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Profile of designer and illustrator Qian Qian

November 7th, 2007 by Trout · No Comments

When you do your own work, it’s your own point of view. It’s how you see the world, your own perspective on things reflected in the artwork. But with advertising or marketing, you’re helping other people get their points of view across. You’re just an interpreter.
To me, that’s the fundamental difference between designers and artists. […]

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Tags: China · Design · Drawing and Illustration · United States

Xu Bing, Books and Language

August 31st, 2007 by Trout · No Comments

I’ve been trying to learn Japanese this year. I’m making progress but it’s definitely slow. While I took Spanish in high school, my brain didn’t shift the way it is now. As I started to write and learn these brand new characters, I started noticing all the things I take for granted, […]

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Tags: China · Installation Art · Language · Sculpture · Words

Beijing Modern Dance Company, Pink Floyd’s The Wall

July 28th, 2006 by Trout · No Comments

The Beijing Modern Dance Company created the piece Red Light set to the music of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. It toured the U.S. back in 2005, and has haunted me ever since.
For most people in the United States born after the 80’s, The Wall is something you see and listen to in […]

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Tags: China · Dance