Current Location:
South Apartment E -> 1st Floor (bldg E)
Location Notes:
South E; C-1, Rt. of Rm. 149

Shanghai Houses

Artwork
Identifier:
2009.123.9
Artist:
Ruiyuan Chen
Credit:
GVSU Collection
Medium:
Photograph
Date:
circa 2009
Dimensions:
Artworks - Height: 11 in Width: 17 in
Description:
Overhead photograph of small gray houses in a Chinese village. Large trees without leaves, man with red coat sweeping in bottom left.
Historical Context:
Ruiyuan Chen's photographs reflect the artist's many travels throughout China and Mongolia. His works play with color, light, and shadows created by fog, dust, and smoke. He is the executive director of the Youth Photographic Society of Fujian and the Vice-President of the Putian City Youth Photographic Society.

Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Terms:
color photographs
photographs
urban landscapes
Library of Congress Subjects:
Photography
Color photography