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Chinese art on display one more week |
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Megan Mangano |
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Apr 25, 2005 |
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Life is fun when fantasy and reality is well-blended and balanced.
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| Dragon, Chinese calligraphy by Shichang Hu |
These are the words of Shichang Hu, one of eight artists to have his work on display at the Chinese Culture and Art Exhibition at the Student Multicultural Center in Student Union Room 2500.
The exhibit is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and runs through April 29.
Hu, a UT graduate, has two calligraphic works on display, both being truly symbolic of the Chinese culture. One piece is titled “Dragon” and the other is “Dragon and Phoenix.” “We Chinese people still call ourselves ‘the Descendants of the Dragon.’ The dragon is the totem in ancient China,” Hu said. “When I heard about the exhibition, dragon is the first thing that popped into my mind.”
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| Water Series I, oil painting by ZhanHong Zhang |
Hu started using a brush pen as a teenager, but didn’t have any formal training until he took a calligraphy class in college. He has won awards at all levels back in his homeland of China. “The limited white paper leaves unlimited space for my artistic imagination and aesthetic creation,” Hu said. “I can be inventive with the strokes of Chinese characters, and I am free to present my perceptions of the meaning of the words.”
“Visitors not only have the chance to see artworks of mixed media not usually seen here in Toledo, but also to get to know some Chinese artists living in town,” Hu said. “This is a collection of genuine artworks by adults and children from the Chinese community in Toledo.”
For more information on the free, public event, or on purchasing any of the pieces, contact Jing Meyer, coordinator of advising for pharmacy student services, at 419.530.1916.
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