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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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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 life. I love to play games each time I can.
These are such great pictures and they are representing china and its sport activities though out the pictures.
CHEERS!
Compared to the vibrant works below, words are vague things at best, easily overlooked
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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.
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 is grip in the traditional sports whereas Russia had their worst outing in the recent winter Olympics.