Event Watch: Langham Place Art "Feast" At Beijing Capital Airport

Exhibition Features Contemporary Takes On Traditional Chinese Landscape Painting On display now at the hotelier's Beijing Capital International Airport location, Langham Place's new summer art exhibition presents contemporary takes on traditional Chinese landscape painting. Showing works by six young Chinese artists -- Wan Taifeng, Zhou Zhitao, Cheng Yi, Wang Wenchao and Fan Jia -- the exhibition at the hotel's 24-hour gallery "focuses on a modern take on the traditional Chinese subject of the great outdoors”, according to general manager Mark Francis. Each of the artists on show takes on landscape painting in a new and highly individual way, pushing the form to its limits with bright dashes of color and distinctly more global influences than those seen in traditional works. Wan Taifeng, for instance, tempers the Chinese symbology of willow trees and flying cranes with bold swaths of pink and blue, while Zhou Zhitao approaches the classic Chinese Shanshui (Mountains and Water) style by using oil on canvas, rather than the traditional ink and paper. Explaining the resemblance of his piece "Porcelain Quotations" to China's famous blue-and-white porcelain, Zhou said this week, "I collect blue and white porcelain, and the colors are a symbol of Chinese culture." Added Zhou, "This porcelain was often sold to the west, so these colors also represent the east and west intertwined.” Other works on show, such as Cheng Yi's "Likeness of Water", take landscape painting in a new, more abstract direction, while Fan Jia's "Small Scenery" presents a more peaceful, minimalist depiction of nature that nods back to the roots of classical Chinese landscape painting. In conjunction with the art exhibition, Langham Place Executive Chef Kyo Lin has created a special "Art Menu" inspired by the works on display. For 1,400 yuan (US$216), diners can sample grilled watermelon salad with warm goat cheese and vine ripened tomatoes dressed with a sangria reduction (resembling Wan Taifeng's painting), a goldfish-shaped dumpling in spinach soup inspired by Cheng Yi's work, and a "dessert tree" in the style of Fan Jia's contribution. The exhibition and "art menu" will run through October. Langham Place Beijing Capital Airport 1 Er Jing Rd., Capital International Airport (adjacent to Terminal 3) Beijing, China 100621 Tel: 010-64575555 Tweet Follow @JingDaily

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Published July 13, 2011

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Event Watch: Langham Place Art "Feast" At Beijing Capital Airport