Alan spent seven years in London working as a book illustrator; later returning to Australia working as staff artist for Brisbane Courier Mail and then the Sydney Morning herald as well as doing illustrations and cartooning for Sun Herald and others. ... full story
Lately he's been doing lidded containers and sculptures made by cutting bowls into abstractions loosely reminiscent of the Sydney Opera House or nested Russian dolls. Prices range from $200 to $7000. "Inspiration is what excites me," Mode said. ... full story
Nhan Dan Online- Danish ceramist Michael Geertsen unveiled on April 16 a 60 sq m ceramic mosaic made up of many smaller paintings by himself and Vietnamese artists in front of the Long Bien bus station in Hanoi. Danish artist Michael Geertsen is the ... full story
HANOI (AFP) — Authorities in conservative Vietnam have refused to allow an exhibition of nude paintings because they are "inappropriate" for the society, an online report said Tuesday. The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the central city ... full story
... some art critics and painters said they believed the Vietnam Fine Art Museum was displaying some fake paintings and statues, confusing art researchers and cheating art lovers for over 40 years. Painter Nguyen Do Bao, Chairman of the Hanoi Fine Arts ... full story
Danish ceramist Michael Geertsen will unveil on April 16 a six-kilometer-long ceramic mosaic made up of many smaller paintings by himself and Vietnamese artists in front of the Long Bien bus station in Hanoi. A part of the six-kilometer ceramic ... full story
VietNamNet Bridge – Two new galleries have opened in Hanoi, Bui Gallery and 25 Studio. They are both contemporary art galleries but they are very different from each other. Bui Gallery, inaugurated on April 7 at 23 Ngo Van So street, stated it was “a ... full story
There was a big exhibition in 1989—China/Avant-Garde Art Exhibition at the National Art Gallery in Beijing, where artists from all over China showed their works. A month later, there was Tiananmen, and a lot of artists left for New York and Paris. ... full story
And last December, he exhibited 50 paintings and scrolls at the Beijing World Art Museum. He is determined to preserve the collection. He says many of the works are priceless, but that they are part of a legacy, apart from their monetary value. ... full story
BEIJING, April 15 -- There are fewer exhibiting galleries from Europe and America and the exhibition space is smaller, but the Art Shanghai 2009, more commonly known as Shanghai Spring Art Salon, at ShanghaiMart still promises to be lively. ... full story
