Sato Tokihiro's landscape photographs can just as easily be described as mindscapes. They have an emotional appeal disconnected from the subject matter and are hard to pin down.

Tokihiro Sato is one of the most influential Japanese photographers. His photographs are housed by more than twenty art galleries and museums ground the world as well as private collectors including Bill Gates. As a professional art gallery, Dandeli Art Center launches this exhibition to honor Tokihiro Sato, an internationally renowned photographer, and his outstanding artwork, which communicates his unique interpretation of light with camera.

Seal carving is an art that combines Chinese calligraphy and carving skills. It was born through the function of utility, and gradually evolved into an independent art form from the Yuan to Qing Dynasty (AD 1271-1911), inheriting the essence of royal seals from the Qing and Han Dynasty (BC 221-220 AD). Seal carving has become a distinctively Chinese art that can be appreciated from aspects of both calligraphy and sculpturing. Therefore, if someone asked what the best representation of Chinese art and culture was, despite the prevalent answer most likely being Chinese calligraphy, art historians would tell you the real answer: the Chinese seal!

If someone asked what the best representation of Chinese art and culture was, the most prevalent answer would most likely be Chinese calligraphy. However, art historians would tell you the real answer: the Chinese seal!

Image Base is an example of China's growing cultural clout and illustrates the importance that officials place on developing creative industries.

Once Beijing Textile City populated by factories and warehouses, Image Base is now all designer spaces for culture-based industries.

Happiness does exist, and it should be one of our lifelong pursuits.  However, achieving happiness is still a tough riddle to solve. What is the source of people’s happiness? Is it in our genetics, or can we find it in the world around us? Is it our soul or is it created through our actions? On May 23, 2009, Dandeli Art Space will welcome Ms. Ni Zijun, President of Asian Institute of Positive Psychology, to deliver a presentation on how to search for happiness. 

Dandeli Art & Life presents Ms. Ni Zijun to teach us all about pursuing happiness in our lives. “Positive psychology” is a new field of the science of finding happiness that is working with people to step up and control their lives so that they can enjoy the journey of life. Join us at Dandeli Art & Life on Tuesday, May 23rd for a talk that will help set you on the path to happiness. Come listen to Ni Zijun as she leads you through the perils that many of us face toward finding truly fulfilled life.

If life is a journey, Dandeli Art Center (“Dandeli”) is a posthouse for people who have passionation for life to take a break and share their stories. On April 4, 2009, Dandeli welcomed several dozens of Chinese and overseas travel enthusiasts who are infactuated with the breath-taking beauty of the Himalayas, including the alumni of the University of Melbourne and members of Global Entrepreneur Readers’ Club.

Dandeli Art Center invites you to attend a travelogue and to experience Nature & Wisdom, The Journeys in Himalayas

Dandeli Art Space is dedicated to introducing and recommending artists and their original and enduringly valuable artwork to art collectors. From the history of art appreciation, we have learned that it is difficult to predict the trend of the art market due to the constant fluctuation of people’s tastes in art. Therefore, the premise of rational art collection is the joy and aesthetic rewards that the artwork can bring while generating economic rewards; investment and collection in artwork should not be done solely for profit. Our principle of pricing artwork is to respect the value of art and its artists, and respect the integrity and fairness of market behaviors.

Dandeli Art Center and CYZONE jointly hosted CYZONE’s first 2009 Pioneers’ meeting on February 19, 2009. The theme of the meeting was the industries that may offer opportunities for start-up businesses in 2009. Investors and entrepreneurs discussed about the eventful 2008, including the snowstorm in southern China, the Sichuan earthquake, the Beijing Olympic Games, and the global finacial. They also exchanged views extensively on how enterpreneurs should react to the fast-changing international economic climate and achieve business developments despite of the negative influences. Representatives of institutional investors explain their understandings of the current economic situation. This event attracted a number of local media in Beijing, Celebrity enterprenuers were invited to speak on the event,  including  Mr.Mi Qun (Managing Director of Lightspeed Venture Partners), Mr.Yang Haoyong (CEO of Ganji.com), Mr.Wang Zhiyong (CEO of Sandepuhua), Mr. Shen Jin (Senior Investment Director of Qualcomm). They shared their opinions the industries representing opprtunities for start-up businesses, new entrepreneurship trends, and the survival and development of businesses in the new economic environment.

On January 10, 2009, MBA ' 96 alumni of Guanghua School of Management of Peking University gathered at Dandeli Art Space to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Asia America Multi-technology Association (AAMA ) and Dandeli Art Space jointly planned and hosted  a liquor tasting night for AAMA elite members in Dandli Gallery locating in Image Base Beijing on January 11, 2009.

2009 Dandeli’s New Initiative. We believe that art creates spiritual abundance and inspires us to see the world with fresh eyes. However, creativity is not a privilege of an artist and art should not be confined in the space of museum.