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Maopost is a site dedicated to China propaganda posters. Created by two enthusiastic collectors, Pierre Lavigne and Pierre Budestschu, it has recently been enhanced with a unique concept: the site commissions personalized oil paintings in which a real person's portrait is seamlessly incorporated into an otherwise faithful reproduction of a classic propaganda poster. Other projects, which endow the propaganda imagery with a humorous and creative twist, are in the pipeline. |
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Pierre-Loïc Lavigne Living in China since 1998, and an attentive and critical observer of everything happening there. Compulsive propaganda poster collector. He particularly likes those revolving around historical events and palace intrigue, while neglecting those focusing on the Great Helmsman. To those who want to better understand the Cultural Revolution period, he fervently recommends the writings of the sinologist Simon Leys. | ||||
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Pierre Budestschu Based in Paris, where he runs the graphic-design studio Voyou, he is very sensitive to visual pop culture, japanese motorcycles from the 70's and compliments about his work. Discovers China in 2000 and starts then a collection of propaganda posters and the Maopost project with Pierre Lavigne. This partnership gives him a good excuse to go back there regularly and learn about Chinese life style, culture and history. | |
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Bruce Humes Chinese-to-English literary translator who has worked in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Taipei. Bruce's translations include "Shanghai Baby," the best-seller by Wei Hui, and more recently, excerpts of novels by Mu Zi-Mei, Chun Shu, Feng Tang and Xiao Hong-Chi. His writing on China's media and literary scene can be seen at www.bruce-humes.com | |
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Hong Xue-Yan PRC native who has experienced life in the UK, Egypt, Kuwait, Japan and Vietnam. Over the last two years, Xue-Yan has taught English in Hanoi, Shenzhen and Beijing. As a 3rd-year undergrad at the University of Durham in the UK she studied translation - emphasizing Japanese-to-English - and received training in translating texts in the areas of management, literature, psychology, sociology and history. | |
| Special thanks to Ann, Brent, David, Evy, Kate, Mona & Tarin. | |
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