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The painting makes you stop in your tracks. It is a mass of vegetative growth with a hint of red rooftops peeking through layers of briars and vines.
Norbu wears presbyopic glasses and stares at a tiny piece of wood. Beads of sweat ooze from his forehead when he focuses on carving the wood.
Art news in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou during June 27-July 21.
The government of Australia is accepting nominations for a new awards program that recognizes the role its artists play in enhancing the country's relationship with Asian countries.
Luo Guirong said the road less traveled is actually a shortcut to artistic success.
Contemporary Chinese art has a strong presence at this year's Venice Biennale, evidence of a growing appetite for it across Europe.
"Transfiguration is the essence of contemporary Chinese art," says Wang Chunchen, curator of the Chinese Pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale.
Bal Mukund Singh, 62, a yoga master from India, shows poses in Beijing. The 2013 China-India Yoga Week started on Saturday, attracting a number of Chinese yoga lovers.
Wang Lin spent four years studying art history at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, where he learned how art evolved.
Art news in Beijing and Guangzhou in early July.
Visitors look at artworks during the exhibition in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, June 27, 2013.