Close-Up: The Art Of Body Painting And That Chinese Touche Eclat
Just like all other art forms, body painting, too, reflects politico-socio and environmental drips. Time to slap it on!... Read More
Close-Ups
Close-Up: The Future Of Fashion Is Looking Brilliant And Bright
Fashion in its very Self is the Mistress of (Optical) Illusion -- just consider the visual effect of a vertical stripe. Nevertheless, the future of this illusion is very much a reality -- a paradoxical yet facetious liaison. ... Read More
Rated X: The Censored Arts Of China, Key To Contemporary Cult Status
Art is a reflection of current affairs, society, culture. In China, that kind of "stuff" to date is oft considered "unerwünscht". Or Rated X. ... Read More
Q To The R, From Tùzi (兔子) To Tù (吐): Eating Disorders In Online China
Q as in Cute. The word is ubiquitous. It’s harmless; until it is not. Eating disorders in the 21st Century are rampant, both off- and online.... Read More
Et Dieu… Créa La Femme Chinoise. From Leftover To New Power Woman
China, home to some of the world’s most successful, entrepreneurial thirty-something women. But can they have their jiǎozi and eat them too?... Read More
The Details Are In The Dress Code — China’s Minority Muses and Musings
The details in the different ethnic dress make China's minorities truly minors playing in the majors -- the major ‘tude stakes, that is.... Read More
Close-Up: The Long March of Fashionable Integration and Modernization
With new markets, new talents, and new (post-corona) circumstances, the evolution of fashion is one of unstoppable, irresistible power.... Read More