Neat pictograms from yang liu explore the differences between east and westalready an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liuas. New year picture of yang liu qing absolute china tours. The fact is that each single illustration is my very personal experience in the past 17 years, and this work was made as a documentation of my own life. In one account, he was betrayed by one of his officers, liu jinzhong, who. Born in china but living in germany since she was 14, liu has a unique grip of this cultural duality and she channels it with great wit and. On november 4, berlinbased artist and designer yang liu gave a presentation of her awardwinning cultural pictograms at nyu shanghai. Blue western culture red eastern culture way of life westerners assert a lot more independence and individualism. The historical brass society series, 4 by edward h. By growing up in two very different places with very different traditions she was able to experience the differences between the two cultures firsthand. East meets west, a series of infographics drawing on her personal bicultural experience has been exhibited worldwide, the corresponding book has become.
Books by yang liu author of east meets west goodreads. This difference in the role of the teacher and learner is what makes our school a place where east meets west. Read an interview dated november, 2007 with yang liu here. Graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye for cultural comparison, honed. Oct 20, 2015 already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series. This soloshow east meets west by yang liu, which was placed at ministry of foreign affairs in germany, is poster art that compares german western culture with chinese culture in a way that humorously captures some. Today, the shi mansion, located in the township of yangliuqing to the west of central tianjin, stands as a surpringly wellpreserved monument to chinas prerevolution mercantile spirit. Nov 26, 20 born in china and currently living in germany artist yang liu illustrated a series of stereotypes under the title ost trifft west, or east meets west. Herein, we attempted to define the physical meaning of yinyang in tcm by correlating it with. East meets west by yang liu, 9783836554022, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Dec 08, 2017 late qing scholar kang youwei drew an optimistic lesson from the ethical teachings in ancient texts spring and autumn annals and book of. The blue side represents germany or western culture and the red side china or eastern culture. Read and learn for free about the following article. Sep 20, 2014 the activity uses the simple but startlingly canny imagery created by yang liu for her infographic book, east meets west.
Liu, who was born in beijing and moved to berlin at, took on the challenge for east meets west taschen, a pocketsized book of pictographs showing how values respect for elders, treatment of. Its a small book about 5x5 inches and less than an inch thick that illustrates the cultural differences between east and west in a series of simple but sort of profound images. Major battles included the sacking of fengyang by li zicheng and zhang. The russian trumpet tradition from the time of peter the great to the october revolution, with a lexicon of trumpeters active in. One artists work on comparing the cultures of the east and the west has recently resurfaced for our enjoyment. Jan 06, 2017 cultural differences of east vs west in pictograms. Liu qing, born 1978 in beijing or jean liu, is a chinese business executive. East meets west memoirs of a white chinese daughterinlaw. You will need to reenter your information since we cannot transfer login or personal information to this shopping cart.
The best book i ever have read about differences china vrs. We are giving it one more try to update the system platform it is based on, in the meantime please use our more modern shopping cart that we have, it is located here and the link above called online store. Hilarious book about the differences between east china and west europe mainly. Jean posted about yang lius ost trifft west east meets west exhibit back in september. Chinese flower and bird painting of the ming and qing dynasties from the guangdong. Cultural differences between east and west, reduced to. Being one of the most excellent block new year pictures in the folk art of china, yang liu qing newyear pictures originated from the town of yang liu qing in the western suburb of tianjin in the early 17th century. East meets west examines why of all the twentieth centurys art movements, pop art has had such a powerful influence over artists from world regions that have had very different and sometimes opposing ideologies. One of her projects, east meets west, consists of a series of comparisons of chinese vs. She created 47 blue and red posters, blue represents west and red accordingly represents east. Burning of books and burying of scholars wikipedia. The new year pictures are made mainly by combined techniques of woodblock printing and hand. Liu is the president of didi chuxing didi, formerly. The transition from ming to qing or the mingqing transition, also known as the manchu.
Oct 29, 2009 naturally, were headoverheels with designer yang lius ingenious east meets west infographic series, tackling everything from differences in selfperception to evolution of transportation. This soloshow east meets west by yang liu, which was placed at ministry of foreign affairs in germany, is poster art that compares german western culture with chinese culture in a way that humorously captures some societal differences. In this third installment in her pictogram series for taschen, leading graphic designer yang liu brings the way we were face to face with the way we are. Chinese artist sums up the difference between eastern and. An infographic portrait by yang liu submitted by rainer falle 271 comments 612,224 views the artist and visual designer yang liu was born in china and lives in germany since she was 14. Liu qing is professor and chair of the department of political science and. Yang liu, a graphic artist who moved from beijing to berlin at the age of, has. In the late ming dynasty, the book printing industry reached a peak of production. East meets west with ming tsai recipes east meets west with. The artist and visual designer yang liu was born in china and lives in germany since she was 14. Yang liu grew up in china, but then moved to germany, becoming a designer.
Dec 07, 2015 graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye. First built in 1875, it covers over 6,000 square meters, including large and small yards and over 200 folk houses, a theater and. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Since 2010 yang liu is professor and the head of the department of communications design at the berlin technical art university.
