Luo Yang is a photographer from Shenyang, China, now living in Beijing.  Working strictly with film and rarely doctoring her photos, Luo Yang’s work is an exploration of youth: longing, uncertainty, spindly-limbed awkwardness, and, of course, an endlessly enviable sense of cool.   In her shows, highly staged portraits, casual poses, and spontaneous shots all appear alongside on another, blurring the inherent truth of the medium of photography.

Ever see something bizarre during your daily routine? It may make you laugh, cry, or make you scratch your head. Later in the day you try to tell friends about what you saw but somehow something gets lost in the translation.  Patrick Tsai’s Modern Times series manages to capture those very moments for all of us to enjoy.

Zhang Xiao, a Chinese freelance photographer, knows just how to grip the viewer’s attention. Incredibly nostalgic, and dream-like, these photos have a way of keeping themselves in our thoughts. I especially enjoyed his series entitled: They I, They II, and They III.

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I have always enjoyed Kansas-based Chinese artist Hong Chun Zhang’s work, as I am also obsessed with hair. But her recent series of non-representational portraiture between Hong Chun Zhang and her twin sister is what I believe to be her best work so far. Charcoal drawings on long paper scrolls to accentuate the length and feel of their most noticeable characteristic.

Liu Zhi Yin, an emerging artist from China, recently earned her Masters at the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts and has been exhibiting her sculptures in group shows. Liu Zhi uses fiber glass or bronze to construct sculptures of female characters that exude humor, but more than anything else, femininity in every sense of the word. Regardless of either awkward pose or expression, the movement and form of her pieces executes the constant sophisticated finish.

Han Bing is an artist living and working in China. Working primarily through photography, with some installation, Bing explores the characteristics of the “modernization” of China. His work is an introduction to the land, the people, and the romanticism of the country. He had previously been featured by us a month or so back in our food art series post by Ms. Makena.

Max Hamilton is a photographer based in London. He has a knack for photographing cultures and their beauty – from skateboarding to the industrialization of China. His shots create an honest narrative that resonates beyond a simple, timely image; his work is a testament to this era.

BUDA AND PEST, A/W 2009

Surrealist Chinese fashion designer Yang Du’s collection entitled, “It Is a Dream” blurs the lines between art, fashion, and fetishism. Du has already established a cult following in both Japan and her homeland with a reputation as an artist-turned-fashion designer extraordinaire. Her collection, inspired by a spiritual journey to India, is set to go on exhibition in the UK, Scotland, and New York. Awesome to see a representative from the motherland coming up in the fashion industry! Check out more images at Chinese Designers’ Region.

FALLING IN LOVE IS A RISK, A/W 2008

IT IS A DREAM IN COLOURS, A/W 2006