Shujie liu is a principle researcher in the natural language computing group at microsoft research asia, beijing, china. Twelve sacred voices from the east and west compass the. This soloshow east meets west by yang liu, which was placed at ministry of foreign affairs in germany, is poster art that compares german western culture with chinese culture in a way that humorously captures some societal differences. Usage attributionnoderivs topics india, america, diplomacy, college, dorm, nyu, real world, parody. Neat pictograms from yang liu explore the differences between east and westalready an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liuas successful infographic series. Oct 29, 2009 naturally, were headoverheels with designer yang lius ingenious east meets west infographic series, tackling everything from differences in selfperception to evolution of transportation. Drawing from her experiences of growing up in china and germany, lius east meets west. From ageold cliches to current debates, do a reality check with the opposite sex and these pictograms in yang liu. The book is still finable online and an absolute delight.
Jan 06, 2017 cultural differences of east vs west in pictograms. Jan 7, 2015 yang liu has lived in both china and germany, and when she became a designer, she drew the differences in cultural assumptions. The cultural differences between east and west, according to one. Naturally, were headoverheels with designer yang lius ingenious east meets west infographic series, tackling everything from differences in selfperception to evolution of transportation. Its one of the most innovative, brilliant books put together as a comparison between the west and east cultures. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Cultural differences of east vs west in pictograms. In taoism, a chinese philosophy, there are two fundamental principles.
Already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang lius successful infographic series. Today meets yesterday by yang liu, 9783836554053, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Illustrated wisdom on taijiquan and its philosophy written and illustrated by david c. Thats when she began appreciating the differences between her. This month, east meets west is being published in english like liu s second book, man meets woman, a pictogrambased shorthand answer to men are from mars, women are from venus, published last.
Yang is a great graphic designer whose work has always been bold and iconographic, and. After studying at the university of arts berlin udk, she worked as a designer in singapore, london, berlin, and new york. She won several prices and had a worldwide success with her first book. East meets west by yang liu meet your next favorite book.
A musical analysis of chinese sights and sounds, by yuankai bao a dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty of the louisiana state university and. China sees the west behind liu xiaobo lowy institute. Chinas first female astronaut liu yang, an air force major, salutes to reporters during a press conference on the eve of her june 16, 2012 launch with two crewmates on the shenzhou 9 mission to. Yang liu has a contract with shandong luneng taishan until 31082023. Surprising in that few in the west would have expected anger at the west to feature so strongly, and illuminating in what that anger tells us about chinese attitudes to the west overall. Nov 11, 2016 on november 4, berlinbased artist and designer yang liu gave a presentation of her awardwinning cultural pictograms at nyu shanghai. German punctuality, western ego and how to stand in line like a chinese. Liu, who was born in beijing and moved to berlin at, took on the challenge for east meets west taschen, a pocketsized book of pictographs showing how values respect for elders, treatment of. Oven roasted beef tenderloin with citruschanterelle vinaigrette warm sesamespinach roulade and risotto cake. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, yang lius pictograms convey the obvious and sometimes not so obvious discrepancies in life on opposite sides of the globe. The work is titled ost trifft west which translated means east meets west.
The yinyang theory holds that disease is a result of an imbalance between yin and yang which leads to the hyperactivity or hypoactivity of yin and yang. Chinese artist sums up the difference between eastern and. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, yang liu s pictograms convey the obvious and sometimes not so obvious discrepancies in life on opposite sides of the globe. Dec 07, 2015 graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye for cultural comparison, honed by personal experience. Yang is a great graphic designer whose work has always been bold and iconographic, and ost trifft west doesnt stray from that rigor. Graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye for cultural comparison, honed by personal experience. Bekijk meer ideeen over pictogram, mannen en vrouw. Read an interview dated november, 2007 with yang liu here. Sep 24, 20 read an interview dated november, 2007 with yang liu here. There were countless times when i was variously confused, surprised. East meets west with ming tsai recipes east meets west with. Oct 20, 2015 already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series.
Heres another article from anna corpron of substudio. Yang liu, east meets west after all, the kind of culture shock liu illustrates can be hard to navigate and articulate. Surprising in that few in the west would have expected anger at the west to feature so strongly, and illuminating in what that anger tells. All these subtle nuances are perfectly captured by 26year old chinese artist yang liu. Already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series. Germany meets china from the eyes of one born in china and living in germany since the age of 14. The cultural differences she witnessed inspired her to design a book of graphics titled east meets west. An infographic portrait by yang liu submitted by rainer falle source published. Born in china but living in germany since she was 14, liu has a unique grip of this cultural duality and she channels it with great wit and. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature. The occurrence and the development of a disease are also related to zheng qi body resistance or antipathogenic factors and xie qi pathogenic factors.
In 1990, at the age of, she moved from beijing, to. Yang liu shandong luneng taishan videos, transfer history. In 1990, at the age of, she moved from beijing, to berlin. Chen published posthumously in taiwan isbn 9861246851 order info. The cultural differences between east and west, according to. The logo is made up of some key words from the book fair and printed like a traditional chinese seal.
Academics tend to discuss cultural differences in words. Yang liu spent half of her life in china and half in germany. I bought this book because i saw today meets yesterday at a conference and love all three of yang lius books. Yang liu grew up in china, but then moved to germany, becoming a designer. She won several prices and had a worldwide success with her first book east meets west. An infographic portrait by yang liu submitted by rainer falle source published not dated the artist and visual designer yang liu was born in china and lives in germany since she was 14. The promise the east west book of rice cookery love poems from god. Being that i worked with yang at chermayeff and geismar when i first moved to new york, i offered to do an interview with her about the project. One of her projects, east meets west, consists of a series of comparisons of chinese vs. The yin yang theory holds that disease is a result of an imbalance between yin and yang which leads to the hyperactivity or hypoactivity of yin and yang. Jul 18, 2017 the reaction in china to the death of nobel peace laureate liu xiaobo last week is both surprising and illuminating. In 1908, li qingyun and his disciple yang hexuan published a book, the secrets of li qingyuns immortality. Liu yang already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang lius.
Since 2010 yang liu is professor and the head of the department of communications design at the berlin technical art university. He claimed to have been born in 1736, while disputed records suggest 1677, implying an age at death of 197 and 256 years, respectively. Very cleverly illustrated, it makes a fun subject of discussion. Check out more images and an interview with yang liu below. Its a small book about 5x5 inches and less than an inch thick that illustrates the cultural differences between east and west in a series of simple but sort of profound images. An infographic portrait by yang liu submitted by rainer falle 271 comments 6,2 views the artist and visual designer yang liu was born in china and lives in germany since she was 14. The blue is representative of western culture germany in particular and red is eastern china. East meets west bilingual by yang liu, yang liu isbn. Yang liu statistics and career statistics, live sofascore ratings, heatmap and goal video highlights may be available on sofascore for some of yang liu and shandong luneng taishan matches.
Even though i cant read either german or chinese, the images clearly and wittily communicate the differences between the two cultures. The blue is representative of western culture germany in particular and red. An infographic portrait juxtaposes eyecatching infographics that cleverly distill her observations of the two cultures. An enlightening infographic made by an artist named yang liu who was originally from china and has lived in germany. This work was well received at the press conference. The reaction in china to the death of nobel peace laureate liu xiaobo last week is both surprising and illuminating. Culture shock, singapore travel, catalog design, creative pictures. Blue western culture red eastern culture way of life westerners assert a lot more independence and individualism. Cultural differences between east and west, reduced to. Yang lius subtle and witty pictograms condense a lot of knowledge into a form that can be grasped immediately. Graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye for cultural comparison, honed.
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