Chinese calligraphy, ink painting on exhibition in National Museum of Australia
5 years, 9 months ago

Chinese calligraphy, ink painting on exhibition in National Museum of Australia

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Part of the scroll of Emperor Qianlong's Southern Inspection Tour. CANBERRA -- A unique exhibition, the first in Australia, will explore the grand historical sweep of Chinese art and calligraphy traditions at the National Museum of Australia starting on Friday. The exhibition, namely The Historical Expression of Chinese Art: Calligraphy and Painting from the National Museum of China, consists of more than 100 objects from China. "To help Australian audiences understand the scroll and Chinese culture, we also brought our digital animation, which, with vivid details of architecture and figures, will show our audiences the grand royal parade of Chinese emperor as well as the scenes of prosperous Chinese society," Shan said. Liu Gang, director of the Institute of Painting and Calligraphy of NMC, told Xinhua that calligrapher Xie Yun's works explored the traditional style of Chinese calligraphy over 2,000 years ago, while Wang Naizhuang, known for the combination of Western and Chinese painting techniques, pushes the boundaries of traditional ink painting.

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East China and Taiwan Artists Showcase Diverse Artistic Expressions in Taipei Exhibition

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A total of 81 paintings and works of calligraphy by 47 artists from East China's Fujian province and Taiwan are on display in Taipei. The exhibition features a diverse range of Chinese artistic expressions, including traditional ink painting, color painting, calligraphy, seal carving and artistic stone collection, showcasing the rich and varied heritage of Chinese art.

East China and Taiwan Artists Showcase Diverse Artistic Heritage in Taipei Exhibition
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East China and Taiwan Artists Showcase Diverse Artistic Heritage in Taipei Exhibition

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Taizhou Hehe culture calligraphy exhibition opens in Huangyan
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Taizhou Hehe culture calligraphy exhibition opens in Huangyan

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Chinese artist showcases traditional paintings in New York
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Chinese artist showcases traditional paintings in New York

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Chinese artist showcases traditional paintings in New York

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Guangdong exhibition celebrates iconic Qing Dynasty artist
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Guangdong exhibition celebrates iconic Qing Dynasty artist

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Guangdong exhibition celebrates iconic Qing Dynasty artist
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Guangdong exhibition celebrates iconic Qing Dynasty artist

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Lishui calligraphy, painting, photography captivate Serbians
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Lishui calligraphy, painting, photography captivate Serbians

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A calligraphy, painting, and photography exhibition, held by the Foreign Affairs Office of Lishui, Zhejiang province, recently captivated visitors at the Confucius Institute of the University of Novi Sad in Serbia. In collaboration with the 10th-anniversary celebration of the Confucius Institute, the exhibition presented 22 calligraphy and painting works as well as 29 photographs, creating a collision between Lishui's cultural …

Rudong exhibition witnesses Sino-US printmaking exchange
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Rudong exhibition witnesses Sino-US printmaking exchange

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The opening ceremony for the 2024 Printmaking Exhibition of Chinese and American Young Artists. The 2024 Printmaking Exhibition of Chinese and American Young Artists opened at the Zhiyuan Art Museum in Bencha ancient town, Rudong county, on June 16. Featuring over 60 artworks, this exhibition showcases the latest creations from students at Michigan State University, New York University, State University …

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Rudong exhibition witnesses Sino-US printmaking exchange

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Rudong exhibition witnesses Sino-US printmaking exchange

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The opening ceremony for the 2024 Printmaking Exhibition of Chinese and American Young Artists. The 2024 Printmaking Exhibition of Chinese and American Young Artists opened at the Zhiyuan Art Museum in Bencha ancient town, Rudong county, on June 16. Featuring over 60 artworks, this exhibition showcases the latest creations from students at Michigan State University, New York University, State University …

A brush with greatness
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A brush with greatness

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A Comment on Lu Yanshao's Landscape Painting, a calligraphy work on a fan by Gao Ershi. Wu Weishan, director of the National Art Museum of China, vividly remembers a trip to his ancestral home, Shiyan town in Dongtai, Jiangsu province, back in 1972. Wu says that, in his early teens, he often heard from his father about the amount of …

A brush with greatness
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A brush with greatness

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A Comment on Lu Yanshao's Landscape Painting, a calligraphy work on a fan by Gao Ershi. Wu Weishan, director of the National Art Museum of China, vividly remembers a trip to his ancestral home, Shiyan town in Dongtai, Jiangsu province, back in 1972. Wu says that, in his early teens, he often heard from his father about the amount of …

