Sculpting a perfect partnership

1 week, 3 days ago

Seven decades of China's arts and crafts on display

Delicate items reflecting China's arts and crafts development over the past 70 years are on display in Beijing until Feb 12. Beijing Gongmei Group unveiled a grand exhibition on Thursday that showcases its inheritance and development of China's arts and crafts culture for the past 70 years. The Harnessing the Power of Arts and Crafts section gathers materials bearing historical …

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3 months, 1 week ago

French artisans to showcase creations at Beijing International Design Week 2024

China Daily

Ludivine Loursel, Mètis bleu, 2023. As part of the Beijing International Design Week, where France will be honored as the "Guest of Honor" nation, the Craft Innovation Expo is set to make its debut in China. From September 19 to 23, 2024, the event will present works by several renowned French artisans. The French Embassy in China, in collaboration with …

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3 months, 1 week ago

French artisans to showcase creations at Beijing International Design Week 2024

China Daily

Ludivine Loursel, Mètis bleu, 2023. As part of the Beijing International Design Week, where France will be honored as the "Guest of Honor" nation, the Craft Innovation Expo is set to make its debut in China. From September 19 to 23, 2024, the event will present works by several renowned French artisans. The French Embassy in China, in collaboration with …

China French French Artisans

3 months, 1 week ago

Showcasing talent

China Daily

Artwork made from dried grass and crocheted creations designed by people with physical challenges on display at an exhibition, Beautiful Crafts Workshop Blooming in Paris. Xing Chunyan and her colleagues were offering a demonstration of traditional wooden comb craftsmanship, captivating an audience keen on understanding the artistry behind these delicate pieces at the China Cultural Center in Paris. On Sept …

Crafts Paris Physical Challenges

3 months, 2 weeks ago

A cultural fusion

The Hindu

Luxury home design is a celebration of cultural diversity, where traditional elements from different parts of the world are seamlessly integrated into contemporary settings. Featuring natural textures like wood, rattan, bamboo, and linen, this style incorporates exquisite craftsmanship to achieve quiet luxury at its finest. This eclectic yet classic combination merges geometric shapes and luxurious materials with the rich textures …

Indian

4 months, 1 week ago

What's on

China Daily

Spirit of creativity The Spirit of Zhong, an exhibition now on in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, gathers workmanship and design by dozens of artists, designers and inheritors of traditional handicrafts. The CAFA art museum is now showing a selection from this assembly of works, including oil works, Chinese ink paintings, prints and sculptures, to offer a glimpse of the evolution of …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Two 'jewels' on the crown of Chinese art combine to produce brighter shine

China Daily

Ceramic seals and impressions are on show. The ancient art of seal engraving holds a vital role in Chinese cultural heritage, where seal impressions are extensively employed in the realms of painting and calligraphy. Traditionally crafted from exquisite stones, ceramics are occasionally chosen but are less common due to the intricate engraving techniques required, which must withstand high-temperature firings. The …

Art Chinese Crafted Seal

5 months, 1 week ago

Two 'jewels' on the crown of Chinese art combine to produce brighter shine

China Daily

Ceramic seals and impressions are on show. The ancient art of seal engraving holds a vital role in Chinese cultural heritage, where seal impressions are extensively employed in the realms of painting and calligraphy. Traditionally crafted from exquisite stones, ceramics are occasionally chosen but are less common due to the intricate engraving techniques required, which must withstand high-temperature firings. The …

Art Chinese Seal

5 months, 1 week ago

Two 'jewels' on the crown of Chinese art combine to produce brighter shine

China Daily

Ceramic seals and impressions are on show. The ancient art of seal engraving holds a vital role in Chinese cultural heritage, where seal impressions are extensively employed in the realms of painting and calligraphy. Traditionally crafted from exquisite stones, ceramics are occasionally chosen but are less common due to the intricate engraving techniques required, which must withstand high-temperature firings. The …

