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Zhiwei Tu

Zhiwei Tu (Born 1951) is active/lives in Illinois, California / China.  Zhiwei Tu is known for Figure and portrait painting. graphic design.

The following is from the artist's website: http://www.tustudio.com

Zhiwei Tu was born to peasant parents in a remote rural village of Guangdong Province, China, in 1951.  Like other boys of the village, as a child Tu helped to work the land, barefoot most of the time, and performed the menial tasks expected of every peasant child. He spent his days herding sheep and gathering food.  Thus, his early life was much the same as that of his ancestors.

When he began attending the local village school, Tu was issued a slate, chalk, rough paper, and pencil for school work. With these crude instruments he early demonstrated an extraordinary talent for drawing which captivated the attention and wonder of his teachers. In the village of his youth, however, drawing was an amusing pastime with no practical application or use, and so the young boy received little encouragement.

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Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 26 auction lots for Zhiwei Tu (of which 19 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

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