Zhou Zhouzhou, China’s renowned contemporary artist was born in Hebei Province and  graduated from China Central Academy of Arts and Design. During his years of work in Beijing, Zhou focused on the academic study of the contemporary Chinese ink and wash painting and became one of the leading figures in this field because of his bold attempts to innovate traditional painting techniques and his creative efforts to combine Chinese painting theories with western art theories. With his works collected by many arts organisations both at home and abroad, Zhou is one of the most sought-after artists in China. In 2014, his work “China’s Lover” was selected and exhibited at that year’s National Fine Arts Exhibition.


Artist Zhouzhou Zhou

The Grand Master with a Child’s Heart

Artist Yongsheng Xie was born in 1961 in Xu Zhou, Jiang Su province, China. Artist Xie’s career started thirty years ago when he was a Gongfu student. Whilst studying photographs of Tai Chi practitioners he became fascinated by their fluid movements. Since then his artwork has sought to capture those movements and he is committed to a journey of artistic exploration with no turning back.

Thirty years later, Artist Xie finally proves that he is the best the Tai Chi Master in the art world and the best Artist in the Tai Chi world. Perhaps only when you have seen Artist Xie’s Gongfu will you fully understand his artworks. Tai Chi is the source of his attitude to life and the inspiration for his art.

Chinese Contemporary Art - Journey to the East Art Gallery 's Art Collections