A joint exhibition of artworks by Chinese and Italian artists opened Saturday in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, featuring nearly 100 works that help bridge cultures through visual art.
Titled "Shared Artistic Resonances -- Liu Wanming and Andrea Lellario," the exhibition presents 77 pieces by Chinese painter Liu Wanming and 22 by Italian artist Andrea Lellario.
The exhibition highlights the artists' representative works, allowing audiences to appreciate aesthetic beauty while exploring the spiritual core behind different cultural traditions.
"You can feel both the differences and the commonality of Chinese and Western cultures. For example, the two cultures have the common pursuit of life and beauty. This kind of cross-cultural artistic dialogue is especially meaningful. I've gained a deeper understanding of different cultures, and I hope there will be more exhibitions like this in the future," said Zhang Yang, a visitor.
Liu's works reflect his efforts to inherit and innovate traditional brushwork, while Lellario explores East-West cultural fusion. Both artists channel heartfelt emotion and cultural insight into each stroke of their work.
"We, with different techniques and from different countries, express the same fundamental truth of art -- its authenticity. Whether in my paintings or Andrea's, there is a shared dimension, which is, in the pursuit of fine detail, in observing and depicting objects, we indeed have something in common," said Liu, who is also president of the China National Academy of Painting and vice chairman of the China Artists Association.
"The joint exhibition with Master Liu Wanming and me is an experience of great value. In Chengdu, I've experienced the inclusive strength of culture and discovered the depth of Chinese artistic traditions through his works. The exhibition is an authentic dialogue between the two cultures, and I hope it will contribute to strengthening artistic exchange between Italy and China," said Lellario.
Exhibition of artworks by Chinese, Italian artists opens in Chengdu
