From left to right – Chen Ruilin (Rain), Lin Xiaoqi (Kiki), Evan Summer, Cecelia Zeng (Ceci), Michael Goro and Zhao Jiachun. Taken at Evan’s opening in the East Area Gallery at the Guanlan International Printmaking Base.
These are pictures from Guanlan, China taken during Evan’s residency at the Guanlan International Printmaking Base during May and June, 2010. The last four photos are the prints he did in Guanlan. This Printmaking Workshop is run by the Chinese government.
- Artists’ residences were in this 300 year old Hakka Village
- View from Evan’s studio
- View from studio with farm in foreground, West Village in middle ground and Mission Hills in background
- Architectural detail in West Village
- Scene from East Village
- House where Evan lived during his residency
- Toads lived in Evan’s house and would come out at night to eat mosquitos!
- Downtown Shenzhen — Guanlan is part of Shenzhen and the greater Shenzhen area has 20 million people!
- Framers working on the streets of Shenzhen
- Display in front of brush store in Shenzhen
- Boy in front of Guanlan tea shop
- Evan with dog — yes, it’s real
- Visit by Evan and Simon Zsolt to an elementary school in Guanlan
- Dragon Boat Festival
- Evan with group of Chinese printmakers at the Printmaking Festival
- Guanlan Printmaking Workshop
- Michael Goro in his studio
- Manuel Lau in his studio
- Giant roll of Rives BFK in the Guanlan Workshop — 120 cm X 120,000 cm!
- 6-8-2010_Studio wall with proofs of Landscape XLVIX and Landscape L
- Liu Hongliang (Leo) printing Evan’s chine colle
- Proofs of Landscape L on the studio wall
- Evan at the entrance to the printmaking village with advertising for his show
- Evan’s exhibition at East Area Gallery
- Opening at East Area Gallery
- Arrival — Print done during Guanlan residency
- House of Lines — Print done during Guanlan residency
- Landscape XLIX — Print done during Guanlan residency
- Landscape L — Print done during Guanlan residency
