Macao, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the opening debut of the Group's new permanent art space, Sands Gallery, on Wednesday, it held an opening ceremony for the new exhibition "101 Bowls - Works by Shui Hetian and Zhang Jiabao's Clothing Designs", which aims to continue to promote the diversified development of Macao's cultural industry and provide an art exchange platform for Macao and international artists to organize a variety of exchange activities.
Sands Gallery, Sands Gallery, a permanent art space in Sands China, held an opening ceremony on Wednesday for its latest exhibition, 101 Bowls – Works of Shui Hetian and Zhang Jiabao's Clothing Designs. From 28 April to 29 May 2022, the exhibition is open to the public from 11:00 to 7:00 p.m. every morning at the Macao Four Seasons Club for free admission.
Sands Gallery, Sands Gallery, a permanent art space in Sands China, held an opening ceremony on Wednesday for its latest exhibition, 101 Bowls – Works of Shui Hetian and Zhang Jiabao's Clothing Designs. From 28 April to 29 May 2022, the exhibition is open to the public from 11:00 to 7:00 p.m. every morning at the Macao Four Seasons Club for free admission.
A group of officiating guests attended the opening ceremony of "101 Bowls - Water Hetian Works and Zhang Jiabao's Clothing Design Exhibition" held at the Four Seasons Club of Macao's "Sands Gallery" on Wednesday.
A group of guests under the leadership of the artist Master Shui Hetian conducted an exhibition tour.
A group of guests under the leadership of the artist Master Shui Hetian conducted an exhibition tour.
Titled "Loaded with Objects, Full of Love", the exhibition features more than 40 hand-painted pottery bowls and paintings by Master Shui Hetian, whose pottery bowls with the theme of "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" show the unique beauty of solar terms through Chinese ink paintings and calligraphy, and some works are exhibited together with the costumes designed by Ms. Zhang Jiabao. Ms. Zhang Jiabao is good at combining folk art in her works, and some of the costumes in this exhibition use blue printed earthen cloth from Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, and combine this traditional fabric with modern design, showing the unique charm of today's national fashion style.
"Sands China is pleased to host this art exhibition, which continues to contribute to the long-term development of local culture and the arts, and we look forward to continuously introducing high-level art exhibitions through the platform of Sands Galleria China, helping Macao to build a multicultural and cultural exchange base between China and the West," said Dr. Wang Yingwei, President of Sands China Limited. Multi-talented and creative, Master Shui Hetian has given art lovers a different perception and experience through various art forms over the years. It is a great honor to invite Master Shui and Ms. Zhang Jiabao to exhibit excellent works such as the "101 Bowl" series, which will bring us a rich spiritual feast under the vagaries of the epidemic, and sincerely thank them for sparing no effort to promote great love and good deeds through this art exhibition. Special thanks to the Liaison Office of the CPC Central Committee and the Macao SAR Government for their guidance and strong support. ”
Shui Hetian is engaged in advertising creation, photography, advertising films, writing and directing. His work has been exhibited, published and collected around the world, including the Beijing Art Museum and the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei. Over the years, Shui Hetian has published more than 50 photographic books, albums and travelogues. His works have also been exhibited in China, Singapore, Japan, Canada and the United States. His awards include Hong Kong's Top Ten Outstanding Young Talents, Hong Kong Arts Alliance's 1st Photographer Award, and Martell Artist's Awards in Shanghai, China.
Master Shui Hetian said: "I am very pleased to be able to exhibit the work of "101 Bowls" in the 'Jinsha Art Gallery' this time, art and culture are closely linked, and it is an honor to present China's profound artistic and cultural heritage through this art exhibition, and to integrate the 24 solar terms into the creation of pottery bowls, so that the bowl is full of great love, and at the same time to help promote the art education of young people in China." Ten pottery bowls were also donated for charity sale at the exhibition, and all donations were donated to 'Rainbow Road' to fund the art education of young people in ethnic minority areas in the mainland. Thanks to Sands China's strong support and all the people who subscribed to the works, we can enjoy our works up close and continue to help promote and enhance public interest and awareness of Chinese culture and art. ”
The "101 Bowls" series, a traveling exhibition of Shui Hetian's public welfare art, has been held in three cities in Chinese mainland, including Guangzhou, Shanghai and Dongguan, and donated the funds raised from the charity sale to local charities that support youth art education. In this Macao exhibition, ten pottery bowl works were used for charity bazaar, and have been actively subscribed by ten Macao elders, raising a total of 100,000 patacas, and all the proceeds were donated to "Rainbow Road" to fund the promotion of art education in rural primary schools in ethnic minority areas in China, so that art and good deeds coexist, which is of great significance. At the opening ceremony, Master Shui Hetian presented a cheque to Lu Xi, the representative of Rainbow Road and President of the Macao Fine Arts Association, and five of them were personally present at the ceremony. Afterwards, a group of guests conducted a guided tour of the exhibition under the leadership of Master Shui Hetian and Ms. Zhang Jiabao.
Guests officiating at the opening ceremony included Yin Rutao, Deputy Director of the Propaganda and Cultural Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region; Lu Bo, Deputy to the National People's Congress of Macao and Director of the Macao Daily Newspaper; Dr. Wang Yingwei; Cheng Weidong, Deputy Director of the Macao Government Tourism Bureau; Shen Haoran, Director of the Cultural Affairs Department of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government; Li Ying, Vice Chairman of the Guangdong Artists Association; Lu Xi, President of the Macao Fine Arts Association; Master Shui Hetian and Ms. Zhang Jiabao.
The exhibition combines bowls with monks' robes as the creative concept, showing the beauty of simplicity, truthfulness and goodness. The pottery bowl is made by JOYYE ceramics, and together with Master Shui Hetian on the bowl with the theme of "Twenty-four Solar Terms", with his inspirational sentences, the beauty of ceramic culture and calligraphy and painting art is disseminated, and art and public welfare are combined with each other. Master Shui Hetian also shared his creative concept, the "101" in the exhibition represents the realization of the unity after the completion, meaning to return to the original starting point, do not forget the original heart, and take the bowl as the carrier, adhering to the heart of love and public welfare, spreading great love.
From 28 April to 29 May 2022, 101 Bowls - Works by Shui Hetian and Zhang Jiabao is open to the public at the "Sands Gallery" from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. every morning, with free admission.
Located on the sixth floor of the Four Seasons Club, the Sands Gallery is Sands China's permanent art space, designed to bring guests a rich variety of art exhibitions to promote the sustainable development of the local cultural and creative industry. Sands China plans to invest more resources in regularly inviting renowned local and international artists to organise various arts and cultural exhibitions at Sands Gallery, infusing Macao with multicultural power and further enriching the artistic experience of local residents and visitors.