Art Chinese Seal Impressions Produce Brighter Crafted Seals

6 months ago

Craftsmanship shows Beijing style

China Daily

The Marvels of Craftsmanship running at the National Centre for the Performing Arts is a showcase of Beijing's imperial handicrafts. An ongoing exhibition at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, The Marvels of Craftsmanship, showcases imperial crafts and pays tribute to the city's cultural legacy. The focus is on Beijing's Eight Imperial Handicrafts, or yanjing bajue, namely …

Cultural Beijing

6 months ago

Craftsmanship shows Beijing style

China Daily

The Marvels of Craftsmanship running at the National Centre for the Performing Arts is a showcase of Beijing's imperial handicrafts. An ongoing exhibition at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, The Marvels of Craftsmanship, showcases imperial crafts and pays tribute to the city's cultural legacy. The focus is on Beijing's Eight Imperial Handicrafts, or yanjing bajue, namely …

Cultural Beijing

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Artisans build more complete picture of China

China Daily

An exhibition titled Beyond the Mountain: Ceramic, Textile and Silver at China Garden, a London-based platform showcasing Chinese crafts, during the 10th London Craft Week from May 13 to May 19, features a qipao featuring phoenix motifs. A branch draped in lace, a qipao made with recycled PET fabric simulating silk texture, and round fans that blend the techniques of …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese artist redefines porcelain art to go global

China Daily

Visitors appreciate Jingdezhen ceramic artworks exhibited in Paris in January. Japanese potters at that time thought Chinese ceramic artists were like 'porcelain fossils', only capable of painting and decorating ceramics," Lai said. He has visited Japan nine times and participated in three Asia-wide ceramic art festivals. Lai is a Chinese master of arts and crafts with an extended family heritage …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Art Basel Hong Kong: Collectors return to Asia’s biggest art fair despite cooling market

CNN

Hong Kong CNN — Picture Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and George W. Bush as 7-year-olds. “A lot of people brought works that are easier to sell,” observed New York-based collector William Leung, an avid fairgoer who had returned to Art Basel Hong Kong for the first time since 2019. In the fair’s “Discoveries” section, emerging Japanese artist Fuyuhiko Takata quietly …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Art Basel Hong Kong: Collectors return to Asia’s biggest art fair despite cooling market

CNN

Hong Kong CNN — Picture Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and George W. Bush as 7-year-olds. “A lot of people brought works that are easier to sell,” observed New York-based collector William Leung, an avid fairgoer who had returned to Art Basel Hong Kong for the first time since 2019. In the fair’s “Discoveries” section, emerging Japanese artist Fuyuhiko Takata quietly …

Art China World Hong Kong Japanese New York Cnn

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian galleries bring a sense of intimacy to Art Basel Hong Kong

Live Mint

For the past couple of editions, Indian galleries have made their presence felt at Art Basel Hong Kong—which has been Asia’s biggest contemporary art fair since 2013. While it is easy to stay connected digitally, people in urban and capitalist environments are experiencing higher levels of isolation and loneliness even within families and intimate relationships,” says Roshini Vadehra, director, Vadehra …

Art Love Indian Hong Kong Work Artists Works

9 months ago

Five renaissance masterpieces unveiled in Shanghai

China Daily

Five Renaissance masterpieces are unveiled at Bund One Art Museum in Shanghai on Mar 22. Flora by Titian was among five Renaissance masterpieces that were unveiled in front of the media at Bund One Art Museum in Shanghai on Mar 22, a week before the opening of the exhibition Titian's Flora: Venetian Painting from the Uffizi Galleries. Some are on …

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9 months ago

Five renaissance masterpieces unveiled in Shanghai

China Daily

Five Renaissance masterpieces are unveiled at Bund One Art Museum in Shanghai on Mar 22. Flora by Titian was among five Renaissance masterpieces that were unveiled in front of the media at Bund One Art Museum in Shanghai on Mar 22, a week before the opening of the exhibition Titian's Flora: Venetian Painting from the Uffizi Galleries. Some are on …

