The exhibit has been reinterpreted as a series of infographics. Things get interesting, however, when different stereotyped groups collide which is exactly what yang liu s ost trifft west, or east meets west, is all about. Dec 05, 2012 west and east, cultural differences 22. East meets west guides you through cross cultural differences with graphic simplicity yang liu s subtle and witty pictograms condense a lot of knowledge into a form that can be. Dec 21, 2015 graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye for cultural comparison, honed by personal experience. Yang liu was born in chinas capital city of beijing in 1976 and moved to germany with her familiy at the age of. Graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye for cultural comparison. I absolutely love this book growing up internationally, this book has helped me understand vast cultural differences between the east and west.
Cross cultural influence east meets west situation. Already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang lius successful infographic series. It has since been shown at the ministry of foreign affairs in germany, and was published in 2007 by art book. A celebrated designer, liu recently released a graphic exhibit that illustrates her observations about differences between east china and west germany. I found most of them understandable without having been to asia but i have read several books about the difference between the west and asian cultures, particularly korea although the author of. East meets west ost trifft west hermann schmidt verlag mainz, germany 2007. The cultural differences between east and west, according to.
Lius book was originally published in german in 2007 and has only recently come. In 2015, artist and visual designer yang liu published a book entitled east meets west. See more ideas about east meets west, born in china, cultural differences. This soloshow east meets west by yang liu, which was placed at ministry of foreign opinions way of life. Yang liu grew up in china, but then moved to germany, becoming a designer. The artist and visual designer yang liuwas born in china and lives in germany since she was 14. Blue western culture red eastern culture the child.
Academics tend to discuss cultural differences in words. Naturally, were headoverheels with designer yang lius ingenious east meets west infographic series, tackling everything from differences in selfperception to evolution of transportation. 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. Drawing from her own experience yang liu created minimalistic visualizations using simple symbols and shapes to convey just how different the two cultures are. Our thinking, as well as our spoken, written, and body language may send mixed signals to the receiver. 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. Yang liu, east meets west all images courtesy taschen. Dec 07, 2015 graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye for cultural comparison, honed by personal experience. The fact is that each single illustration is my very personal experience in the past 17 years, and this work was made as a documentation of my own life. Drawing from her experiences of growing up in china and germany, liu s east meets west. Illustrated the eastern western cultural difference. From yang lius east meets west, published this month in.
Graphic designer yang liu has used pictograms as shorthand to help people learn chinese, to illustrate the cultural differences that arise when east meets west, and to clarify the conflicting. Let me share some pictograms from yang liu s book, east meets west blue western and red asian. 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. The fact is that each single illustration is my very personal experience in the past 17 years. Yang liu, east meets west after all, the kind of culture shock liu illustrates can be hard to navigate and articulate. Oct 20, 2015 already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series. Ive been running a lot of workshops on intercultural competence lately with a focus on crosscultural communication skills in a business context. Illustrations that reveal differences in the west vs.
Graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye for cultural comparison, honed. East meets west an intercultural competence activity. She published a popular book, east meets west, comparing cultural differences between china and germany in 2007. The cultural differences between east and west, according. Chinesegerman artist describes cultural difference. In 1990, at the age of, she moved from beijing, to berlin. This gives her an insight into the way chinese and german culture differs, and liu created an exhibition which was later made into a book, called east meets west. Liu s book was originally published in german in 2007 and has only recently come.
Graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye for cultural comparison, honed by personal experience. See more ideas about born in china, chinese culture and infographic. Her visual understanding illustrates the cultural differences between western and eastern cultures. An infographic portrait juxtaposes eyecatching infographics that cleverly distill her observations of the two cultures. A comparison of german and chinese cultures by yang liu. Yang lius east meets west explains the differences perfectly. The artist and visual designer yang liu was born in china and lives in germany since she was 14. The cultural differences in all of these situations outlined in the infographics are very real and are fascinating to experience first hand. Things get interesting, however, when different stereotyped groups collide which is exactly what yang lius ost trifft west, or east meets west, is all about. Graphic artist yang liu has made a compilation book of illustrations which juxtaposes the cultures of the east and west, a playfully satirical, mostly harmless, endeavor. This book is a great book for both entertainment and eyeopening cultural conversations. The lady with an eye for cultural differences shared these simple blue and red posters that capture nonjudgmental differences between the two from queuing up, workplace hierarchy to human mindsets. My mother emailed me some work by yang liu, a 35yearold chinesegerman artist. The activity uses the simple but startlingly canny imagery created by yang liu for her infographic book, east meets west.
Cultural differences between east and west, reduced to pictograms. Aug 25, 2015 already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series. Nov 11, 2016 on november 4, berlinbased artist and designer yang liu gave a presentation of her awardwinning cultural pictograms at nyu shanghai. From the way people confront a problem, deal with the boss, approach a queue, selfperceive, or talk in restaurants, its quite obvious that behaviors range between the two hemispheres. Nov 26, 20 born in china and currently living in germany artist yang liu illustrated a series of stereotypes under the title ost trifft west, or east meets west. There were countless times when i was variously confused, surprised. Yang lius subtle and witty pictograms condense a lot of knowledge into a form that can be grasped immediately. In 1990, at the age of, she moved from beijing, to. Once you have lived in a culture so unbelievably different from your own you begin to adapt and to take small aspects of each. Jan 06, 2017 cultural differences of east vs west in pictograms.
