Bold Spirit: Works of Shi Lu from the Collection of the National Museum of China
In 2021, the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau joins hands with the National Museum of China to organise the exhibition Bold Spirit: Works of Shi Lu from the Collection of the National Museum of China. The event is co-organised by Macao Foundation and supported by Macao Daily News.
Shi Lu was one of the revolutionary artists fostered by the Communist Party of China during the Yan鈥檃n period, as well as the theoretical prominent leader and the style designer of the Chang鈥檃n Painting School. With achievements in many artistic fields, he developed his distinctive style in the aspects of landscape painting, figure painting, bird-and-flower painting, calligraphy, seal, poetry, literature and artistic theory, etc. And his works were featured with strong sense of the times and forward-looking patriotism.
This exhibition, divided into four parts: 鈥淩evolutionary Epic鈥�, 鈥淧raise of the New Era鈥�, 鈥淐hang鈥檃n New Painting鈥� and 鈥淪trength of Character鈥�, displays more than 150 sets of works, presenting Shi Lu鈥檚 creative thoughts and themes, style and techniques in every stage of artistic development. It also includes sketches, manuscripts and drafts of his masterpieces in order to clearly reflect the changes of the themes in different background and his unique style forged at different period of times.
In 2021, the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau joins hands with the National Museum of China to organise the exhibition Bold Spirit: Works of Shi Lu from the Collection of the National Museum of China. The event is co-organised by Macao Foundation and supported by Macao Daily News.
Shi Lu was one of the revolutionary artists fostered by the Communist Party of China during the Yan鈥檃n period, as well as the theoretical prominent leader and the style designer of the Chang鈥檃n Painting School. With achievements in many artistic fields, he developed his distinctive style in the aspects of landscape painting, figure painting, bird-and-flower painting, calligraphy, seal, poetry, literature and artistic theory, etc. And his works were featured with strong sense of the times and forward-looking patriotism.
This exhibition, divided into four parts: 鈥淩evolutionary Epic鈥�, 鈥淧raise of the New Era鈥�, 鈥淐hang鈥檃n New Painting鈥� and 鈥淪trength of Character鈥�, displays more than 150 sets of works, presenting Shi Lu鈥檚 creative thoughts and themes, style and techniques in every stage of artistic development. It also includes sketches, manuscripts and drafts of his masterpieces in order to clearly reflect the changes of the themes in different background and his unique style forged at different period of times.
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