In Shenzhen, China, copying Van Gogh and other Western artists is a day and night task. Copies made by artists in the village of Dafen are sold around the world.
An intimate portrait of peasant-turned oil painters transitioning from simply making copies of iconic Western paintings to creating their own authentic works of art, emblematic of the journey that China is going through, from ‘Made in China’ to ‘Created in China’.
From China's Van Goghs
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