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AS A SELF-TAUGHT photographer, it seems that Newsha Tavakolian (b 1981 in Tehran) has already lived many lives through her professional assignments. Covering riot and war situations in her native Iran and in neighbouring countries, she has, over the years,… Continue reading
![Landscape [2013.5] by Arnold Chang, 76.2 x 141 cm, ink and colour on paper. Image courtesy of the artist.](https://i0.wp.com/asianartnewspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2013.5-Arnold-Chang_0.jpg?resize=640%2C250&ssl=1)
ONE OF THE first things you learn in Chinese art history is that Chinese landscape painting is a form of artistic expression that was once regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting, and generally still is. Each shanshui hua,… Continue reading
BEDRAGGLED LIONS in the Serengeti; the weird looking dugong underwater encroached upon by apparently phantom divers; and on a snow-covered sea shore a magnificent Amur tigress coolly surveying her photographer – these are just a few of the entries for… Continue reading
SEMI-ARID, INDIA’s Shekhawati region may only be a relatively short distance from touristy Jaipur, but it could be a million miles away given the differences. Bustling crowds and busy streets are replaced by traditional bucolic Rajasthani scenes and roads that… Continue reading