East meets west with ming tsai recipes east meets west. Where east meets west in learning nord anglia education. Through visuals like the following one on expressing opinions, liu explores cultural differences between china, where shes from and germany, where she lives. Jan 29, 2016 after having lived years in china and the next years in germany, yang liu is considered to be pretty eligible to compare these two countries. Naturally, were headoverheels with designer yang lius ingenious east meets west infographic series, tackling everything from differences in selfperception to evolution of transportation. Find the best of east meets west with ming tsai from food network. Some of the most important early texts include the i ching and the shujing within the four books and five classics. The activity uses the simple but startlingly canny imagery created by yang liu for her infographic book, east meets west. Liberalism has often been viewed as an extrinsic western thought, and its.
The cultural differences between east and west, according to. An infographic portrait juxtaposes eyecatching infographics that cleverly distill her observations of the two cultures. The qing dynasty carefully hid the two original editions of the books of qing. Discover the fascinating contrasts when east meets west with this pictogram panorama book from chinese designer yang liu, published by taschen books. Late qing scholar kang youwei drew an optimistic lesson from the ethical teachings in ancient texts spring and autumn annals and book of rites. She won several prices and had a worldwide success with her first book east meets west. There is a certain ritual to these intrafamily dealings in the liu familys culture. The cultural differences between east and west, according. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, yang liu s pictograms convey the obvious and sometimes not so obvious discrepancies in life on opposite sides of the globe. Culture shock, singapore travel, catalog design, creative pictures, orient, text color, picture show, book illustration, the incredibles. Yang liu has 58 books on goodreads with 714 ratings. By this time, yang guo understands the ancient masters sentiments and spends time with the giant eagle in this cave near a waterfall practicing the dead masters art. Qing dynasty and were popular in yang liu qing, zhu xianzhen henan.
Ming tsais original yet accessible recipes are based on superb pairings on east meets west with ming tsai. Liu lets the minimalistic illustrations speak for themselves. It also serves as an onlocation shoot for many of chinas popular historical dramas. Then, during the ming and qing dynasties, scholars felt that the sung dynasty neoconfucians had gone too far, and for awhile late imperial chinese. East meets west, a series of infographics drawing on her personal bicultural experience has been exhibited worldwide, the corresponding book has become an instant bestseller. State and crafts in the qing dynasty 16441911 oapen.
Academics tend to discuss cultural differences in words. Yangliuqing is a market town in xiqing district, in the western suburbs of tianjin, peoples. The burning of books and burying of scholars refers to the supposed burning of texts in 2. Man meets woman, yang liu by taschen how to build trust across cultures when working or cultural differences of east vs west in pictograms yang liu east meets west still a favourite mentor culture training three meals a day yang liu, an artist and visual designer chinesegerman artist describes. Everything is trilingual in german, english and chinese, but there isnt much to read anyway.
She was years old when her family moved to europe. Hall of mental cultivation yangxindian to the west of the main axis, the palace of. We take the value placed on education and learning from confucius and implant it in all students so that they have an ethos and a flexible set of skills and behaviours that prepare them not only for exams but for life beyond school. East meets west an intercultural competence activity. From ageold cliches to current debates, do a reality check with the opposite sex and these pictograms in yang liu. I remember a book commenting on how in the us in polish neighborhoods lines for theaters were. Westerners love trying out asian food with chopsticks and chinesestyle soup spoons. Cultural differences of east vs west in pictograms. Liu is the president of didi chuxing didi, formerly known as didi kuaidi, chinas largest mobile transportation platform. Liu, who was born in beijing and moved to berlin at, took on the challenge for east meets west taschen, a pocketsized book of pictographs showing how values respect for. Thats when she began appreciating the differences between her homeland china and her new home country.
Drawing from her own experience yang liu created minimalistic visualizations using simple symbols and shapes to convey just how different the two cultures are. Born in china and currently living in germany artist yang liu illustrated a series of stereotypes under the title ost trifft west, or east meets west. Yang is a great graphic designer whose work has always been bold and. Yang liu is a berlinbased graphic artist, professor and the head of the department of communications design at the berlin technical art university. Join facebook to connect with liu qing yang and others you may know.
Yang liu spent half of her life in china and half in germany. The eagle leads yang to a cave where he finds the diary and practice swords of an ancient kung fu master who had longed for an adversary with the ability to truly challenge him. In the west, bosses may have a weaker influence in comparison. Drawing from her experiences of growing up in china and germany, lius east meets west. The cultural differences between east and west, according to one artist. Heres another article from anna corpron of substudio. Cultural differences between east and west, reduced to pictograms. Already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang lius successful infographic series.
The establishment of the qing dynasty in 1644 did not lessen the forbidden citys. The series were published in 2007 by art book authority taschen with the continue reading one artists vision. In the east, bosses have greater authority and influence, as well as respect. Aug 25, 2015 already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series.
An infographic portrait by yang liu submitted by rainer falle source published not dated the artist. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, yang lius pictograms convey the obvious and sometimes not so obvious discrepancies in life on opposite sides of the globe. Easterners love trying out western food with forks and knives. Liu qing, liberalism in contemporary china reading the china. The cultural differences between east and west, according to one. Being that i worked with yang at chermayeff and geismar when i first moved to new york, i offered to do an interview with her about the project.
Yang liu, east meets west all images courtesy taschen. After having lived years in china and the next years in germany, yang liu is considered to be pretty eligible to compare these two countries. In the western world, yinyang balance is often misunderstood as a religious belief or a principle of lifestyle. On the east side of the courtyard, there are traditional singlestory houses. Germany meets china from the eyes of one born in china and living in germany since the age of 14. This book is a great book for both entertainment and eye.
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