On March 19th, the 11th "Haipai Culture and Art Festival" and "Remembering Jiangnan - Scenery of the Past and Li Lei's Poetic and Abstract Art" exhibition, co-sponsored by the Shanghai Culture and Tourism Bureau and the Taiwan Human Culture and Education Foundation, was held at the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Hall in Kaohsiung.
50 guests from the island, including Taiwan's abstract art master Xiao Qin, were invited to attend the small opening ceremony at the Buddha Memorial Hall. Jin Lei, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, delivered a speech on behalf of the organizers by video and congratulated the opening of the exhibition.
Deputy Director Jin Lei said in his speech that at a time when the impact of the global epidemic has not dissipated, it is not easy to successfully hold this exhibition in Kaohsiung with the full cooperation of Shanghai and Taiwan. It is hoped that through this exhibition, while further promoting cross-strait cultural and artistic exchanges, it will build a broader platform for artists on both sides of the strait to explore the historical origin and development prospects of Chinese abstract art.
Master Ru Chang, director of the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Hall in Taiwan, said at the opening ceremony that although affected by the global epidemic, it is still possible to welcome the first solo exhibition of Haipai artist Mr. Li Lei in late spring and March, which will surely bring a comfortable and happy exhibition experience to the people of Taiwan and art lovers. It is also hoped that through this exhibition, more people on both sides of the strait can understand the abstract art of the Shanghai School with "oriental poetic aesthetics".
Under the active promotion of the organizers on both sides of the strait, the "Haipai Culture and Art Festival" for the first time focused on abstract painting art to carry out exchange activities. The exhibition selects 50 abstract paintings by Mr. Li Lei, who has been praised by many media and critics as an "abstract poet", and shows the development path of Eastern abstract art from the perspective of combining the core concept of Chinese culture with the language of Western abstract art.
Mr. Li Lei also said that the Chinese cultural feelings and wisdom of the same root and origin are his inexhaustible spiritual treasures, and he hopes to use his artistic creation to show the audience on both sides of the strait the common feelings and pursuits of mankind for their hometown and art, so that art lovers on both sides of the strait can resonate in their hearts.
"Haipai Culture and Art Festival" is one of the important brands of cultural exchange activities between Shanghai and Taiwan, and has been successfully held for eleven sessions so far. The event has always adhered to the principle of excellence and built a platform for "cooperation and sharing" for the people on both sides of the strait.
The exhibition will be held from March 19 to May 15 at the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Hall in Taiwan, where the audience can enjoy the paintings and read the artist's new poems with rich charm while admiring the paintings in the exhibition hall with the theme of the four seasons, bringing the audience the exuberant vitality of the flow of the four seasons and the germination of all things, while also bringing a comfort to the current social environment of the epidemic.