Chinanews.com Sydney, February 28th (Reporter Tao Shelan) "Dragon Vein" Contemporary Art Exhibition being held in Sydney's Kasula Dynamic Art Centre, 5 Chinese artists and 5 Chinese artists travelling to Australia, using their unique works , Interpretation of Chinese folk culture.

Ten Chinese and Australian Chinese artists including Guan Wei, Cang Xin, Gu Xiaoping, Yang Yifa, Jiang Zhe, Yang Jinsong, Zhang Jin, Jin Sand, Fu Zhongqing Amy and Palla jeroff (Para) were invited to form a strong lineup. This exhibition not only interweaves the "pureness" of the five elements of religious witchcraft, mythology, folk art, folk culture and literati spirit, but also highlights the contemporary expression of Chinese folk culture in Australia. From symbolic symbols that combine ancient Chinese mythological imagery and oriental humor, to mysterious images drawn from nomadic tribes and primitive religions in northern China; from contemporary interpretations of traditional Chinese culture from "he" to "harmony" to western materials The exploration of oriental aesthetic interest; from the transformation and activation of the ancient beliefs of ethnic minorities, to the reflection and pursuit of the spirit of folk craftsmen, artists inherited and explored the traditional Chinese culture, and also completed the transformation of contemporary art. World dialogue.

Craig Donarski, director of Kasula Dynamics Art Center, presents the artwork. Photo by Tao Shelan

"Dragon Vein" is curated by Chinese contemporary artists Guan Wei and Cang Xin.

When reporters from China News Agency visited the exhibition, they met Guan Wei and Fu Zhongqing unexpectedly. Guan Wei is one of the most important contemporary Chinese artists in Australia, having participated in the Chinese modernist art movement in the 1980s. After moving to Australia, he began to integrate Australian and Chinese culture in artistic practice, exploring the environment of different civilizations and the potential of diversification in the context of globalization. As an independent artist and representative of Australian artists, he has appeared in important international exhibitions such as the Asia-Pacific Triennial and the Shanghai Biennale.

Fu Zhongqing once graduated from the Department of Art of East China Normal University in Shanghai. After moving to Australia in 1989, while working in art design, he also created a large number of oil paintings, installation art works, and committed to promoting exchanges between the Chinese and Australian art circles. Based on traditional Chinese culture and philosophy, the Dragon Backs and the Equation of the Universe that she participated in this time, show the long-term artistic conception of China's 5000 years of history and culture.

An installation art work by the artist from China, Fu Zhongqing, "The Equation of the Universe". Photo by Tao Shelan

For example, "Spine of the Dragon" is composed of 6 transparent Chinese thread-bound ancient books. The 5 books have scattered strokes of the character "Dragon", which symbolizes the spine of the dragon, and together they form a dragon. Each book displays everything from Oracle and Bronze inscriptions to Xiaoyi, Lishu, regular script, cursive script, and cursive script. Each change has evolved with the development of Chinese civilization. The "?" In the last "Book" is intended to remind how the Chinese calligraphy develops in the current network age.

Fu Zhongqing told reporters that the installation of "Equation of the Universe" was inspired by Chinese Go. Black and white chess pieces indicate that yin and yang also represent stars, and the chessboard represents starry sky. The nine stars on the chessboard are in the middle, Tai Chi. The other eight stars represent gossip and are also used to represent the universe. Go, which looks like a competitive game, is actually a way of fighting, but it is always seeking a balance and harmony, which is a dynamic harmony in form.

Audiences appreciate works by Chinese artists. Photo by Tao Shelan

It is amazing that Fu Zhongqing used black and white buttons to symbolize star chess. The mirror symbolizes the chessboard, so that the "star chess" in the starry sky is reflected in the mirror on the ground, including the image of the viewer, so that people can think about which step in the universe should be taken in order to be accepted by nature, and it must conform to the laws of nature, and Based on heaven and earth.

In order to make this work, Fu Zhongqing spent nearly one year, and used nearly 2,000 black and white buttons.

Craig Donalski, director of the Kasula Dynamics Art Center, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency that this is the first time the art center has held such a large-scale exhibition of works by Chinese artists. These works are of high quality. It is contemporary and integrates traditional Chinese cultural elements. He hopes that the relationship between the two countries will be closer through the form of artistic exchanges. (Finish)