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Chinese painter

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

Yan Pei-Ming (Chinese: 严培明; pinyin: Yán Péimíng), born 1 December , is a Chinese painter.

Since he has been living in Dijon, France. His most famous paintings are "epic-sized" portraits of Mao Zedong worked out in black and white or red and white. He works with big brushes, and his paintings are brought to life by the rapid brush strokes which structure the picture space.^[1]

Biography

Early life and education

Yan Pei-Ming was born on 1 December in Shanghai, the second of four children, working with art in a poor family of factory workers.^[3] His father worked in a slaughterhouse, and the family lived in a buddhist temple for a time.^[3] Ming grew up during the Cultural Revolution (–76) and learned painting in propaganda classes at school.^[4] At 14 in , he created a "propaganda studio" in his spare time.^[5] Ming applied for admission t