weng yizhi
Weng Yizhi: The Voice of Mao Zedong’s Vision Weng Yizhi (1921 – 1995) stands as a pivotal figure in twentieth-century Chinese art, inextricably linked to the ideological fervor of Mao Zedong’s era and the monumental task of shaping China's cultural landscape during its formative years. Born in Shanghai amidst the burgeoning dynamism of the Republican period, Yizhi’s artistic journey began with formal training at Zhejiang Art Academy before embarking on a distinguished career as an educator and ultimately becoming a celebrated propagandist whose posters resonated deeply within the collective…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of weng yizhi's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
