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Shanghai-born Yang Yongliang

From an early age he was taught Chinese traditional painting, calligraphy and various art forms for ten years by Yang Yang who was a professor at Hong Kong Chinese University. Set up his own studio with friends in 2014, took role of Art Director in the studio. Currently lives and works in Shanghai.

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Vintage Photographs Reworked by David Lyle

David Lyle was born in Okinawa in 1971, Japan. He earned a B.A. in studio painting from the College of Creative Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. David acts as both curator and painter, sifting through a vast array of lost snapshots from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s found at thrift stores, garage sales, flea markets and eBay auctions.

His oil on panel paintings mimic their found-photo authenticity, achieving a sense of nostalgia, memories and time passed. There is a harmonious blend of both curator and painter in Lyle that allows him to create a formidable sense of familiarity with his interesting subjects. His paintings are compelling because he selects a wide array of images with dense and varied themes. He chooses purely American moments for our psyches to reflect upon. via

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The other day my husband’s friend looked at my art and said, “Wow, you really have a gift!” I nearly fucking clocked him

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I want to strangle someone every time I hear “Wow, you have a God-given gift!” bc no it’s not, I worked my ass off for the last 8 years to get in to a great music school, it wasn’t a “God-given gift” that got me in

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Engraving by Lucas Jennis, in De Lapide Philosophic depicting the Ouroboros or ‘tail devourer’, one of the oldest mystical symbols in the world. It represents the concept of eternity

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Even some musicians don’t wholly remember that the ability to swing must first reside in the musician. If he depends on a rhythm section, no matter how infectious that section may be, to swing him, then he is in the position of the rejected suitor who cannot understand that one must be able to give love to receive it…

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