Exhibition of Members’Artworks of Yu Un Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association of Macao 2021
Co-organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and the Yu Un Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association of Macao, the “Exhibition of Members’ Artworks of Yu Un Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association of Macao 2021” will be held on Friday (17 September) at the Old Court Building. All are welcome to visit.
The “Exhibition of Members’ Artworks of Yu Un Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association of Macao 2021” features a total of 177 pieces (sets) of Chinese traditional paintings, calligraphies and seal carvings. Chinese traditional paintings in different genres and various forms will be exhibited, including demonstrative splashed-ink landscape paintings, expressive bird-and-flower paintings, lifelike ink wash portraits, and exquisite and emotive landscape paintings of Macao. Meanwhile, this exhibition showcases the members’ mastery of various script types such as Xing (semi-cursive script), Zhuan (seal script), Kai (regular script), Li (clerical script) and Cao (cursive script), as well as poetry and literature, presenting the unique beauty of calligraphy. Hundreds of thousands of images are condensed into the small space of seal carvings, showing the members’ accomplishments in calligraphy, the art of composition, and the technique of using knives. The brilliant exhibition aims to fully demonstrate the creativity and artistic skills of exhibiting members, and enable visitors to understand the recent development of Chinese painting, calligraphy and seal carving in Macao.
With 68 years of history, the Yu Un Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association of Macao has actively passed on and promoted Chinese painting, calligraphy and seal carving for years, and has continually held a variety of exhibitions, exchanges and other activities. As its annual exhibition, the “Exhibition of Members’ Artworks of Yu Un Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association of Macao” gathers a group of senior and young artists, providing them with a display and communication platform. The “Exhibition of Members’ Artworks of Yu Un Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association of Macao 2021” will be held from 17 September to 17 October, and will be open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 8pm, including public holidays. Admission is free. For enquiries about the exhibition, please contact IC through tel. no. 8988 4000 during office hours or email info.ddav@icm.gov.mo.
IC will closely monitor the epidemic situation and actively follow the relevant guidelines issued by the Health Bureau. All visitors must comply with the crowd control measures onsite, wear face masks, undergo body temperature checks, and present a valid “Macao Health Code” of the day.