On november 4, berlinbased artist and designer yang liu gave a presentation of her awardwinning cultural pictograms at nyu shanghai. In her new book east meets west, graphic artist yang liu illustrates the differences between western and eastern cultures. Today meets yesterday by yang liu is a book of pictograms. In the west, primarily the parents raise their children, with the grandparents playing less of a role in daytoday life. East vs west a guide to chinese cultural differences see more. An interesting, pictorial representation of some of the cultural differences between east and west. Aug 22, 2019 in 2015, artist and visual designer yang liu published a book entitled east meets west. Already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series.
East meets west guides you through crosscultural differences with graphic simplicity yang lius subtle and witty pictograms condense a lot of knowledge into a form that can be. East meets west visualizes the cultural differences between asian and western thinking. The book of illustrations highlights bewildering differences between. Dec 17, 2015 compilation of illustrations that explain the differences between western and eastern cultures are created by chinese artist yang liu graphics that make the book based on his experiences decades.
One of her projects, east meets west, consists of a series of comparisons of chinese vs. From ageold cliches to current debates, do a reality check with the opposite sex and these pictograms in yang liu. An infographic portrait by yang liu on complexity of selfexpression born in china and currently living in germany artist yang liu illustrated a series of stereotypes under title ost trifft west, or east meets west. The blue side represents germany or western culture and the red side china or eastern culture. 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. Oct 02, 2016 artist yang liu was born in beijing and has been living in germany for over 20 years. I agree to what yang liu drew, it can compare what is different from china eastern culture to germany western culture. By growing up in two very different places with very different traditions she was able to experience the differences between the two cultures firsthand. Born in china and currently living in germany artist yang liu illustrated a series of stereotypes under the title ost trifft west, or east meets west. Cultural difference east meets west linkedin slideshare. Part tongue in cheek, part insightful observation, the series picks a variety of subjects and illustrates the way germans in blue and chinese people in red react to them. The cultural differences between east and west, as told 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. Sep 20, 2014 the activity uses the simple but startlingly canny imagery created by yang liu for her infographic book, east meets west.
Cultural differences between east vs west, illustrated. From yang liu s east meets west, published this month in. Oct 06, 2015 designer yang liu s east meets west pictogram encapsulates the differences between eastner and western cultures perfectly in simple picture form. Yang liu spent half of her life in china and half in germany. Thats when she began appreciating the differences between her homeland china and her new home country. After exactly years there, she illustrated the social and cultural differences between the eastern and western worlds under the title ost trifft west, or east meets west. Yang liu was born in china, but has lived in german since she was 14. Blue western culture red eastern culture the boss in the east, bosses have greater authority and influence, as well as respect. Cultural differences between east and west, illustrated. I read an article about this graphic artist and had to purchase the book after seeing examples of some of the creative.
Artist yang liu was born in beijing and has been living in germany for over 20 years. However, i dont think i should become overly concerned on the topic. Through visuals like the following one on expressing opinions, liu explores cultural differences between china, where shes from and germany, where she lives. I thought these illustrations are very insightful and explain the cultural differences in a concise and humorous way and continue reading differences between the east and the. The designer approaches the subject with humour and without judgement. One of her projects, east meets west, was first exhibited in germany a few years ago and features pictographs representing the differences between eastern and western specifically chinese and german cultures. After living in the german capital for years, liu began working on a project to document the differences between eastern and western culture.
What might be considered rude in one culture can be a compliment in another, and navigating these differences can be difficult. The cultural differences between east and west in one series. She uses minimalist infographics which are actually like a meme, to depict the differences. The cultural differences between east and west in one.
The cultural differences between east and west, according to one. It is a series of infographic posters that make accurate and sometimes humorous comparisons between german and chinese people. Because its only pictograms, some of them arent as clear unless you know both cultures pretty well. Oct 23, 2016 graphic artist yang liu created a total of 47 images on how most westerners are different from asians. 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. The differences between western culture and eastern. The personal identity is always more important than cultural identity.
Jul 31, 2007 an interesting, pictorial representation of some of the cultural differences between east and west. Chinese designer liu yang used images to illustrate the differences between the east and the west in her book differences between the east and the west after living years in china and in germany respectively. She was years old when her family moved to europe. 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.
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 eloquent minimalism in graphics that say so much by showing so little. Interview with artist yang liu east meets west nee hao. Graphic artist yang liu created a total of 47 images on how most westerners are different from asians. 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. Yang liu knows a thing or two about cultural comparisons. I have even done a book about cultural differences as i still think using a cultural lens in a humorous way is important. Blue western culture red eastern culture the child in the west, primarily the parents raise their children, with the grandparents playing less of a role in daytoday life. 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. Liu, a young artist from beijing currently living in germany, illustrates the social and cultural differences between her eastern and western worlds. Yang liu s works show how it is possible to reduce complex cultural issues of mentality to very expressive pictograms. Naturally, were headoverheels with designer yang liu s ingenious east meets west infographic series, tackling everything from differences in selfperception to evolution of transportation. Heres an engaging little activity that can be used to lead in to the differences in cultural orientations underpinning behaviours or as the basis for a meatier discussion on cultural differences and their impact on business interactions. Cultural differences of east vs west in pictograms.
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