Her works have won numerous prizes in international competitions and can be found in museums and collections all over the world. Drawing from her experiences of growing up in china and germany, lius east meets west. In ancient china, there was a belief that no one wanted to be the bearer of bad news to the emperor lest his head got chopped off. Dec 07, 2015 graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye. Lydia music center musical instrument store pittsburgh. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, yang liu. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, yang liu s pictograms convey the obvious and sometimes not so obvious discrepancies in life on opposite sides of the globe. Nov 27, 2017 this pin was discovered by joydeep roy chowdhury.
Drawing from her experiences of growing up in china and germany, liu s east meets west. The seeds of conflict in the middle east by john ke. Chinese artist sums up the difference between eastern and. The cultural differences she witnessed inspired her to design a book of graphics titled east meets west. From ageold cliches to current debates, do a reality check with the opposite sex and these pictograms in yang liu.
Already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang lius successful infographic series. The work is titled ost trifft west which translated means east meets west. More details, please view pittsburgh symphony orchestra assistant principal cello, professor of cello at duquesne university mary pappert school of music, adam liu. Blue western culture red eastern culture way of life westerners assert a lot more independence and individualism. East meets west essay competition donghwa cultural foundation. The competition is open to all high school students. Discover the fascinating contrasts when east meets west with this pictogram panorama book from chinese designer yang liu, published by taschen books. Pittsburgh symphony orchestra assistant principal cello, professor of cello at duquesne university mary pappert school of music, adam liu. Culture shock, singapore travel, catalog design, creative pictures, orient, text color, picture show, book illustration, the incredibles. Congratulations for the first time grant concert east meets west brought by lydia music center and pittsburgh symphony assistant principal cello adam liu. Oct 20, 2015 already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series. Heres another article from anna corpron of substudio.
Its one of the most innovative, brilliant books put together as a comparison between the west and east cultures. Cross cultural influence east meets west situation. Neat pictograms from yang liu explore the differences between east and westalready an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liuas. Hot on the heels of its bestselling predecessors, today meets yesterday deploys the same vivid pictogram pairings to explore the. Ming tsais original yet accessible recipes are based on superb pairings on east meets west with ming tsai. The cultural differences between east and west, according to one artist. On november 4, berlinbased artist and designer yang liu gave a presentation of her awardwinning cultural pictograms at nyu shanghai. East meets west by liu yang artist from beijing, growing up in berlin from age 14. East meets west an intercultural competence activity. Next post travel ideas for coming to hawaii for emw17.
Through visuals like the following one on expressing opinions, liu explores cultural differences between china, where shes from and germany, where she lives. An infographic portrait juxtaposes eyecatching infographics that cleverly distill her observations of the two cultures. The activity uses the simple but startlingly canny imagery created by yang liu for her infographic book, east meets west. We now offer our book series, astrology personality portraits as kindle ebooks. East meets west believes in unifying the cultures of the world, melding the east and the west to create a synergy of one people, one place. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Adam liu and lydia music center concert lydia music center. East meets west, a series of infographics drawing on her personal bicultural experience has been exhibited worldwide, the corresponding book has become an instant bestseller. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Designer yang liu s east meets west pictogram encapsulates the differences between eastner and western cultures. Cultural differences between east and west, illustrated. This soloshow east meets west by yang liu, which was placed at ministry of foreign affairs in germany, is poster art that compares german western culture with chinese culture in a way that humorously captures some societal differences. Very cleverly illustrated, it makes a fun subject of discussion. Sep 20, 2014 the activity uses the simple but startlingly canny imagery created by yang liu for her infographic book, east meets west. An alumnus of the university of the west of england, she graduated with a masters from the berlin university of arts. Aug 25, 2015 already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series. Previous post 5 questions with east meets west 2017 speakers sean flaherty. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Intercultural learning as a bridge between study away and. Yang liu was born in beijing and has lived in germany since 1990. Cultural differences between east and west, reduced to pictograms. Academics tend to discuss cultural differences in words.
Intercultural learning as a bridge between study away and study at home david imhoof, associate professor of history and faculty coordinator for global opportunities susquehanna university. Yang lius research laboratory, home, university of pittsburgh. Its a small book about 5x5 inches and less than an inch thick that illustrates the cultural differences between east and west in a series of simple but sort of profound images. The blue is representative of western culture germany in particular and red is eastern china. Yang liu grew up in china, but then moved to germany, becoming a designer. Hot on the heels of its bestselling predecessors, today meets. Yang lius east meets west explains the differences perfectly. Being that i worked with yang at chermayeff and geismar when i first moved to new york, i offered to do an interview with her about the project. Yang liu has 58 books on goodreads with 714 ratings. Let me share some pictograms from yang liu s book, east meets west blue western and red asian. Local, asian and mainland entrepreneurs and investors connect at east meets west. Profile department of learning and instruction graduate. Adam liu holiday concert east meets west series 2 has successfully ended in the exceedingly nice and warm night of 1222018.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of yang liu books online. Designer yang liu has released a new book called east meets west where her simple pictograms illustrate some of the binary cultural differences and social culture shock in china essay conclusion. Already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series. Artist yang liu highlights cultural differences with art in her book east meets west. She won several prices and had a worldwide success with her first book east meets west.
Oct, 2017 the 2017 east meets west international essay competition seeks to provide an intellectual and creative forum that empowers young voices and broadens the dialogue on cultural exchange. An enlightening infographic made by an artist named yang liu who was originally from china and has lived in germany. Together, we bring the best products to help restore energy, discover mindfulness, build community, and nourish the spirit. Jean posted about yang lius ost trifft west east meets west exhibit back in september. Mar 17, 2016 eastern and western cultural differences have been expressed in the simplest way by illustrator yang liu. An infographic portrait by yang liu submitted by rainer falle 271 comments 612,475 views the artist and visual designer yang liu was born in china and lives in germany since she was 14. This soloshow east meets west by yang liu, which was placed at ministry of foreign affairs in germany, is poster art that compares german western culture. The cultural differences between east and west, according to.
Born in china but living in germany since she was 14, liu has a unique grip of this cultural duality and she channels it with great wit and. One of her projects, east meets west, consists of a series of comparisons of chinese vs. Oct 06, 2015 they say that a pictures is worth a thousand words, a pictogram doubly so. Since 2010 yang liu is professor and the head of the department of communications design at the berlin technical art university. Yang liu, east meets west all images courtesy taschen. Lius book was originally published in german in 2007 and has only recently come. Culture shock, singapore travel, catalog design, creative pictures, orient, text color, picture show, book illustration. Download east meets west or read east meets west online books in pdf, epub and mobi format.
Liu, who was born in beijing and moved to berlin at, took on the challenge for east meets west taschen, a pocketsized book of pictographs showing how values respect for elders, treatment of. In this third installment in her pictogram series for taschen, leading graphic designer yang liu brings the way we were face to face with the way we are. Jan 06, 2017 cultural differences of east vs west in pictograms. Its a small book about 5x5 inches and less than an inch thick that illustrates the cultural differences between east and west. Through visuals like the following one on expressing opinions, liu. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, yang lius pictograms convey the obvious and sometimes not so obvious discrepancies in life on opposite sides of the globe. Yang liu is a berlinbased graphic artist, professor and the head of the department of communications design at the berlin technical art university.
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