An He is a Chinese artist born in 1957 in Guangzhou. He arrived in the United States in 1985, settling in New York before making San Francisco his permanent home in 1988. Specialising in figurative painting, he is known for his romantic paintings of women. More here. (Click on any image to enlarge.) Which is … Continue reading The Romantic Paintings of An He
One autumn evening he waited for her under the bridge. He dragged her into some bushes and raped her. After he had finished he got up and pulled up his pants. She laughed hysterically. 'Shut up!' he said. 'Everyone knows you're a whore.' 'AIDS!' she shouted, 'AIDS!' He turned white. Related articles In Praise of … Continue reading 50-Word Tales #116
"Creative process is an intellectual, philosophical, and spiritual endeavor that I am absolutely in love with. Without depicting life literally, I seek a poetic interpretation of a moment involving the human figure in its infinite variety of gesture and action. " -- Andre Kohn, Russian-born artist currently residing in America. (Click on any image to … Continue reading The Figurative Paintings of Andre Kohn
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