"Xinjiang is a good place!"
In recent days, foreign and Chinese artists in China have gone to Kashgar, Aksu, Urumqi and other places in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to carry out creative exchange activities of "Feeling China - Great Beauty of Xinjiang". "Xinjiang is a good place!" The artists said that there is a sense of history here, the culture of various ethnic groups has been well protected and inherited, and there are also beautiful natural scenery and modern facilities, which have brought a lot of inspiration to their creations.
"The happy life of ordinary people shows the real Xinjiang"
On June 15th, artists came to the ancient city of Kashgar, full of special food, different styles of small shops, colorful residents' lives... The artists took a tour while recording with their cameras.
At the entrance of a wood shop, the owner is making new furniture for customers, and during the waiting interval, the customer picks up the wooden gyro made by the shopkeeper and plays with it. Spanish artist Luis recorded this picture with a video camera: "The happy life of ordinary people shows the real Xinjiang, and on his face you can see the relaxed and peaceful state of life." Louis is a documentary filmmaker whose previous work has documented the lives of ordinary people across China, "This trip to Xinjiang has accumulated rich material for my subsequent creations." ”
In the camera of Chinese artist Guo Hongsong, it is also mostly the life of ordinary people, "there is laughter, there is calmness, there is calmness, there is also hurry, with a kind of upward force." ”
On the afternoon of June 16, the artists came to the Xinjiang National Musical Instrument Museum in Shufu County, Kashgar Region. The weaving skills of the characteristic handicraft Adelaide silk, the production and inheritance of traditional musical instruments, the enthusiastic national dance... Artists enjoy while communicating with the instrument makers.
The 50-year-old Rechman Tursun began learning to make musical instruments at the age of 18, and since 2014 has been showing his instrument-making skills and selling works in venues provided by the government for free, with a net income of 5,000 to 6,000 yuan per month. He showed the artists the national instrument rewap he was making and played cheerful music on the spot.
"The perfect fusion of tradition and modernity in Xinjiang"
Mongolian artist Modgema was fascinated by the murals of the Thousand Buddha Caves in Kyzyl, Aksu Region, "not only rich in color, but also with moving historical stories, where the historical and cultural sites are well protected." This is my first time in Xinjiang, people live together, the relationship is very harmonious, I can see their heartfelt smiles everywhere I go. The scenery is beautiful, the people are more beautiful, and the hospitable people have given me a lot of inspiration for creation. I want to draw nourishment and enrich my creations. ”
Canadian artist Yi Bailin said that he not only saw the exchange and fusion of cultures on the Silk Road, but also felt the harmonious relationship between man and nature, "I saw different landscapes and felt different cultures in Xinjiang, and I hope to show this different beauty through my works." ”
American artist Rachel said: "It was a wonderful experience to go to the homes of local residents and receive warm hospitality. ”
In Lampa Village, Nurbak Township, Shaya County, Aksu Region, cotton farmers are operating high-efficiency water-saving equipment for irrigation, and drones are spraying pesticides not far away. "The scenery of the Tianshan Grand Canyon is so beautiful, Xinjiang's economic development is too fast, and the degree of agricultural mechanization and automation is so high, which shocks me." Tradition and modernity are perfectly integrated in Xinjiang. Rachel said: "I was also impressed by the Kokoya greening project, which has been admired by the efforts of several generations to turn the desert into an oasis." ”
"It's better to hear than to see, Xinjiang is so beautiful"
On June 25, the works of Chinese and foreign artists on this trip were exhibited at the Xinjiang Academy of Painting in Urumqi, showing the beauty of Xinjiang in the form of installation art, oil painting, printmaking, and drawing.
Chinese artist Pang Maokun, known for his portraits, created two oil paintings based on Asya, a waiter at a teahouse in the old city of Kashgar, and Ayitira, a dancer in Shufu County. "It's so similar!" Tourists who visited were amazed.
Based on himself, Modegma has created a number of works using prints, oil paintings, ink paintings and other methods. "The main purpose of this work is to show a feeling of happiness and tranquility, which is one of my biggest feelings in Xinjiang this time," Modgema said. ”
Chinese artist Tang Chenghua plans to hold an exhibition of his work "Clouds in the Sky" at the Xinjiang Art Museum in September. "It's an installation art, using 800 pounds of cotton from Shaya County to make clouds." Tang Chenghua said, "I am thinking about how to further enhance the work and make it more poetic. ”
Korean artist Kim Tae-joon has created many sketches based on Rewap and local singers and dancers.
Louis used the camera to record what he saw and heard along the way, and edited it into a short film to show the great beauty of Xinjiang in his eyes, "It is better to see Xinjiang than to see it, Xinjiang is really beautiful!" ”
Reporter Li Yanan
Source: People's Daily