Lecturer:

Yang Wentao

China / Suzhou

Brief description:

Multidisciplinary lectures (10%) are led by experts in contemporary art, design, film, curation, and other interdisciplinary fields, providing participants with multidimensional inspiration to cultivate artistic aesthetics and also bringing influences on design practices.

Biography:

Deputy Director of the Suzhou Hall of Fame and the Suzhou Public Culture Center. He graduated from Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now China Academy of Art) in 1993 with a major in calligraphy and seal sculpture from the Department of Chinese Painting. He is a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association. He received numerous honors for his calligraphy and seal-carving, which have been displayed in various exhibitions including the Third National Youth Exhibition, the First New Talent Exhibition, the Second and Third Seal-carving Exhibition, and the Second International Seal-carving Exhibition. The Complete Collection of Modern Chinese Art - Seal-carving Volume is an edited collection of his seal-carvings.