Exhibition of Traditional Chinese Paintings Shows the Flexibility of the Mind
The Confucius Institute opened an exhibition at the Mare building lobby, displaying the works of the first Chinese painting course.
The Confucius Institute opened an exhibition at the Mare building lobby, displaying the works of the first Chinese painting course.
Chinese traditional painting comprises of landscapes 山水, birds and flowers 花鸟, and people 人物. Technically, it is closest to Chinese calligraphy, with rice paper, a sharp brush and special ink.
The supervisor of the course, Kristiina Kraft explains: “Chinese painting is so specific that even if you are an accomplished artist, you may still fail at it. The secret lies in the flexibility of the mind. A lot lies on how much you know and trust yourself. Our students came up with many very interesting works of art – they did great! Make sure you visit the ground floor of the Mare building!”
This first Chinese painting course at Tallinn University was attended by students from various disciplines at TU as well as the Estonian Academy of Arts and elsewhere. Students learned about the techniques of Chinese painting and everyone completed close to 50 works. To all participants, this was their first connection with Chinese painting. The next course will start in 2016, more information is available from the .
The Chinese painting exhibition will be displayed at the Mare building lobby until the end of September. Works displayed were created by Mailis Kalvik, Teele Teras, Jekaterina Uzikova, Agnes J?rve, Liisimari Randj?rv and Anna Kondratjeva.