What's on
10 months ago

What's on

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What's on
10 months ago

What's on

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Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change
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Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change

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The crew from China Art Museum prepare the exhibition. The latest exhibition at the China Art Museum opened on Saturday is the largest ever showcase of two modern Chinese masters: Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong. Pictures of China: Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong presents 200 paintings, sketches and other work by the artists that cover the different phases …

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change
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Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change

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The crew from China Art Museum prepare the exhibition. The latest exhibition at the China Art Museum opened on Saturday is the largest ever showcase of two modern Chinese masters: Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong. Pictures of China: Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong presents 200 paintings, sketches and other work by the artists that cover the different phases …

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change
11 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change

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Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change
11 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change

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The crew from China Art Museum prepare the exhibition. The latest exhibition at the China Art Museum opened on Saturday is the largest ever showcase of two modern Chinese masters: Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong. Pictures of China: Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong presents 200 paintings, sketches and other work by the artists that cover the different phases …

China Art Museum, Shanghai, opens largest exhibition in China
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China Art Museum, Shanghai, opens largest exhibition in China

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Living Heritage: Chinese calligraphy
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Living Heritage: Chinese calligraphy

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Chinese calligraphy is an artistic practice of writing Chinese characters, often with a brush and ink on xuan paper. The evolution of Chinese calligraphy began alongside the earliest Chinese characters discovered to date - inscriptions on oracle bones from the Shang Dynasty in Anyang, Henan province. Lan Ting Xu, created by Wang Xizhi during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is one …

Living Heritage: Chinese calligraphy
1 year ago

Living Heritage: Chinese calligraphy

China Daily  

Chinese calligraphy is an artistic practice of writing Chinese characters, often with a brush and ink on xuan paper. The evolution of Chinese calligraphy began alongside the earliest Chinese characters discovered to date - inscriptions on oracle bones from the Shang Dynasty in Anyang, Henan province. Lan Ting Xu, created by Wang Xizhi during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is one …

Upcoming exhibition pays tribute to masters passing on heritage
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Upcoming exhibition pays tribute to masters passing on heritage

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Oak Tree and Apes, by Zhang Daqian, a collection of Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts. A comprehensive survey exhibition of the progress of modern Chinese art will be unfolded at Beijing Minsheng Art Museum on July 8, gathering works of quality and rarity by luminaries from the late 19th century throughout the 20th century. The show is …

What's on
1 year, 7 months ago

What's on

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A trailblazer Qiu Ting, whose works are marked by refined brushwork, has been recognized as a leading figure in ink art since the 1990s. While Qiu is not an ink painter in the traditional sense, he has been exploring ways to push forward the frontier of ink art by introducing elements of other forms of art. Blazing a Brilliant Trail, …

Ink masters who gave depth and scope to an art tradition
1 year, 8 months ago

Ink masters who gave depth and scope to an art tradition

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Landscape paintings by Pan Tianshou and Huang Binhong are on display at the Art Museum of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The two are often viewed as the modern-day equivalent of the Ma-Xia school, named after prominent Song artists Ma Yuan and Xia Gui, whose innovation also added new levels to Chinese painting. Yu Xuhong, director …

Ink masters who gave depth and scope to an art tradition
1 year, 8 months ago

Ink masters who gave depth and scope to an art tradition

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Landscape paintings by Pan Tianshou and Huang Binhong are on display at the Art Museum of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The two are often viewed as the modern-day equivalent of the Ma-Xia school, named after prominent Song artists Ma Yuan and Xia Gui, whose innovation also added new levels to Chinese painting. Yu Xuhong, director …

Museum frames city's art heritage
1 year, 10 months ago

Museum frames city's art heritage

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The exterior of Taicang Art Museum. A prosperous city with a history dating back more than 4,500 years and also a creative hub for many well-known Chinese ink masters, Taicang in Jiangsu province embraced its first art museum at the beginning of this year. The show, occupying the three-story garden-like museum, displays hundreds of ink paintings of various styles by …

Museum frames city's art heritage
1 year, 10 months ago

Museum frames city's art heritage

China Daily  

The exterior of Taicang Art Museum. A prosperous city with a history dating back more than 4,500 years and also a creative hub for many well-known Chinese ink masters, Taicang in Jiangsu province embraced its first art museum at the beginning of this year. The show, occupying the three-story garden-like museum, displays hundreds of ink paintings of various styles by …

