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CCTV9英语新闻:CHIFRA中法艺术交流展中国美术馆开幕

时间:2014-01-24 14:05:49

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A historic exhibition featuring both contemporary Chinese and French artists has opened at the National Art Museum of China. Entitled "ChiFra," the exhibition bears witness to 50 years of diplomatic relations and cultural exchange between China and France. It also gives Beijingers another way to rein1 in the Chinese lunar New Year. Julian Waghann has the details.

An art salon2 where East meets West. The "Chifra" exhibition opening ceremony welcomes artists and art lovers from China and France, with an evening of mingling3 and passionate4 dialogue.

The exhibition features more than forty contemporary artists from the two countries, and ranges from oil paintings to sculptures. And this is the first time in over a hundred years that contemporary artists from China and France are exhibiting in the same space on such a scale.

 

A historic exhibition featuring both contemporary Chinese and French artists has opened at the National Art Museum of China.

 

Fan Di'an, Director of Nat'l Art Museum of China, said, "By bringing these artworks to a museum setting, you flesh out the artistry and quality of the works, which contrasts with the Paris exhibition done at the Champs-Elysees last year, which was more accessible."

The "ChiFra" exhibition kicked off on the famous French boulavard in October of 2013. The show attracted more than 20,000 visitors from 20 countries in a matter of two weeks, allowing dialogue not only between the paintings and visitors, but also between the painters.

 

A historic exhibition featuring both contemporary Chinese and French artists has opened at the National Art Museum of China.

 

"Sino-French cultural exchange goes back a long way. But it was the wave of Chinese artists who went and studied art in France in the early 20th century that marked the beginning of the French influence on contemporary Chinese art." Julian Waghann, Beijing, said.

An exhibition of Chinese paintings in Paris in 1933 took the international art community by surprise and garnered5 the world’s attention. Many Chinese artists such as master Xu Beihong studied western painting in France, and reinvigorated the use of ink and color in Chinese painting.

Artist Yang Yongsheng said, "We’re not influenced by the contemporary French oil paintings as much as by classical French oil paintings, because oil painting is done less in France nowadays."

Not so in China, where a rapid growth in the economic sector6 in past decades has fueled interest in and helped raise the prestige of art.

Remy Aron, President of Maison Des Aritstes, said, "Painting is very much alive and part of the culture in China, and there are many artists who are happy to create!"

For the artists at the "ChiFra" exhibition, the art of light and shadows is first and foremost, followed by the art of sharing and dialogue. The exhibition will last until Febrary 16th at the National Art Museum of China before kicking off its nationwide tour.
 

 


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1 rein xVsxs     
n.疆绳,统治,支配;vt.以僵绳控制,统治
参考例句:
  • The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
  • He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
2 salon VjTz2Z     
n.[法]沙龙;客厅;营业性的高级服务室
参考例句:
  • Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗?
  • You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。
3 mingling b387131b4ffa62204a89fca1610062f3     
adj.混合的
参考例句:
  • There was a spring of bitterness mingling with that fountain of sweets. 在这个甜蜜的源泉中间,已经掺和进苦涩的山水了。
  • The mingling of inconsequence belongs to us all. 这场矛盾混和物是我们大家所共有的。
4 passionate rLDxd     
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
参考例句:
  • He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
  • He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
5 garnered 60d1f073f04681f98098b8374f4a7693     
v.收集并(通常)贮藏(某物),取得,获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句
6 sector yjczYn     
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
参考例句:
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。