Zhang Hongtu

Zhang Hongtu, a Chinese Muslim who left China in 1983, creates paintings and sculptural artwork that mingle past and present, east and west, and challenge viewer’s perceptions of history and art history. His paintings reinvent the work of French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists as seen through the aesthetic of Chinese masters of centuries past. His sculptural works challenge the hegemony of American pop culture and meld it with Chinese tradition with creativity and humor.