Art Exhibition Shanghai Renaissance Titian Five Renaissance Masterpieces Bund One Art Museum

10 months, 2 weeks ago

What's on

China Daily

First attempts Sketches are artists' attempt to roughly delineate a subject, and often help them to later complete a larger painting in the studio. In Purity, an exhibition running through April 1, the National Art Museum of China is exhibiting 38 sketches by leading Chinese artists of the 20th century from its collection. Those featured include Wu Zuoren, Pan Yuliang, …

Art Chinese

11 months ago

Exhibition held to mark 60th anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic ties

China Daily

The exhibition, "Permanent Love -- Classic 19th Century European Artworks," features dozens of European classic artworks that date back to the 19th century. An art exhibition has kicked off recently in Shanghai to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism. The exhibition, "Permanent Love -- …

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1 year ago

HK exhibition shows shared culture

China Daily

A visitor is captivated by the distinctive Lingnan architectural features of the exhibits. Co-organized by the Development Bureau, the National Cultural Heritage Administration, and the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, the exhibition, which will run until June 2, includes Lingnan building components and archaeological finds. One from the Western Han …

Hong Kong Lingnan

1 year ago

HK exhibition shows shared culture

China Daily

A visitor is captivated by the distinctive Lingnan architectural features of the exhibits. Co-organized by the Development Bureau, the National Cultural Heritage Administration, and the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, the exhibition, which will run until June 2, includes Lingnan building components and archaeological finds. One from the Western Han …

Hong Kong Lingnan

1 year ago

Selected visiting artists create a canvas of cooperation

China Daily

Visitors admire work by Italian artist Virginia Russolo, as well as Edoardo Dionea Cicconi's installation, a web-like Portal. An ongoing exhibition at the Bridge Eight Art Space is presenting creations by five visiting artists who are part of the 2023 ICCI Art Valley Program. The Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry, a joint project between the University of South California …

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1 year ago

Selected visiting artists create a canvas of cooperation

China Daily

Visitors admire work by Italian artist Virginia Russolo, as well as Edoardo Dionea Cicconi's installation, a web-like Portal. An ongoing exhibition at the Bridge Eight Art Space is presenting creations by five visiting artists who are part of the 2023 ICCI Art Valley Program. The Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry, a joint project between the University of South California …

Art Exhibition Italian Work Artists Chinese Shanghai

1 year, 2 months ago

Installation at Kochi Biennale finds new iteration in solo show in London

The Hindu

The Hayward Gallery, the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation, and the Kochi Biennale Foundation have announced artist Amol K. Patil as the first recipient of the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation-Kochi-Muziris Biennale Award, a multi-year exhibition and lecture programme spotlighting emerging South Asian artists. He is presenting his first institutional solo exhibition in the U.K. at the Hayward Gallery’s HENI Project Space from October …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Chandigarh witnesses a celebration of art

Hindustan Times

American artist Georgia O’Keeffe once said, “I could say things with colour and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way—things I had no words for.” Visitors taking a look at the artworks on display Local artists too, got a voice to express their innermost thoughts, at the art exhibition organised by the department of art and cultural affairs, Haryana, …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Passion burns strong for unique HK porcelain

China Daily

Joseph Tso and his wife Ruby Tso at their factory, Yuet Tung China Works. LYU XIAOWEI/XINHUA Yuet Tung China Works, located in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, has been crafting porcelain pieces for nearly a century. The factory's collection ranges from designs featuring the Grand View Garden in A Dream of Red Mansions to modern Hong Kong landmarks, each a testament …

Factory Hong Kong Porcelain Guangcai

1 year, 8 months ago

Passion burns strong for unique HK porcelain

China Daily

Joseph Tso and his wife Ruby Tso at their factory, Yuet Tung China Works. LYU XIAOWEI/XINHUA Yuet Tung China Works, located in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, has been crafting porcelain pieces for nearly a century. The factory's collection ranges from designs featuring the Grand View Garden in A Dream of Red Mansions to modern Hong Kong landmarks, each a testament …

