East Meets West

Yang Liu , a Beijing artist trained in Germany, comments in a series of banners on the differences between Chinese and German culture. Ms. Yang’s Website is here: http://www.yangliudesign.com/

The German is in blue, on the left, the Chinese in red, on the right, continued beyond the “more” marker!

YANG LIU EXHIBITION

THREE MEALS A DAY: HOT AND COLD

THREE MEALS A DAY: HOT AND COLD

ATTITUDE TO CHANGE IN THE WEATHER

ATTITUDE TO CHANGES IN THE WEATHER

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TRANSPORTATION 1970 AND NOW

Sense of Punctuality

SENSE OF PUNCTUALITY

Sense of the Self

SENSE OF THE SELF

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STREET SCENE ON SUNDAY

SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

CHILD’S RELATION TO PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS
CHILD’S RELATION TO PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS

OLD PEOPLE

OLD PEOPLE

AUTHORITY/ THE BOSS

AUTHORITY/ THE BOSS

STANDING IN LINE/ QUEUING

STANDING IN LINE/ QUEUING

PROBLEM SOLVING

PROBLEM SOLVING

8 Comments

  1. I really like this artwork because it illustrates the differences in culture in a visual way. For the piece on “The Sense of Self,” I feel it demonstrates how those in China are humble and insignificant in relation to the universe, and how people in Germany feel that they are an essential part to the universe and important individuals.

    I also enjoyed the piece, “Social Connections.” I feel that it really demonstrates how in Asian cultures everyone is connected to each other in some way, and how in Eastern cultures, social class keep groups of people segregated.

    In the piece on “Children’s Relations to their Parents and Grandparents,” it demontrates that in Western cultures children are the center of attention, and how in Eastern cultures children are members of the family.

    1. I got the sense that the child is first with parents in Blue/West screen and grandparents are next inline…not that he was the center of attention. From the Red/East screen I understood that the child is the center of attention among all equally.

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