At 6:30 p.m. Beijing time on March 30, it was 11:30 a.m. London time, and a unique high-tech online + offline opening ceremony live broadcast attracted the attention of people concerned about culture and art from all over the world. The event was sponsored by the Shandong Academy of Painting, the opening ceremony of the National Art Fund Communication and Exchange Promotion Project "Civilization Mutual Learning - Confucius in Europe Touring Exhibition of Masterpieces of Chinese Painting" in the United Kingdom, which was opened at the Shandong Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum and the Caxton University of South Bank University in London at the same time through the Internet "online + offline", and conducted a live online broadcast.
The opening ceremony of the "Mutual Learning of Civilizations - Confucius in Europe Touring Exhibition of Masterpieces of Chinese Painting" is the scene of China
The opening ceremony of the "Mutual Learning of Civilizations - Confucius in Europe Touring Exhibition of Masterpieces of Chinese Painting" was held in the United Kingdom
Magical contemporary technology pulls China and the UK in the same space at the same time, and on the large screen of more than ten meters wide in the opening hall of the Shandong Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, guests from the two places stand side by side, through real-time dialogue and mutual greetings through the connection. The hosts of the two sides introduced the guests in Chinese and English, and the Chinese side: Li Guolin, first-class inspector of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shandong Province, Kong Wei, president of the Shandong Academy of Painting, Zhang Donglin, director of the Art Department of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shandong Province, Wei Shubo, secretary and vice president of the Shandong Academy of Painting, Wang Pande, vice president of the Shandong Academy of Painting, Liu Shujun, Jia Rongzhi, Dong Haiquan, Chang Zhaohui, Fan Lei, Li Encheng, Zhang Dena, Liu Yang, Sun Qi, Geng Yan, Zhai Shengliang, Yang Shufei, President of Beijing Bo Xu Ming Ye Culture Media Co., Ltd., Lu Peilin, Li Rui, etc., co-organizers of the event, attended the opening event at the Shandong Academy of Painting Creation Base; on the British side: Paul Ive, Vice President of London South Bank University, Xu Yinong, Director of The Caxton School of London South Bank University and British Dean of confucius Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and British guests and student representatives attended the opening event at the Caxton College of South Bank University in London.
Xu Yinong, Dean of the Confucius Institute of Chinese Medicine at South Bank University in London, delivered a speech
Li Guolin, a first-level inspector of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shandong Province, said in her speech that in the context of the new crown epidemic, it is very rare for us to carry out this unique transnational cultural and artistic activity, which is a feast of culture and art, and also an exchange and interaction of hearts and minds. The epidemic cannot stop us from communicating, but also let us cherish the present, cherish the bridge of friendship full of vitality built between each other to overcome difficulties and take the initiative. I hope to take this as an opportunity to create more cooperation opportunities and contribute wisdom and strength to the development of world civilization.
Li Guolin, a first-level inspector of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shandong Province, delivered a speech
Kong Wei, president of Shandong Academy of Painting, said in his speech that the touring exhibition was selected as a funded project of the National Art Fund, reflecting the importance that the state attaches to international art exchanges. The first stop of the tour exhibition has been successfully held in October 2019 in the Chinese Cultural Center in Moscow, Russia, due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the world, the second stop of the British tour exhibition works shipped to London has not been carried out for a year, and now according to the epidemic prevention situation, it has been changed to London and Shandong online opening, and the London offline exhibition is interactive. Exchanges and mutual learning have always been an important driving force for the progress of human civilization and the peaceful development of the world, and mankind has developed forward in the encounter and understanding of different nationalities and cultures. On the other hand, the vitality of art's development also lies in exchanges, blending and exchanges, and art forms with different cultural backgrounds can draw each other's wisdom and nutrition from each other, while pushing themselves to a broader stage.
Kong Wei, president of Shandong Academy of Painting, delivered a speech
Paul Ive, Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University, and Xu Yinong, Dean of confucius Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine at South Bank University, London, delivered speeches at the opening ceremony, highly praised the event, expressed sincere gratitude to the organizers and co-organizers, and praised the success of the event as a true mutual learning among civilizations. The British exhibition site specially invited some student representatives to visit the exhibition, due to traffic reasons could not be present in time, in the middle of the opening ceremony, a group of white-skinned, black-skinned, brown-skinned children carrying school bags broke into the camera, naturally sitting on the floor, Dean Xu happily introduced the children, he said "art is not the patent of adults" I believe that these children will plant beautiful art seeds in this cultural exchange. At the end of the opening ceremony, the guests exchanged greetings and took a group photo in front of the big screen, and the British students shouted with standard Chinese: Hello! The two sides said goodbye. With the farewell of the British host, the end of the connection, the British scene screen disappeared, the on-site guests returned to reality, unfinished, have said that they participated in this form of opening ceremony for the first time, the first time to experience this magical feeling. Netizens who watched the live broadcast also said that this opening form of Internet + is not only an innovative measure in the global epidemic prevention situation, but also a manifestation of the application of modern science and technology in art exhibitions, which is novel, efficient and unique.
Representatives of the participating painters were interviewed
This exhibition showcases a number of traditional calligraphy and painting works created by 65 contemporary Chinese painters and calligraphers with the theme of Confucius and Confucian culture, among which the Chinese painting works show the historical allusions of Confucius and Confucian culture, and the calligraphy works express famous sentences from Confucian classics such as the Analects. In these works, calligraphers and painters transform abstract Confucian philosophies into vivid images of Chinese art forms through artistic processing and creative imagination, which not only enables us to appreciate the depth and mystery of Chinese culture, but also brings a Chinese aesthetic enjoyment that integrates the fashion of the times.
Internet Connection Opening Event
As a promotion project of the Overseas Tour exhibition of the National Arts Fund, Shandong Academy of Painting strives to be exquisite and perfect in every link of exhibit art creation, exhibition venue selection, exhibition publicity and reporting, academic discussion and exchange, displaying Chinese culture and art to European audiences, deepening cultural integration, promoting mutual learning among civilizations, displaying Chinese culture, explaining Chinese spirit, telling Chinese stories well, and contributing Chinese wisdom and artistic strength to world cultural progress and peaceful development.
Group photo of the exhibition