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Born in 1940, Ghanzou, China, Gao Xingjian is celebrated as the avant-garde poet, playwright, and novelist who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2000. Moreover, as an artist, he is also renowned for his ongoing monumental series of ethereal Chinese ink-on-rice paper drawings—ranging from inspired by Daoism, the
Born in 1940, Ghanzou, China, Gao Xingjian is celebrated as the avant-garde poet, playwright, and novelist who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2000. Moreover, as an artist, he is also renowned for his ongoing monumental series of ethereal Chinese ink-on-rice paper drawings—ranging from inspired by Daoism, the
Wifredo Lam (1902–1982) produced a unique and varied oeuvre that reflects his mixed African, Chinese and Cuban heritage. Over the course of his long career, he developed a distinctive lexicon of hybrid shapes—animal-vegetable, and human-animal forms—plus a wide variety of abstract symbols and vigorous markings that correspond
Wifredo Lam (1902–1982) produced a unique and varied oeuvre that reflects his mixed African, Chinese and Cuban heritage. Over the course of his long career, he developed a distinctive lexicon of hybrid shapes—animal-vegetable, and human-animal forms—plus a wide variety of abstract symbols and vigorous markings that correspond