Exhibition from National Art Museum of China kicks off in Lithuania

VILNIUS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition from the National Art Museum of China kicked off in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, on Friday.

Held at the National Gallery of Art of Lithuania, the exhibition "Chinese Xieyi. Selected Works from the National Art Museum of China" displays 73 pieces of Artworks by 28 Chinese Artists working with various traditional techniques, including 26 pieces of Artwork kept by the museum.

Xieyi, or freehand brushwork, is an important feature of Chinese Art based on an intuitive representation of the Artist's inner knowledge and intellectual experience.

According to the organizers, visitors to the exhibition will have a unique opportunity to see contemporary Chinese ink-wash paintings, oil paintings, watercolors, prints and sculptures.

"Through these works, we can perceive how China has tried to fit into the world while preserving its unique cultural trails in the context of globalization, "wrote Wu Weishan, director of the National Museum of China, in the foreword to the album of the exhibits in the exhibition.

The exhibition also featured a pre-open lecture on Xieyi and presentations of the techniques of Chinese ink-wash paintings and calligraphy during the opening ceremony.

As an exchange visit, it follows the exhibition "Lithuanian Art: Thinking Through Landscape"held in 2017 at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, which was a big success.

Organized jointly by the National Art Museum of China, Lithuanian Art Museum and National Gallery of Art, the exhibition will last until May 4. Enditem