More than 30 ink and wash paintings by contemporary South Korean and Chinese artists are on exhibit at Guan Shanyue Art Museum through Wednesday.

    The exhibition, an annual art exchange in its 13th year, features poetry in paintings, a traditional form of artistic expression in both Chinese and South Korean cultures. The Chinese paintings were by artists from the Traditional Chinese Painting Committee of the Shenzhen Artists Association and those of South Korea were recommended works from Uijae Museum of Korean Art in Gwangju.

    The two Confucian cultures consider painting and poetry complementary to each other in ink and wash paintings. The emphasis of poetic emotions in paintings has become one of the most important aesthetic values in ink painting since the 10th century, particularly during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).

    The paintings, most of which are sceneries or landscapes, give a vivid account of how artists of similar cultural origins can both resemble and differ from each other.

    Chen Junyu, the exhibition’s curator, said that paintings by South Korean artists are generally characterized by explicit emotions conveyed through elaborate brushwork and those of Chinese artists tend to be implicit with emotions implied from the imagery in the paintings.

    Dates: Until Dec. 21

    Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays

    Venue: Guan Shanyue Art Museum, 6026 Hongli Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路6026号关山月美术馆)

    Metro: Line 3 or 4, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit B

    (Anna Zhao)