Reinvigorating ink painting
By Caroline Berg in New York | China Daily | Updated: 2013-03-29 07:45
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Martha Sutherland of M. Sutherland Fine Arts Ltd points out the vibrant colors in this oil on canvas homage to Paul Cezanne's landscape art by Zhu Jinshi, on display for Asia Week New York. Caroline Berg / China Daily |
Although China has a long tradition of ink painting, the medium was branded as feudal elitist during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76), and shunned in favor of Western-style Social Realist oil painting techniques.
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