Teahouse series - Chen Nanjian (b.1959) 🇨🇳
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(Sorry for canning the previous post, I couldn't find high quality versions. I'll look for more later.)
The subject of Sadko is from a bylina—an oral epic poem—recorded in north-western Russia. The merchant and musician Sadko has been brought to the realm of the Sea Tsarto give a performance. After the Sea Tsar has danced to his music—causing a devastating storm in the process—Sadko is asked to choose one of the tsar's...
Artist Statement: In my early years, I explored ravines and woods near my house, often lost in another world and late for dinner. A serious interest in painting developed at 11 years old. As I recall, my first painting was of a rainbow trout. My parents hired local artists to instruct me privately during my teen years. A person...
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John Martin...