Chinese Art, part 1

China's economy continues to grow the fastest among industrialized nations and the country is well on its way to being the centerpiece of the global market (if it isn't already.) I know jack shit about how the global economy works or if I've even used the correct terminology in this opening paragraph, but I do know there's another less talked about export that has been growing at a ridiculous rate since the 1990s: art.

For a final presentation in a course about China this past semester, I discussed the Chinese art scene since the Cultural Revolution. I found that it has been selling for insane amounts of money and also that a lot of it is pretty damn good. This piqued my curiousity, so I'm going to do a little series about different periods in Chinese art. I may plop these out consecutively, it may take all summer, it may be out of order, but that's my declaration. Along the way, I'll discuss the Western fascination with Chinese art, focus on styles and such. I'm not an art historian or even familiar with art scenes in general, so this is a research project for me as well as something interesting to read for you. I don't think I have any regular visitors, but hey, I'd love feedback or discussion along the way.

In the mean time, sample some unlabeled pieces:
by Yue Minjun
by Fang Lijun
installation by Wu Shanzhuan by Wang Guangzhi