Landscape-inspired geographies of the soul and mind — that’s one way to think of the ink-brush paintings of contemporary Chinese artist Pan Gongkai. Those landscapes can range from intimate ...

Eventually, he transitioned to using Chinese ink brushes, adding more creativity and vibrancy to his work, which became popular online. "I believe my art is popular because people can see ...

What do you think of when you think of traditional Chinese ink painting ... a certain way that you have to put energy into the brush,” Yamazaki says. “That is something that is quite unique about ink ...

Chinese brush painting is an ancient watercolor form of art using the “Four Treasures of the Study,” which are the brush, handmade paper, ink stick and inkstone. The paper is very absorbent ...

Sifting through bags of goat hairs to select quality ones for the production of Chinese ink brushes can be tough and boring, but this is routine work for Zhang Wennian, 50, who is an inheritor of ...