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Zhou Shenghua (1948-2000)

Cultivating Spring

1983

Woodblock print

37 x 67 cm

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Zhou Shenghua made his career in Heilongjiang province. In 1958, one hundred thousand demobilized soldiers had been sent to the virgin forests of China's northeastern border, primarily to promote agricultural development. The area is known as Beidahuang (Great Northern Wilderness). An important group of artists developed a distinctive style around the region’s glorious landscape. Zhou was part of the second generation of Beidahuang printmakers. This mid-career print, with its flat, geometric perspective, is unlike his usual open style (see no. 92).

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