The Kwanyin Clan crew, lead by EDGE Creative Collective member, NATO, are up to their old tricks again: mixing and mashing different mediums, cultures and styles.

The below framed piece is titled “Passage of Time” and features an iconic, traditional Chinese fish made up of graffiti-inspired letters, all placed on top of a Western landscape painting. The same “street art fish” is also the central character of a recent black, white and gray graffiti piece documented below. We love how one inspirational visual / idea can be adapted so elegantly to different mediums.

If you’d like to collaborate with Kwanyin Clan, purchase any of their work, or view their full portfolio, please send us an email at: EDGE@Neocha.com

For more from Kwanyin Clan on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// SL

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See below for some lovely work from Shanghai-based illustrator and graphic designer Pop Chang. We love the whimsical yet edgy quality to these pieces, and the vivid colors are just great. Bravo Pop! We can’t wait to see more.

For more from Pop Chang on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// ML

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See below for a “China Style” (中国风) animated short titled “Kongfu Tortoise” (功夫龟) by Nanjing-based Communications University of China students Gu Zhihai (顾志海) and Hu Weili (胡溦利) that tells the story of a cute martial-arts inclined turtle making his way up mountains and through streams. The colors and “Xuancheng” paper effect used throughout gives the animation a cool retro / traditional Chinese feel. “Kongfu Tortoise” took Gu and Hu two months to complete.

Bravo! We love this! Check it out, and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

For more Chinese indie animation on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// KA

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We’re intrigued by the below piece from Kunming-native and multi-discipline creative Feng Ling. The piece is titled “Shrimp” and we’re not sure if it’s because of the ocean or the pinkish color of the sky or something else?

For more from Feng Ling on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// cy

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We typically don’t post about the Chinese “fine art” beat, but this looks particularly interesting. THE BUND FORUM presents an artist talk by New York-based Chinese painter Yun-Fei Ji (季云飞). Starting with the artist’s latest work, in the format of a traditional hand-scroll The Three Gorges Dam Migration commissioned by Museum of Modern Art New York, Ji will discuss his ten-year exploration around the theme of the Three Gorges Dam Project in which he uses landscape painting to express the Utopian ideals of Chinese history from past collectivization to new consumerism. At the talk, Ji will also speak about his life and experience as a Chinese artist in New York, a city that has embraced many of his Chinese peers like Ai Weiwei, Cai Guoqiang, and Xu Bing.

when /// July 31, 2010, 2:30 pm

where /// Jing’an Room (Dutch Cultural Center), No 800 Changde Rd., Shanghai

For more Chinese creative culture events on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// KA

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In a futuristic world where the oceans have dried up, humans are extinct and only robots still exist comes the story of three robots who dream to set sail again as pirates. The short was made by students from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts’ digital art / design department.

We are huge fans of pirates, so of course we love this – check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments section.

For more animation on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// cy

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We’ve previously wrote about some of the great work from Pecuart Cui (aka: Bicycler) and now we wanted to share some of his digital design pieces. Enjoy! Let us know what you think in the comments section.

For more from Pecuart Cui (aka: Bicycler) on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// cy

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If you’d like to collaborate with EDGE Creative Collective member, Jamhippy, purchase any of her work, or view her full portfolio, please send us an email: EDGE@Neocha.com

For more from Jamhippy on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// SL

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Take a look at these handmade D.I.Y. dolls created by Qingdao-based designer Su Shanshan using old pairs of socks and buttons! Eco-friendly and adorable, we love ‘em!

For more from Su Shanshan on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// ML

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See below for some brilliant work from Hong Kong-based illustrator Wong Ping (aka: 黄炳) – we love the use of color and humor, as well as the simple hidden messages in each piece. Great stuff Wong Ping! Let us know what you think in the comments section.

For more from Wong Ping on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// ML

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