Modern Chinese Artists

July 28, 2004 1:26 AM

Fantastical paintings from Chinese artist Fang He. I think I like Subway Underpass Bird best for its vague sense of creepiness, though Chinese Pavilion No. 1 appeals to my love of old time sci-fi illustrations. Check out similarly whimsical Zhang Gong's cute phallic creatures (NSFW), or peruse the large collection of artists at Courtyard-Gallery. (Related Chinese art posts here and here.)
posted by lychee (6 comments total)

Nice, reminds me a bit of Dali, my favorite artist of all time.
posted by TungstenChef at 4:22 AM on July 28, 2004

Reminds me more of Yves Tanguy or Giorgio de Chirico
posted by grumblebee at 5:28 AM on July 28, 2004

Wow...Woman Waiting to be Unveiled makes me weepy. Thanks for these links, I'll be exploring for some time. Yay!
posted by dejah420 at 7:10 AM on July 28, 2004

Nice stuff, lychee. Reminds me of a more cartoonish Remedios Varo.

In fact, it reminds me that I long ago thought of doing a Varo FPP. Now I will.
posted by soyjoy at 9:29 AM on July 28, 2004

Oops, forgot to credit my lovely coworker who showed me the site.
posted by lychee at 9:45 AM on July 28, 2004

I want this guy to illustrate Harry Potter...
posted by of strange foe at 2:28 PM on July 29, 2004