Factory Hong Kong Guangcai Porcelain

1 year, 10 months ago

India Art Fair 2023: Designer Vikram Goyal debuts with new set of sculptural pieces

Live Mint

Vikram Goyal has always worked on both strong aesthetic and fine technique in his metal sculptural pieces. And now a wider section of people in the capital will get a glimpse of his visual language, as he debuts at the India Art Fair with a new series of sculptural pieces. Needless to say, Goyal is looking forward to the prospect …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Exhibition showcases cultural heritage craftsmanship

China Daily

An exhibition at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing shows over 120 objects representing several crafts of intangible cultural heritage. Over the past three years, Beijing Arts and Design Technology Institute, a prestigious school which has cultivated handicraft artisans throughout the past few decades, worked closely with enterprises to promote the creation of its teachers and students and to help …

Beijing

1 year, 11 months ago

Exhibition showcases cultural heritage craftsmanship

China Daily

An exhibition at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing shows over 120 objects representing several crafts of intangible cultural heritage. Over the past three years, Beijing Arts and Design Technology Institute, a prestigious school which has cultivated handicraft artisans throughout the past few decades, worked closely with enterprises to promote the creation of its teachers and students and to help …

Cultural Heritage Beijing Arts

1 year, 11 months ago

Exhibition showcases cultural heritage craftsmanship

China Daily

An exhibition at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing shows over 120 objects representing several crafts of intangible cultural heritage. Over the past three years, Beijing Arts and Design Technology Institute, a prestigious school which has cultivated handicraft artisans throughout the past few decades, worked closely with enterprises to promote the creation of its teachers and students and to help …

Cultural Heritage Beijing Arts

2 years, 4 months ago

What's on

China Daily

Coated ware The technique of applying falang enamel coating on ware was introduced to China from the Middle East, between the late 13th and early 14th centuries. The craft was developed by local artists who combined handicraft and aesthetic views at home to make falang ware a representative category of traditional Chinese art. The Shanghai school of jade carving came …

China Craft Lotus Huang Jade Suzhou Museum

2 years, 4 months ago

What's on

China Daily

Coated ware The technique of applying falang enamel coating on ware was introduced to China from the Middle East, between the late 13th and early 14th centuries. The craft was developed by local artists who combined handicraft and aesthetic views at home to make falang ware a representative category of traditional Chinese art. The Shanghai school of jade carving came …

China Craft Lotus Huang Suzhou Jade

3 years ago

Chinese sculptures on display at National Museum of Australia

China Daily

Three modern Chinese sculptures are on display at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra until Feb 28 next year. Featuring works by Liu Kaiqu, Xiong Bingming and Wu Weishan from the National Art Museum of China, "Sculpting the Soul" is exhibited in the main showcase of the NMA's Gandel Atrium. "I am delighted that these sculptures will be the …

China Chinese Namoc Nma

3 years, 4 months ago

Dual exhibition in Shenzhen highlights transcendence

China Daily

Cohesive, a bronze sculpture Su Xinping creates for the exhibition. Transcendence and Ren Jian, an ongoing exhibition at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, looks at the distinctive creative experiences of two artists -- Su Xinping, also the vice principal of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, and Christopher Le Brun, …

Shenzhen

3 years, 10 months ago

Craftsman brings traditional sculptures to life

China Daily

Tianjin artists present their clay figurines at the 10th China Beijing International Cultural & Creative Industry Expo. Surrounded by sculpture-making tools like carving knives, brushes and pigments, Li Chunyu picks up an unfinished polymer clay figurine of a rabbit and coats its hair in white with a brush. From figurine designing and sculpting to spray-painting and coloring, Li, a 33-year-old …

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