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Foreign students flying high with exhibition
By Xu Wenwen |
June 26, 2013, Wednesday
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THE China Academy of Art in Hangzhou can certainly boast international appeal - attracting some 500 foreign students to study there this year.
Earlier this month, four foreign students at the renowned academy held an exhibition called, appropriately enough, "Migratory Bird."
Buddhadev Mukherjee from India, E. Kuasi from the Ivory Coast and Tin Htay Aung and Aung Myo Myat from Myanmar exhibited recent works, including paintings and sculptures, at West Lake Contemporary Art Gallery.
Mukherjee studies Chinese painting, Kuasi sculpture, and Tin and Aung oil painting.
China Academy of Art officials noted that while in the past foreign students would choose majors in quintessentially Chinese disciplines such as Chinese paining and calligraphy, now other options such as oil painting, design and sculpture are popular with them.
Some of the works on display convey the artists' feelings for their hometowns. A series of watercolors "Simple Life" by Tin depicts a Burmese scene - family sheltering from the sun, while Aung's "Returning Home" features his hometown's farmland, complete with ox carts.
And some works clearly combine Chinese art with the artists' own understanding.
Tin's series of landscapes feature Hangzhou scenery - not exactly a lake, but trees, Chinese houses and bridges.
In some of his paintings, scenery does not cover the entire canvas. Instead, they are accompanied by indistinct washes, "as if people are looking into scenery through a foggy window," explains the artist.
Works of Kuasi, who has just received a postgraduate qualification in sculpture in the academy, include a small self-sculpture titled "Strength" - a piece of his graduation work series.
"Foreign students who have digested diverse cultures create unique works with new experience," says curator You Jin. "I hope visitors experience cultural diversity from the exhibition."
Date: Through July 3
Address: 182-1 Nanshan Rd
Tel: (0571) 8702-4609
Earlier this month, four foreign students at the renowned academy held an exhibition called, appropriately enough, "Migratory Bird."
Buddhadev Mukherjee from India, E. Kuasi from the Ivory Coast and Tin Htay Aung and Aung Myo Myat from Myanmar exhibited recent works, including paintings and sculptures, at West Lake Contemporary Art Gallery.
Mukherjee studies Chinese painting, Kuasi sculpture, and Tin and Aung oil painting.
China Academy of Art officials noted that while in the past foreign students would choose majors in quintessentially Chinese disciplines such as Chinese paining and calligraphy, now other options such as oil painting, design and sculpture are popular with them.
Some of the works on display convey the artists' feelings for their hometowns. A series of watercolors "Simple Life" by Tin depicts a Burmese scene - family sheltering from the sun, while Aung's "Returning Home" features his hometown's farmland, complete with ox carts.
And some works clearly combine Chinese art with the artists' own understanding.
Tin's series of landscapes feature Hangzhou scenery - not exactly a lake, but trees, Chinese houses and bridges.
In some of his paintings, scenery does not cover the entire canvas. Instead, they are accompanied by indistinct washes, "as if people are looking into scenery through a foggy window," explains the artist.
Works of Kuasi, who has just received a postgraduate qualification in sculpture in the academy, include a small self-sculpture titled "Strength" - a piece of his graduation work series.
"Foreign students who have digested diverse cultures create unique works with new experience," says curator You Jin. "I hope visitors experience cultural diversity from the exhibition."
Date: Through July 3
Address: 182-1 Nanshan Rd
Tel: (0571) 8702-4609
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