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Wei Dong

Wei Dong (Born 1968) is active/lives in New Jersey / China.  Wei Dong is known for Landscapes, human figure.

Painting in the Chinese tradition in ink and color, Wei Dong blends traditional with  contemporary elements, creating works with an astounding and often disquieting twist.After having taught himself the mastery of traditional Chinese painting, he studied western style painting at the university, earning a B.A. degree as well as the Best Graduate Award.  Since then, his work has been exhibited around the world.

He began painting on paper, later also using canvas as a basis for his landscapes in the Ming tradition.  In the foreground of these landscapes one often finds large figures of androgynous nudes.  He often inserts elements which symbolize a different era in Chinese history, such as blue and white porcelain, army fatigues, red armbands, traditional silks with hammer and red ribbons instead of dragons, and Coca-Cola buttons as necklaces.  Against the background of Chinese history, Dong holds up a mirror to contemporary culture which he sees dominated   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1540 characters.]  Artist bio

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