Monday, July 9, 2012

More Chinese Local Girls By Chen Shu Fen










Hand painted illustrations of 56 ethnic groups from China.

The artist Chen Shu Fen (陈淑芬) is best known for her paintings of beautiful women and handsome men. She has worked on a project in which she painted 56 Chinese ethnic groups from China. Each staying true to there original ethnic clothing.

You can see the complete collection by going HERE.

2 comments:

Donn Christianson said...

I have seen these before. They are indeed beautiful. At the same time I am struck by how terribly *white* they look.

Kal said...

I know. That is what I like about them. They seem so subversive. It's that Asian inferiority thing that always shows up in their art...even propaganda.