Foshan and Chaoshan are
the two most famous cities for paper-
cuts. The paper-cuts collected
by Guangzhou Art Museum were
donated by the well-known papercut
artist Zhang Ba, the majority of
which depict flowers, birds, fishes,
animals, actors and folk stories. In
Foshan, a large amount of papercuts
are used during various festivals
and ceremonies. For example,
during the Spring Festival, papercuts
are pasted on windows and
doors. The objects are also exported
to Southeast Asia.
2008-10-1 ~ 2008-12-31,
am 10:00 ~ pm 4:00 @ Guangzhou Art Museum
Liao Bingxion (1915-2006)
was born in Guangzhou and began
creating cartoons in 1932.
He became a well-known Chinese
contemporary cartoonist with great
influence in China's artistic circles.
To commemorate this outstanding
artist, the Guangzhou Museum of
Art selected 91 of the works that he
donated to the museum before his
death, for the Liao Bingxiong Art
Retrospective Exhibition. These 91
works symbolize the 91 extraordinary
years of his life. His cartoons
are famous for their political and
social satire. See how he dared to
be different.
2008-10-1 ~ 2008-12-31,
am 10:00 ~ pm 4:00 @ Guangzhou Art Museum
During the early 20th century,
Lingnan painting started to develop
under the atmosphere of political
revolution. Gao Jianfu, Chen Shuren
and Gao Qifeng were the initiators
and Guan Shanyue, Li Xiongcai,
Zhao Shaoíang form the next era.
Today Lingnan paintings play an
important role in contemporary
Chinese art.
2008-10-1 ~ 2008-12-31,
am 10:00 ~ pm 4:00 @ Guangzhou Art Museum
Ou Chu is an art collector in
Guangdong. When he was young,
he took part in the anti-Japanese
movemencct and then participated
in the cultural r evolution, after
which he worked as a government
officer in Guangzhou. He loves
traditional Chinese culture and
from the 1950s he began to collect
various works of art, ranging from
paintings and calligraphic works, to
porcelains from past dynasties. Out
of his passion for Chinese art, he
also learned painting and produced
quite a lot of masterpieces.
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