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The Art Games Begin
Believe it or not, some of those who reside in Beijing are put off by the sports fever about to grip their city. What are games, they ask, compared to the arts? What can Olympic revelry offer the sensitive soul?
If you sympathize, then stop sniffing that daisy, wipe your tears, and pay a visit to the China Art Gallery, in the National Art Museum north of famous Wangfujing Street. It's the site of the Third Beijing International Art Biennale.
Over 700 pieces from 700 hundred artists representing 81 countries revolve around the theme of "Colors & Olympism". Have the Olympics spawned a belief system meriting the suffix '-ism'? Why not. Compared to the vibrant works below, words are vague things at best, easily overlooked. "Colors are just like the beautiful rainbow connecting our dreams with reality, as well as art with the Olympics," said Feng Yuan, deputy chair of the China Federation of the Literary and Arts Circles, to prove it.
Read on to see some of the best entries.
Hua Qimin
Sun Yumin
Tennis / 2007
Zheng Bo
Dogfall / 2007
Chandra Srivastava [India]
Olympic Spirit III / 2007
Monique Baroni [France]
Pekin / 2008
Reinhard Stangi [Germany]
Tennisplayer / 2006
Rafael Bestard Mos [Spain]
In the Forest IV / 2007
Lhagvasuren Gombo Ichin [Mongolia]
Polo / 2007
Edward Shahda [Syria]
Color of Life / 2007
Lola Fischer vel Aleksandra [Poland]
Colors of Victory / 2007
Duchateau / France
Swimmer / 2007
China Art Gallery
National Art Museum
1 Wusi Street, Doncheng District, Beijing [3 lights north of the Wangfujing shopping street, northeast corner]
(86-10) 64O17076
The Exhibition runs until August 24th.
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Charlotte Crowther - Youngest British Artist
I was very impressed by the exhibition and was also delighted to see the 3 works by my Daughter, Charlotte Crowther , a recent greaduate from the Ruskin, Oxford, England
Games are the best thing in
Games are the best thing in life. I love to play games each time I can.
my comment :)
Compared to the vibrant works below, words are vague things at best, easily overlooked
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Amazing Picture
interesting, awesome picture. I don't know aspects of the game can be applied also in a painting, and the results were also satisfactory. Amazing picture.
Brilliant
These are such great pictures and they are representing china and its sport activities though out the pictures.
CHEERS!
Those are some really great
Those are some really great pictures which once again proves how much China love its sports and how well the Chinese are in those games.
Beijing Olimpiade have a
Beijing Olimpiade have a great impact for art at China. It's great cause we know China have so many people with a sport talent
Sports and art mixed
Sports and art mixed together...my 2 passion in life..
These are some great painting...I wish I was half as good.
China has still maintained
China has still maintained is grip in the traditional sports whereas Russia had their worst outing in the recent winter Olympics.
Thanks for sharing great
Thanks for sharing great selection of pictures! I've got the another idea for the author- a school bag, wonder why?
My Chinese friend talked me, the age of his grandson is 11, but every day going to primary school the book bag for his grandson is 8 kg, he's worth being pictured as the Olympic Games participant, isn't he?=)
He could not reduce the weight for his grandson, (at least 6 kg), many books are necessary for studying at the primary school.
Thus China has greatest future; and China's GDP would surpass the US to become greatest country after 2030.
If China wants to be the
If China wants to be the greatest country, it has to realize that GDP isn't the primary measure. And carrying 6kg bookbags is training for the orthopedic hall of shame, not the Olympics.
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