Xu, Ming (1965 - Present)
Xu Ming was born in Suzhou and received formal artistic training from both the Suzhou Art and Design Technology Institute as well as the China Academy of Art. Graduating in 1992, his professional work spans a broad range of disciplines including calligraphy and traditional Chinese shanshui (mountain-water landscape) painting. While Xu Ming's incorporation of Western painting techniques is clearly visible in the composition of his works, it never overshadows the traditional Chinese undertones of his painting style. When not producing original works of art, Xu Ming is a professor of Chinese Painting at the Suzhou Art and Design Technology Institute.
Contemporary Japanese and East Asian Art
Ronin Gallery’s Contemporary art collection challenges the boundaries of tradition and innovation through the work of Japan's greatest contemporary artists and tomorrow’s most promising talents. Featured in museum exhibitions worldwide, contemporary Japanese and East Asian artists are pushing limits and exploring fresh techniques across mediums and styles. For many of the contemporary artists in this collection, inspiration sparks from an interweaving of old with new. Many combine traditional themes, tools, or materials with technology, contemporary themes, or innovative techniques. This hybrid expression is distinctly contemporary and unremittingly vital. From the Pop art legacy of the Shinohara’s to the foremost master of Japanese tattooing, Horiyoshi III, this collection of contemporary Japanese and East Asian art spans a wide range of media, including woodblock prints, screen prints, photography, etchings, paintings, sculpture, calligraphy, ceramics, and mixed media artworks.
