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JAMES TAN |
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In his years of study with
established masters of the Lingnan school and more than fifteen more
years of teaching other aspiring artists, James Tan has now emerged as
a leader of the next generation of Lingnan brush painting masters.
James Tan's contemporary work retains the same e......
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RECENT WORKS |
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Mr. Tan has won an extensive list of awards and honours and has
exhibited extensively. 36 one-man shows in Singapore, Japan, Thailand,
Dubai, Bahrain, Australia, England, Germany, the U.S.A., and Canada.
James' recent works retain the same exquisite ..........
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Lingnan Master Gao Jian-Fu |
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Gao Jianfu began studying with a prominent local artist, Ju Lian, in
Keshan, Guangdong at the age of fourteen. He learned under his master's
tutelage to paint flowers, plants, and insects in a subtle and highly
naturalistic manner. Immediately before he executed this set of paint... |
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Lingnan Master Gao Jian-Fu |
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Gao Jianfu younger brother, Qifeng, accompanied him to Japan, where the
younger man studied the art of Japanese realism, or Nihonga. This
painting, with its combination of Western naturalism and Japanese
decorative style, is a superb example of the manner he learned in
Japan.
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Lingnan Master Chen shu-ren |
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Chen Shu-Ren, whose original name was Shao, alias Nianhua-weixiaozi,
Dean-laoren and Ershan-shanqiao, was born at Mingjing Village of Panyu
District in the Guangdong Province. At the age of seventeen, he studied
painting under Ju Lian, the great flower painter of
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Japanese Connection |
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Although the Lingnan School stresses renewal and creativity, its
essential spirit does not reside in rejection of traditional methods
and inspiration. Rather, we consider ourselves heirs of tradition and
we strive, clearly, toward a catholicity which reassesses traditional
techniques and values, .......
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Coming & Past
EVENT-James Tan |
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2003 Asian Centre,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada
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1995 Chinese Museum,
Melbourne, Australia.
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1993 Old Luxter's Gallery,
Henley-on-Thames, England.
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Art
Course |
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Instructor
: James Tan
Graduated
from the Singapore Academy of Art in 1972 and continued his studies
with Chinese brush painting masters in Singapore, Taiwan and San
Francisco until 1980 ............................
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Lectures &
Demonstrations |
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The James Tan
Art Gallery offers Lectures & demonstrations will be on a monthly basis
held on Sunday from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Gallery. limited up to
12 - 15 only. Information on these demonstrations, called "Painters in
Action", .........call 604-677-4082
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Bichon Frise |
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The Artist hand signs each
card, Greeting card
size: 5" x 8".Cards are
CDN$4.50 each ?minimum of 10 assorted cards, Shipping is actual cost,
no handling fees.
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Web Sign |
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James Tan Gallery provides one-stop web
development services, from web design to programming, from domain
registration to hosting. Our web design services
include:
Web design
concept and creative work Web development
Professional
graphics and
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Chinese Zodiac |
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More than
30,000 years ago, Chinese ancestors invented the 10 Tian Gan (or
heavenly stems) and 12 Di Zhi (or 12 earthly branches for chronological
purpose. Later, people used 12 animals to symbolize the 12 earthly
branches in order to make things easier to memorize ........... |
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Gallery Online |
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The youthful,
innovative spirit of the founders of the Lingnan School has inspired
James Tan to extend his own work well beyond tradition. He blends
mastery of Chinese brush painting with an ability to capture the
essence of Western culture, ..........
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ART
PRINT |
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The Artist hand signs each
print Available in without frame 7" x 7" ( image Size ) US $ 15.00
and 11" x 11" ( image Size )US$ 45.00 with frame 12" x 12" (
frame Size )US $ 45.00 and 20" x 20" ( frame Size )US$ 90.00
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LIMITED
EDITION Giclee by JAMES TAN |
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Giclee: Giclee
(pronounced "zhee-clay") is French for "sprayed". Briefly, it is a
process whereby the original painting is professionally photographed,
then scanned and converted to a high-resolution computer image and
rendered digitally.
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Rental
Gallery |
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James Tan Art
Gallery has been established to support Fine Artists working in all
media to develop professionally, to obtain venues for exhibitions,
demonstrations and classes, and to reach wider audiences. We believe
in helping artists to develop .........
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ART
SUPPLY |
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The Four Treasures
of Chinese Painting
The four stationery items
indispensable to any traditional Chinese scholar are a brush pen, an
ink stick, paper, and an ink stone. They are the main tools with.
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ART
BOOK |
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Chinese Brush Painting
by James Tan and his
Students
12"x 12" book full colour
with more than 70 pcs of art work by James Tan and his students in
Singapore. US $ 30.00 plus postage.
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ART
CARDS |
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The Artist hand signs each
card, Greeting card
size: 5" x 8".Cards are
CDN$4.50 each ?minimum of 10 assorted cards, Shipping is actual cost,
no handling fees.
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Online
Lesson |
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James Tan The
youthful, innovative spirit of the founders of the Lingnan School has
inspired James Tan to extend his own work well beyond tradition. He
blends mastery of Chinese brush painting with an ability
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