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A print work created by Zao Wou-ki on show at the ongoing exhibition in Shanghai. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
"His art turned abstract from the 1950s to the '60s," He says.
It later became more subjective, and focused purely on the strokes, colors and lines.
He finds the seamless fusion of Eastern and Western philosophy in Zao's later creation period.
For example, he says, his watercolors' rhythm and "breath" show rich connections with his ink art's freehand brushwork.
"Painting is the same as breathing," Zou used to say.
"People need to breathe. They can't live without breathing. Painting also needs to breathe. You must put in your own feelings and let the picture breathe with you."
Zou "discovered" lithography in 1949, according to the Zao Wou-ki Foundation, and printmaking remained an important part of his creation afterward.
Lithography is often considered an especially artistic and painterly form of printmaking because of its complicated processes and use of drawing and coloring multiple layers by hand.
Founded by Shanghai Trust in 2016, the Bund 111 Art Space has hosted exhibitions of such important artists as Wu Guanzhong, Chen Yifei and Xu Beihong. It regularly hosts salons and other educational projects about art and investment during exhibitions.
If you go
No Limits: An exhibition in Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of Zao Wou-ki's Birth
9 am-4:30 pm (last entry before 4 pm), Monday-Saturday, Oct 23-Dec 31. Bund 111 Art Space, 111 Jiujiang Road, Huangpu district, Shanghai.
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The 15th Chinese Film Festival in Bangkok and the 2020 China-Thailand Film Exchange Week opens at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok on Oct 25, 2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
On Oct 25, the opening ceremony of the 15th Chinese Film Festival in Bangkok and the 2020 China-Thailand Film Exchange Week was held at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok. The event was hosted by the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and received strong support from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand and the Thai Ministry of Culture.
The COVID-19 pandemic doesn't impede the enthusiasm for cultural exchange between China and Thailand. This film festival uses live broadcast to present the opening ceremony and host the "China-Thailand Film Exchange and Cooperation Online Seminar". During the film festival, audiences can use the online platform of the China Cultural Center in Bangkok to watch films online, which greatly increases the global reach of the festival.
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Gu Hongxing, director of the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and China Tourism Office in Bangkok, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Gu Hongxing, director of Bangkok's China Cultural Center and China Tourism Office, said film can not only introduce one's national culture, but also reflect unique social landscapes. Film has become an important part of cultural exchange between countries and enhance mutual understanding among people around the world.
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Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, said since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand 45 years ago, the mutual trust between the two countries has continued to deepen, economic and trade cooperation has expanded, cultural exchanges have become closer, and all-around cooperation has achieved fruitful results. Both China and Thailand have a vast film market. As a traditional project of cultural exchanges between China and Thailand, the Bangkok Chinese Film Festival has laid a solid foundation for film cooperation between the two countries for 15 years and will add new drive to the promotion of cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Thailand.
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Itthiphol Kunplome, Thailand's minister of culture, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Thailand's Minister of Culture Itthiphol Kunplome said in his speech the governments and people of Thailand and China have been in constant exchange. Cooperation in various fields has developed steadily, and the film festival is another important event to further promote cultural exchanges between the two countries. The people of the two countries can promote their understanding of the cultures of both sides through films, and promote friendly relations and cooperation in other perspectives.
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