Global Contemporary

Global Contemporary

1980 to the present

A traditional Asian ink painting of a man with a beard, dressed in robes, sitting and looking to the side, on rice paper with a border.

Diverse artistic expressions, globalization, and technological advancements mark the global contemporary period

Painting

A traditional Asian ink painting of a seated man with a beard, wearing robes, with a contemplative expression on his face.

VIDEO: Chao Shao-an, Meditation on Bodhidharma

Printmaking

A colorful painting of a volcano with a smiling sun in the sky. The volcano has red and black lava flowing down its sides, with a snow-capped peak. There are small houses and green fields at the base of the volcano, and a sky filled with numerous small white dots and a few blue clouds.

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