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‘Global Overseas Chinese Artists Exhibition’ in town
    2021-01-01  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

Cao Zhen

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The new exhibition at the He Xiangning Art Museum, “Dispersion and Convergence: The Third Global Overseas Chinese Artists Exhibition,” showcases 83 works by 17 artists with Chinese heritage from 14 countries and regions.

According to curator Wang Xiaosong, the exhibition adopts the mode of “1+N,” that is, “1” is a work by a Chinese mainland artist selected from the collection of He Xiangning Art Museum, and “N” represents works by overseas Chinese and artists with Chinese heritage. “We chose Zhang Xiaogang’s oil painting ‘Brother and Sister’ from the collection of the He Xiangning Art Museum to lead the narrative composition of the whole exhibition,” said Wang.

Zhang’s painting forms the first section – “Bloodlines.” “The painting is one of Zhang’s representative works. Bloodlines is a natural link bringing together the Chinese scattered around the world,” said Wang.

Paintings, calligraphic works and installations by overseas Chinese and artists with Chinese heritage are divided into three other sections: “New Ink Painting,” “Oriental and Abstract” and “Stand in the Side of the Chinese.”

Ink painting is an important symbol of Oriental culture found in China and at the exhibitions, many artists have successfully combined Chinese art with both Western and their local art, as seen in paintings by Cheah Thien Soong from Malaysia and Shandong-born Jiang Hongguang from New Zealand.

Elements such as cultural collision, integration and identity frequently appear in the works of overseas Chinese artists. In the “Stand in the Side of the Chinese” section, Beijing-born Guan Wei from Australia painted beasts from the ancient Chinese mythic text “Classic of Mountains and Seas” in his large painting “Great Navigation” to display the world of his imagination.

Lorene Taurerewa with Chinese and Samoan heritage in New Zealand explores her ancestors’ secrets and their identities in her charcoal paintings. And Thai artist Torlarp Larpjaroensook whose grandmother was Chinese uses Chinese porcelain vases in his installations to explore his identity and cultural origin.

Dates: Until March 14

Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays

Venue: He Xiangning Art Museum, Nanshan District (南山区何香凝美术馆)

Metro: Line 1 to OCT Station (华侨城站), Exit C

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