influence of Chinese ink painting. Celebrated for his ...

Qiu Zhijje, “30 Letters to Qiu Jiawa” (2009) (Image copyright the artist, and via the Metropolitan Museum of Art) The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s first full-on foray into the world of contemporary ...

Recently, the 2025 Most Achieved Chinese Award (MACA) ceremony was held in Hong Kong, drawing global attention to Chinese ...

A typical Chinese water-ink painting that depicts "Talks between Master and Disciple" by artist Shen Qin is now on display at the "New Ink Art in China 1978-2018" exhibition at Beijing Minsheng Art ...

As artist Cai Guo-Qiang discusses his 42-panel drawing that lines the walls of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's new Chinese art gallery, it's hard not to break into a cold sweat as he casually ...

The pursuit of beauty has been a timeless thread weaving throughout human history. China's distinct aesthetics are not only embodied in every aspect of Chinese life, but also increasingly bringing ...

Sifting through bags of goat hairs to select quality ones for the production of Chinese ink brushes can be tough and boring, but this is routine work for Zhang Wennian, 50, who is an inheritor of the ...