Taohuawu prints of Suzhou

Taohuawu prints of Suzhou

Suzhou was once the most prosperous region of the Chinese Empire. In addition to the region's economic prosperity, it also produced scores of Chinese intellectuals and artists. Beginning in the 16th century, Taohuawu woodblock printing played an integral role in this area's cultural heritage and history.



Taohuawu prints of Suzhou were first made during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), in a workshop on Suzhou's Taohuawu Street. They were most popular during the Qing Dynasty (1616-1911).

Yangliuqing prints of Tianjin, Zhuxianzhen of Henan, Yangjiabu of Weifang, Shangdong, and Mianzhu of Sichuan, were known collectively as the five folk New Year wood block prints of China. These prints, hung during the Chinese Spring Festival celebration, take the forms of door, central and hanging scrolls. Their bold patterns in forceful lines and bright colors like scarlet, peach, yellow, green and purple are highly decorative.

Themes of Taohuawu prints include stories of the Unicorn, which represents good fortune, and images posted on the front door of a house to ward off evil spirits. The themes of the four stamps are : Playing love songs on the Pipa , the Unicorn bestowing a boy-child, Liu Hai playing with a gold Toad, and the ten beauties playing football.
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吴海燕《东方丝国》east silk country show---by wu haiyan

吴海燕背景资料介绍：
　　现任中国服装协会副主席。中国美术学院染织服装系主任、教授、博士生导师。WHY DESIGN北京吴海燕纺织服装(设计)有限公司总裁、艺术总监。中国家用纺织行业协会室内文化研究会副会长。
　　2001年获中国服装协会、中国服装设计师协会颁发的设计师最高奖--“金顶”奖。
　　1999年起主持《中国服装流行趋势发布》，已经发布5次。
　　1993年作品《鼎盛时代》获首届“兄弟杯”中国国际青年服装设计师大赛唯一金奖。
　　1987年起至今，在国内举办数十次个人服装设计展演专场，服装设计作品多次代表中国参加德国杜塞尔多夫、日本东京、中国香港、土耳其伊斯坦布尔、马来西亚吉隆坡等国家的时装交流和表演活动。

lukun--fashion designer

Lu Kun’s designs have found their way into the wardrobes of top celebrities such as Paris Hilton, who wore one of his designs - a dazzling red and gold cheongsam dress - to last year’s MTV awards. 

“My intention for the Conrad Shanghai was to go beyond merely designing a uniform - I wanted to create an entire wardrobe concept,” says Lu Kun. “My inspiration was drawn from sources such as the Han Dynasty and the clean sleek architectural lines of the hotel.

Tamuna Sirbiladze

conrad shawcross

Binary Star, 2006

Space Grid, 2006

Space Trumpet, 2007

Dark Heart, 2007

Slow Arc Inside a Cube, 2008

Lattice III, 2008

1977 born London, lives and works in London.Often using subjects which lie on the border of science and philosophy, Conrad Shawcross's structural and often mechanical sculptures, question empirical, ontological and philosophical systems ubiquitious within our lives. While at first appearing rational and functional, his often complex mechanised systems in the end deny all rational function and so the viewer is forced down philosophical and metaphysical avenues to deduce a 'rasion d'etre'. From early works such as The Nervous System, 2002 - a monumental spinning machine that endlessly weaves a length of coloured rope into the form of a double helix, the shape of DNA - to his recent giant spiral work Continuum, 2004, the artist has attempted to visualize, among other things, the incomprehensible of human concerns, time.

Lichtenstein Roy

Artist: Lichtenstein Roy
Bio: View biography on artnet
Title: Modern Art Poster
Style: Contemporary (ca. 1945-present), Pop Art (ca. 1950s-1960s)
Medium: Prints, Serigraph / Screenprint, on card stock
Year: 1967
Print/Casting Year: 1967
Size: height - 8 in, width - 11 in, depth - 1 in
Markings: stamped, Stamped on Verso: "Leo Castelli, 4 E. 77, NYC 10021" Also visible on verso is stamp of 4 cents postage, marked "New York"
Edition: 300; plus unknown number of unsigned, unnumbered proofs
Foundry/Publisher: Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Catalogue Raisonné: II.8 Author: Corlett
Estimate: from $1,000 to $1,200
Seller's Description:
Very rare original 1967 screenprint with original mailing envelope. In the catalogue raisonne, Corlett, suggests that this same 'Modern Art' image was used on an announcement for the exhibition 'Roy Lichtenstein: Painting and Sculpture' at the Leo Castelli Gallery, October 28-November 18, 1967. During this time, Lichtenstein was fascinated with the streamlined, highly stylized aesthetic of Art Deco, an art form developed to glorify the industrial advancement of the 1930's. The theme of mechanization which was the antithesis of the Abstraction Expressionist movement, was central to the artist's work during this period.

Kader Attia

Flying rats
Medium

cage, bird seed sculptures, fabric, wigs, bags and pigeons

Dream machine) no.1.
Description

distributeur de boissons, mannequin habillé, objets diversExécutée en 2002-2003, cette oeuvre est le no. 2 d'une édition de 3.Cette oeuvre est accompagnée d'un certificat signé par l'artiste.

“幸运饼干”，装置，2005年 （参展作品）
在刺激人们消费的广告词中，政治宣传中，乃至宗教形象中，一切都是愉快的情绪，微笑，阳光等等，是幸福在主宰着一切。
在西方国家的中国餐馆里，招牌名和菜肴的名称往往都是美好事物的近义词。我们可以看到笑嘻嘻的佛像，或者其他的比如表现肥硕的蟾蜍蹲在金制的器物上的雕像。在美国等一些西方国家，用餐行将结束前，会端上一种“幸运饼干”（英语叫做fortune coockies）。实际上这 并不是真正的蛋糕，因为它不是用来吃的。它是一个油炸的面壳，敲碎后可以找出之前放在里面的小纸条，纸条上面写着一句美好的预言。
在这套所谓“幸运蛋糕”的设备中，用具全部来自法国的一家中餐馆。餐馆倒闭后，这些用具通过拍卖被买下，现在上面覆盖着“幸运蛋糕”。这些小糕点杂乱无章的摆放着，并且数量众多。每位客人，沉浸于这种精心设计的环境中，都会去取一个。在蛋糕里面，他将找到的不是传统的占卜预言，而是一句特别的话，比如：2096年3月7日下午你将会在哪里？于是他将因此面对自身的限度和人类生存的虚幻（而有所思考）。

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