Beijing art show offers Asia-Europe bridge

Lorand Hegyi, curator of the Bridging Asia–Europe exhibition series, outlines the event to visitors in advance of its launch on September 26, 2017 in Beijing.[Photo: China Plus]

Artists from Europe and Asia have come together in Beijing aiming to bridge the gap between the two continents through art.

Their works can be seen in an exhibition called Bridging Asia-Europe which showcases the work of artists from China, Hungary and Austria.

Visitors to the exhibition will see works by Wang Yuping from China, László Fehér from Hungary, and artist-couple Muntean and Rosenblum from Austria and Israel, which set out to represent the human body in various socio-cultural settings.

A painting from Hungarian artist László Fehér is on display at The Parkview Museum in Beijing, as part of the Bridging Asia–Europe exhibition. [Photo: China Plus]

The exhibition has been curated by Lorand Hegyi, an internationally acclaimed European curator and art historian.

"This exhibition is not an isolated event; but a part of very ambitious long, series of exhibitions. Bridging Asia and Europe; that means we try to invite them to present here different artists from different European countries and different Asian countries in a certain kind of dialogue. There are three artists, three personal exhibitions. They represent a special view about humanity. All the three artists present the human body and human face in their own perspectives."

A painting portraying a Taoist monk, by Chinese artist Wang Yuping, is on display at The Parkview Museum in Beijing, as part of the Bridging Asia–Europe exhibition.[Photo: China Plus]

This event is the second in a series which hopes to promote a deeper understanding and appreciation of the specific aesthetic and artistic values and traditions within different cultural contexts.

The show takes place at The Parkview Museum in Beijing and will run until December this year.