Pictures worth a thousand words
2 years, 1 month ago

Pictures worth a thousand words

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Visitors view illustrations for literary works at Words and Drawings, an ongoing exhibition at the National Art Museum of China. Illustrations for literary works constitute a part of the immense collection of the National Art Museum of China. The Beijing museum is showing over 300 such pictures from its archives at an ongoing exhibition titled Words and Drawings, running through …

Pictures worth a thousand words
2 years, 1 month ago

Pictures worth a thousand words

China Daily  

Visitors view illustrations for literary works at Words and Drawings, an ongoing exhibition at the National Art Museum of China. Illustrations for literary works constitute a part of the immense collection of the National Art Museum of China. The Beijing museum is showing over 300 such pictures from its archives at an ongoing exhibition titled Words and Drawings, running through …

Pictures worth a thousand words
2 years, 1 month ago

Pictures worth a thousand words

China Daily  

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Experiments with ink and brush shown at Shenzhen university exhibition
2 years, 1 month ago

Experiments with ink and brush shown at Shenzhen university exhibition

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Ink Art: In A New Spirit, an exhibition University Arts Centre of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, shows experimental works by ink artists from two generations. The reform of Chinese ink art has taken on new features since the 1980s. Ink Art: In A New Spirit, an exhibition now on at University Arts Centre of The Chinese University …

Experiments with ink and brush shown at Shenzhen university exhibition
2 years, 1 month ago

Experiments with ink and brush shown at Shenzhen university exhibition

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Ink Art: In A New Spirit, an exhibition University Arts Centre of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, shows experimental works by ink artists from two generations. The reform of Chinese ink art has taken on new features since the 1980s. Ink Art: In A New Spirit, an exhibition now on at University Arts Centre of The Chinese University …

Experiments with ink and brush shown at Shenzhen university exhibition
2 years, 1 month ago

Experiments with ink and brush shown at Shenzhen university exhibition

China Daily  

Ink Art: In A New Spirit, an exhibition University Arts Centre of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, shows experimental works by ink artists from two generations. The reform of Chinese ink art has taken on new features since the 1980s. Ink Art: In A New Spirit, an exhibition now on at University Arts Centre of The Chinese University …

Han Shi calligraphy, painting exhibition underway in Quzhou
2 years, 2 months ago

Han Shi calligraphy, painting exhibition underway in Quzhou

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Modern masters
2 years, 2 months ago

Modern masters

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A portrait of Hongfu, a legendary woman in Tang Dynasty folklore. While they took different paths in their careers, Qi and Zhang both represent the exploration of Chinese art development in the modern age, reflecting "how an ancient civilization could creatively refresh its tradition to adapt to the new times", Xie says. The current exhibition will help today's audiences to …

Modern masters
2 years, 2 months ago

Modern masters

China Daily  

A portrait of Hongfu, a legendary woman in Tang Dynasty folklore. While they took different paths in their careers, Qi and Zhang both represent the exploration of Chinese art development in the modern age, reflecting "how an ancient civilization could creatively refresh its tradition to adapt to the new times", Xie says. The current exhibition will help today's audiences to …

Modern masters
2 years, 2 months ago

Modern masters

China Daily  

A portrait of Hongfu, a legendary woman in Tang Dynasty folklore. While they took different paths in their careers, Qi and Zhang both represent the exploration of Chinese art development in the modern age, reflecting "how an ancient civilization could creatively refresh its tradition to adapt to the new times", Xie says. The current exhibition will help today's audiences to …

Australian museum director boosts understanding between people
2 years, 3 months ago

Australian museum director boosts understanding between people

China Daily  

Mathew Trinca, director of the National Museum of Australia, says his interest in Chinese art started with calligraphy. "Each time I'm there, I feel another part of the picture becomes a little clearer to me about Chinese art and culture," he says, adding that, at some level, he gradually understood the ink painting traditions in China, and how to use …

Australian museum director boosts understanding between people
2 years, 3 months ago

Australian museum director boosts understanding between people

China Daily  

Mathew Trinca, director of the National Museum of Australia, says his interest in Chinese art started with calligraphy. "Each time I'm there, I feel another part of the picture becomes a little clearer to me about Chinese art and culture," he says, adding that, at some level, he gradually understood the ink painting traditions in China, and how to use …

Writers and Sinologists feel Beijing culture in walking tour
2 years, 3 months ago

