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BOOKS

Collecting the works of painter Zhiwei Tu

"FIGURES OF THE MUSE"

"Figures of the Muse"

is a wonderful

soft-cover collection of recent oils

by Zhiwei

Tu. The subject matter is the muse

represented

by contemporary women dancers,

musicians,

writers.

Each of the 42

paintings reproduced

here is

in full, vibrant color. The book is

an afforable

introduction to the modern figurative

style of

Zhiwei Tu, with its lush tones,

alluring images,

and astonishing detail.