HANGZHOU, China, July 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On July
12, the Fourth "Endless Mountains— An Exhibition of Art and
the Tang Poetry Road: Mountain Trail of Infinite Longing" kicked
off at the Dunhuang World Exhibition & Convention Center in
Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is
hosted by China Academy of Art (CAA).
This exhibition is the fourth iteration of the Exhibition of Art
and the Tang Poetry Road, which, started in Zhejiang and then moved to Beijing and Dunhuang, opening a new chapter in
dialogues beyond geographical distance. Centered around the motif
of poetic creation, the exhibition delves into the roles of
"warrior", "poet", "monk", and "foreign merchant" found in frontier
poetry, weaving a narrative that connects the expansive spiritual
themes of "distant mountains—vast earth—broad human hearts." These
four roles also epitomize four styles of Dunhuang, and they are
manipulated as thematic threads to portray the robust bravery of
the warrior, the vast magnificence of the poet, the timeless depth
of the monk, and the wide-ranging life experiences of the foreign
merchant amid borderland exchanges.
The exhibition showcases more than 180 artworks of around twenty
forms including poetry, calligraphy, Chinese painting, murals,
video, design, crafts, and environmental art, by utilizing modern
digital and new media platforms. Among them, Xu Jiang's oil painting Will the Okra Turn
Red? employs the symbol of okra to kindle the spirit and
narrate historical songs. Min Xuelin's calligraphy piece The
Moon at the Frontier Pass depicts the energetic and
free-flowing style of wild cursive script, fully capturing the
grandeur and poetic essence of the scene. Liu Haiyong's "Poplar
Series" paintings employ a technique of fresh, wet brushing and ink
speckling to vividly bring to life the rugged, ancient trunks of
poplar trees. Gao Shiqiang's video work Landscape: How to Spend
the Night, inspired by Tang Dynasty frontier poetry, juxtaposes
the ancient beacon towers of the Han Dynasty with contemporary
molten-salt solar thermal power stations, thus opening a new
dimension of poetic imagination. Shao Wenhuan, in his photography
work Ten Thousand Years, uses long-exposure photography to
capture the breathtaking interplay between the Yardang landforms
and the resplendent starry sky, showcasing the immense and desolate
beauty of the landscape. Shen Linfeng in his video work The Sea
of Time inscribes the Inscription of Mount Yanran on the
singing sands of Mingsha Mountain, honoring the valor and poetic
spirit of ancient frontier soldiers and poets.
In addition to the traditional canvas-based artworks, this
exhibition also features a series of installations and sculptures.
Zhai Xiaoshi's sculpture creation Opening the East
depicts iconic mentors such as Chang Shuhong, Wang Ziyun, Yao
Jixun, and Duan Wenjie, who have
studied and revived ancient sculptures and traditional arts in
Northwest China. The installation
work Strategizing Skins, by cross-media artist Zhu Xi, uses
thick iron plates and rings to create a tiger skin pattern marked
by rust, which symbolizes the division of land in border conflicts
and connects the vast world, natural environments, and individual
human emotions with the narrative of life. Xu Ge's piece simulates
the sound of ocean waves maneuvering the motion of sand and stone
to craft an illuminated marine environment within the gallery that
fuses the desert with the ocean. It prompts viewers to engage in a
poetic conversation with the natural world.
Furthermore, the exhibition features a selection of revered
works from the Art Museum of China Academy of Art, including
masterpieces traced by past masters at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang,
alongside expert historical documents and classical literature.
These pieces not only represent the beginnings of Zhejiang-style
figure painting but also the thousand-year tradition of Chinese
figure painting.
The exhibition will run until October
23.
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