Zhang Daqian: The “Picasso From The East”| Century Masters | Perspective

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In China, the 20th Century was marked by dramatic social and political changes. It saw the end of the Qing Dynasty, the emergence of regional warlord governments, a Japanese military occupation, the Chinese Civil War and the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It was equally eventful in the fields of music, painting, drama and literature. Behind this transformation was a group of remarkable individuals, men who persevered despite national and personal tragedies. A new ten-part documentary series explores their contributions and legacies.

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23 thoughts on “Zhang Daqian: The “Picasso From The East”| Century Masters | Perspective”

  1. roland george

    Apart from the wavering sound quality, a great story! Love the later work!!

  2. Abel fox Ⓥ

    Looks like an interesting documentary but straining both to hear the narrator and read the tiny subtitles.
    Alas I reluctantly abandoned.
    All your previous content is excellent and informative, loved every minute!

  3. Terence Gamble

    Eye opening for someone living in the UK. Thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you.

  4. Andy Smith

    Sound issues – no big deal. Still a good documentary about an important artist.

  5. Gavin Glakas

    This was brilliant. Thank you. I’d love to see more documentaries on Asian art.

    1. 春日迟序

      Japanese Ukiyo-e, although not three-dimensional, has a sense of rhythm, while Chinese art pays attention to white space, so Asian art has its own differences.

  6. Divertedflight

    “Picasso from the East.” I’d say a more natural comparison would of been Monet. They both pursued beauty despite the presence of invading armies to their country. Made their own gardens and used declining eyesight as a gateway to advancing their art styles.

    Aside from this, there is a natural tendency of Artist documentaries towards a lionizing haliography, but this feels turned up to 11. Unfortunately it makes the documentary feel a little fake.

  7. Khatirana

    Thank you for letting me know about this great artist totally unknown to me up until now. Unknown no more.

  8. Viva La Palestine

    Anytime I see Waldemar I click
    I swear to god If there was a 12 hour video of the guy I would have no problem watching it
    So please if you can find more of him try to do so !

  9. Thomas of the Cosmos

    This guy literally lived and died for his art 😄

  10. Bangbang N.M. Cabangbang

    Good that you also feature Asian artists. Thanks for the feature.

  11. Alexan Rustler

    Not sure about being Picasso but he’s had a crazy life

  12. Anita Hamlin

    “Good artists copy; great artists steal.” Picasso I enjoyed where this brought Zhang Daquin. A true artist until the end.

  13. Leo Nasta

    Please do one on the song dynasty master like Ma Yuan! so much to unpack in those majestic landscapes!

  14. David White

    Agree with Gavin on acknowledging the importance in increasing Western awareness of Eastern artists.

    Agree with Abel in difficulties in reading reading CC due to 10 or smaller font size.

    Nevertheless…. Thanks for all the effort in researching, organizing, editing, and producing the assortment of artists documentaries especially showcasing Eastern Artists!

  15. Lisa Kilmer

    If Perspective is going to re-broadcast documentaries, at minimum the sound should be of acceptable quality.

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