Wenlan Hu Frost Explained

Wenlan Hu Frost
Birth Name:Hu Wenlan
Birth Date:1958
Birth Place:Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Known For:Painting
Movement:Abstract Symbolism
Chinese Calligraphy 2.0 - The Love Character
Abstract Symbolism Series: The Love of Ohio 1.0
Italic Title:no
Artist:Wenlan Hu Frost
Year:2007
Type:Acrylic on canvas
Height Metric:122
Width Metric:122
Height Imperial:48
Width Imperial:48
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Butler Institute of American Art

Wenlan Hu Frost, (born 1958 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China) is an American painter living in Houston, Texas.[1] She developed the Abstract Symbolism painting style in 2007 and is the first artist to present the Chinese character as a symbolic abstract art form on a Western medium, as seen in her Chinese Calligraphy 2.0 – The Love Character Abstract Symbolism Series.[2] [3] [4] Her works are in the collection of the Butler Institute of American Art,[5] where she had her first solo museum exhibition in 2008.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.wenlanhufrost.com/WHFBiography.html Biography from Wenlan Hu Frost Web Page
  2. The Butler Institute of American Art Premieres Wenlan Hu Frost's First Solo Exhibition Entitled Chinese Calligraphy 2.0 – The Love Character Abstract Symbolism Series . Butler Institute of American Art . 9 January 2008 . 24 February 2009.
  3. News: Zhang . Long . The Light of Rational Art – A Review of Hu Wenlan's Abstract Symbolism Paintings . China Elite . 32–37 . zh . August 2008 . 24 February 2009.
  4. News: Spreading Love to the World . China Collections . 136–137 . zh . August 2008 . 24 February 2009.
  5. Artist Wenlan Hu Frost Donates Ohio-Themed Paintings to The Butler Institute of American Art . Butler Institute of American Art . 14 February 2008 . 24 February 2009.
  6. News: Frost's Paintings Featured . The Youngstown Vindicator . 10 February 2008 . 24 February 2009 .