Creating African landscapes with layered ink can be an exciting artistic journey. This technique allows artists to capture the rich textures and vibrant colors of Africa's diverse terrains. By using ...

Chinese artist Hao Liang (b. 1983) is currently the subject of a solo exhibition, “The Sad Zither,” at Gagosian in London—his first in Europe and his first with the gallery since his 2018 solo at ...

Zhu Wei, “Ink and Wash Research Lecture Series (unfinished)” (2015), ink and color pigment on paper (click to enlarge) Gao Qian’s painting “Hua Jian Ji No. 2” (2014) is superbly executed in ink and ...

Art conservationists and historians increasingly have used Raman spectroscopy to identify the molecules in the inks and paints used in documents and artworks. But the technique generally requires them ...

Ai Weiwei’s arrest in 2011 was a shocking reminder, at least to the West, that the role of artist in China is frequently fraught. Indeed, in the decades since the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s ...

Structural colour creations: Inkjet printing of a single transparent polymer ink on a hydrophobic substrate can create large-area full-colour images. (Courtesy: K Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences) ...

Young artists and families celebrate the start of the "Waterfront Reimagined in Ink" art season in Zhujiajiao, Shanghai, on April 20, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A global call for ...