Writers and Sinologists feel Beijing culture in walking tour

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A group photo of Beijing authors and Sinologists on Sept 6, 2022. Representatives of Beijing authors and Sinologists toured the Yangmeizhu Street, a byway in Xicheng district of Beijing, to explore Beijing's traditional culture after the opening ceremony of Beijing Author Day held on Sept 6. Yangmeizhu Street, which is located in the very heart of Beijing, is considered "one …

Writers and Sinologists feel Beijing culture in walking tour
2 years, 3 months ago

Writers and Sinologists feel Beijing culture in walking tour

China Daily  

A group photo of Beijing authors and Sinologists on Sept 6, 2022. Representatives of Beijing authors and Sinologists toured the Yangmeizhu Street, a byway in Xicheng district of Beijing, to explore Beijing's traditional culture after the opening ceremony of Beijing Author Day held on Sept 6. Yangmeizhu Street, which is located in the very heart of Beijing, is considered "one …

Writers and Sinologists feel Beijing culture in walking tour
2 years, 3 months ago

Writers and Sinologists feel Beijing culture in walking tour

China Daily  

A group photo of Beijing authors and Sinologists on Sept 6, 2022. Representatives of Beijing authors and Sinologists toured the Yangmeizhu Street, a byway in Xicheng district of Beijing, to explore Beijing's traditional culture after the opening ceremony of Beijing Author Day held on Sept 6. Yangmeizhu Street, which is located in the very heart of Beijing, is considered "one …

Sino-Dutch art exhibition marks key anniversary of diplomatic relations
2 years, 5 months ago

Sino-Dutch art exhibition marks key anniversary of diplomatic relations

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Chinese and Dutch artists held an art exhibition on Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and the Netherlands. "I believe art can bring people closer－people from the East and the West, people from developing and developed countries, Chinese and Dutch," Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands Tan Jian said at the opening ceremony of the exhibition. …

Exhibition displays original ink rubbings of calligraphy, paintings
2 years, 5 months ago

Exhibition displays original ink rubbings of calligraphy, paintings

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An exhibition showcasing over 30 original ink rubbings of calligraphy and paintings is underway in Beijing. And reproductions of ink rubbings from those engraved characters and paintings allow people to study the evolution of calligraphic styles and historic events and figures. Works on display are the latest pieces by He Yupeng, who has dedicated nearly 40 years to ink rubbings. …

Exhibition displays original ink rubbings of calligraphy, paintings
2 years, 5 months ago

Exhibition displays original ink rubbings of calligraphy, paintings

China Daily  

An exhibition showcasing over 30 original ink rubbings of calligraphy and paintings is underway in Beijing. And reproductions of ink rubbings from those engraved characters and paintings allow people to study the evolution of calligraphic styles and historic events and figures. Works on display are the latest pieces by He Yupeng, who has dedicated nearly 40 years to ink rubbings. …

National Art Museum showcases works ranging from drawing to calligraphy
3 years ago

National Art Museum showcases works ranging from drawing to calligraphy

China Daily  

A landscape by Tang Yihe on show. The National Art Museum of China offers a diverse program for the upcoming New Year holiday, with works shown at eight ongoing exhibitions varying from drawings, sketches, oil paintings, Chinese paintings and calligraphy to lacquer paintings. The shows present the scope and depth of Chinese artistic traditions and the creation of "red classic" …

National Art Museum showcases works ranging from drawing to calligraphy
3 years ago

National Art Museum showcases works ranging from drawing to calligraphy

China Daily  

A landscape by Tang Yihe on show. The National Art Museum of China offers a diverse program for the upcoming New Year holiday, with works shown at eight ongoing exhibitions varying from drawings, sketches, oil paintings, Chinese paintings and calligraphy to lacquer paintings. The shows present the scope and depth of Chinese artistic traditions and the creation of "red classic" …

Chinese sculptures on display at National Museum of Australia
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Jining calligraphy, paintings on display at national exhibition
3 years, 2 months ago

Jining calligraphy, paintings on display at national exhibition

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Calligraphy works and paintings by 11 artists from Jining, Shandong province, are on display at the Exhibition of Excellent Works of Professional Painting Academy in Big Cities of China in Xining, Qinghai province on Oct 19. Calligraphy works and paintings by 11 artists from the Jining Confucius and Mencius Calligraphy and Painting Academy were on display at the Exhibition of …

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