Ikat is a style of weaving that uses a resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye on either the warp or weft before the threads are woven to create a pattern or design. The Malay-Indonesian term ikat, used in the West to describe… Continue reading
AS ONE OF the first Korean artists to gain exposure abroad following the fall of the country’s military dictatorship, Lee Bul (b. 1964 in Seoul) has been a seminal figure not only in her native Korea, but also in the… Continue reading
JAKKAI SIRIBUTR (b 1969, Bangkok) is an unconventional, contemporary Thai textile artist, who left Thailand to study in the US when he was fifteen. After graduating in 1992, with a Textile/Fine Arts degree at Indiana University, Bloomington, he continued his… Continue reading
THE MUSEUM OF Fine Arts in Boston has recently received a transformative gift of over 90 pieces spanning the late 20th and 21st centuries, given by collectors Stanley and Mary Ann Snider from their Japanese art. Fired Earth, Woven Bamboo… Continue reading
THE FIRST-EVER exhibition in the West to focus exclusively on the art of Silla is currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Co-organised with and drawn from the holdings of the National Museum of Korea and Gyeongju National… Continue reading
ITAYA HAZAN (1872-1963) was a pioneer of modern Japanese ceramics who was ahead of his time. Around World War I, Hazan began adopting the Western style of Art Nouveau, and integrated its elements into Japanese and Chinese ceramic forms. During… Continue reading
IN MUGHAL INDIA, everything was jewelled. Across classes and faiths, gems and jewels were an integral aspect of daily wear; there were forms to adorn and beautify every part of the body in both secular and sacred spheres. However, jewellery… Continue reading
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