SHIJUN ART JOURNEY: January 2016

Monday, January 18, 2016

Shijun Art 2015 Year in Review

I am most honored to have been selected as a judge for the GA Atlantic Institute Art & Essay Contest 2015. This years theme: Kindness Without Borders: Open Eyes, Open Hearts in our Global Village Atlantic Institute Art Contest 2015

"Joy of Spring" my solo art exhibition at The Gallery, Decatur, GA 2015

My oil painting "Flying" is chosen by my friend Xiumei Pu for her dissertation "Ecowomanist Literature and Criticism in the Diaspora" published in the Dissertation Reviews, an on-line journal.

A cultural trip to Washington, DC, NYC and Boston. Cultural Trip

A cultural trip to Washington, DC, NYC and Boston.

A successful teacher and art student Art Exhibition 2015 at the Lilburn, GA public library

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Wildlife Forever State Fish Art Contest Winners 2015.
A big congratulations to the eight Shijun Art Studio students for winning the State Fish art contest 2015.

Congratulations to the Shijun Art Studio students who have received semifinalist recognition for their outstanding works of art of endangered species.

Saving Endangered Species

A big congratulations to the six Shijun Art Studio students for winning the annual National Art contest River of Words for 2014-2015 River of Words Art Contest

Congratulations to all 17 Shijun Art Studio students that have been selected as school winner and county finalists in the Reflections 2015-16 art contest.The theme for this years PTA’s Reflections program is: "Let your imagination fly"

I appreciate the local support from art lovers attending this years Christmas at Callanwolde where I was a top seller. A potion of the proceeds going to the non-profit Callanwolde Arts Center, Atlanta, GA

At my "Joy of Art" class at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta I have continued to meet many talented art students. Joy of Art student art work

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Ancient Chinese Art Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, NYC 2015

The collection of Asian art at the Metropolitan Museum—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and is the most comprehensive in the West. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Pottery is the oldest art in the World

China's pottery is beautifully finished

Hand painted art pottery at the Metropolitan

Buddha head

Bodhisattva

Buddha figure

Buddha: Fragment from a larger stele

Bodhisattva

Metropolitan Museum, NYC

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Monday, January 4, 2016

China through the Looking Glass Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, NYC 2015

This exhibition explores the impact of Chinese aesthetics on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries.

From the earliest period of European contact with China in the sixteenth century, the West has been enchanted with enigmatic objects and imagery from the East, providing inspiration for fashion designers from Paul Poiret to Yves Saint Laurent, whose fashions are infused at every turn with romance, nostalgia, and make-believe. Through the looking glass of fashion, designers conjoin disparate stylistic references into a pastiche of Chinese aesthetic and cultural traditions.

The exhibition features more than 140 examples of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear alongside Chinese art. Filmic representations of China are incorporated throughout to reveal how our visions of China are framed by narratives that draw upon popular culture, and also to recognize the importance of cinema as a medium through which to understand the richness of Chinese history.