A Century of Chinese Art Images

Author: Liu Changhan
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Brief introduction This book is arranged in chronological order by the birth year of the artists, introducing the life experiences, artistic creations, and relationship with the times of one hundred overseas Chinese artists in the 20th century. It covers their representative works and the discussability of their creations. Although their artistic styles vary, from a long-term perspective, they more clearly reveal the traces of the passage of time. The term "Chinese diaspora artists" first appeared in the early 20th century, originating from the large-scale waves of Chinese students studying and developing in the West during this century. Many artists stayed overseas thereafter, becoming test subjects for cultural transmission, conflict, and fusion. On one hand, they introduced Western culture