On January 15, two sculptures created by He E, a famous sculptor in Gansu Province, "Congratulations on Friendship" and "Xiongguan", were selected for the "2022 Olympic Art Conference". In late January 2022, the selected exhibits will be displayed to the world at the National Olympic Sports Center with fine art products from home and abroad, aiming to convey civilization and friendship with excellent artistic creations. At the same time, in view of Mr. He E's achievements and recognition in art creation, the organizers of the event warmly invited Mr. He E to participate in the "2022 Olympic Art Conference" as a representative of Chinese artists.
During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the "Olympic Art Conference" was jointly founded by the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, the China Culture and Art Development Promotion Association and relevant institutions. For more than 10 years, the "Olympic Art Conference" has been committed to publicizing the Olympic spirit, promoting Olympic culture, disseminating China's excellent culture, and making positive contributions to helping Chinese culture go out and promoting cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, and has been highly praised by all sectors of society at home and abroad.
The two sculptures selected by Mr. He E of the "Olympic Art Congress" use profound artistic skills, vivid artistic expressions and superb artistic techniques to make the audience fully feel the strong artistic atmosphere of cultural exchanges and sports competitions in the Winter Olympic Games.
"Congratulations and Friendship" is a sculpture of Han white jade material, through the embrace of two women from the East and the West, it means that China has continuously strengthened international exchanges in the new era of reform and opening up, showing the broad prospects of friendly exchanges with other countries, and also expressing the author's blessings for the successful hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
"Xiongguan" is a granite material sculpture work, which is a fine work created by Mr. He E in the 1980s, showing the historical moment when the Chinese women's volleyball team won the three consecutive championships, the team members hugged each other tightly, fully demonstrated the spirit of the women's volleyball team of "the motherland first, unity and cooperation, tenacious struggle, and never say defeat", and vividly interpreted the Olympic spirit.
Source: Gao Hongmei, all-media reporter of Lanzhou Daily
Photo courtesy of He E Sculpture Institute
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