Yang Jiechang occupation painter
Yang Jiechang (Chinese: 杨诘苍; born 1956 in Foshan, Guangdong Province) is a contemporary artist of Chinese origin. He is known for his proficiency in traditional Chinese media.Life
Yang Jiechang was born in Foshan in Guangdong Province, PR China, in 1956. He grew up during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), but received a traditional education from his grandfather. From him he learned, how to write Chinese characters with a brush. He continued his training in calligraphy and other traditional Chinese techniques, such as paper-mounting, ink painting and meticulous color painting as an apprentice at the Foshan Folk Art Institute (1973-1978). He then studied Chinese painting at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (1978-1982), where he taught until 1988. Yang Jiechang was part of the first generation of art students after the Cultural Revolution - universities and art academies reopened in late 1977 - , and the beginning of his artistic career coincided with China's political opening in the late 1970s and 1980s. In 1988, French curator Jean-Hubert Martin, at the time director of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, invited him to take part in the exhibition "Magiciens de la terre", held in the Centre Pompidou in 1989. Yang emigrated to Europe in 1988, where he still lives and works today.
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