Yongbo Zhao: Das Grosse Lachen/Hearty Laughter

Gottfried Knapp, Martin Tschechne, Elmar Zorn,

ISBN 10: 3791340336 / ISBN 13: 9783791340333

Published by Prestel Publishing July 2008, 2008

About this Item

Born in Manchuria in 1964, Zhao began painting as a child, studied and taught in China until, in his late twenties, he became enamored with the Western European artistic tradition. Rejecting the social realism that dominated the art of late twentieth-century China, Zhao emigrated to Germany where he immersed himself in the styles and techniques of such painters as Rubens, Boucher, Goya, Courbet, and the Pre-Raphaelites. Color illustrations of his hypnotic, phantasmagoric, and often satirical works are reproduced in stunning clarity in this book along with insightful commentary that reveals why Zhao is one of the most fascinating artists to emerge from contemporary China.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yongbo Zhao: Das Grosse Lachen/Hearty Laughter
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing July 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3791340336
• ISBN 13: 9783791340333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art - Artists, A-Z

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Synopsis

Born in Manchuria in 1964, Zhao began painting as a child,
studied and taught in China until, in his late twenties, he
became enamored with the Western European artistic
tradition. Rejecting the social realism that dominated the
art of late twentieth-century China, Zhao emigrated to
Germany where he immersed himself in the styles and
techniques of such painters as Rubens, Boucher, Goya,
Courbet, and the Pre-Raphaelites. Color illustrations of his
hypnotic, phantasmagoric, and often satirical works are
reproduced in stunning clarity in this book along with
insightful commentary that reveals why Zhao is one of the
most fascinating artists to emerge from contemporary
China.

About the Author

GOTTFRIED KNAPP served for many years as editor of the features section of the Suddeutsche Zeitungin Germany. He is the author of numerous essays on modern art and is the recipient of several journalistic awards.