内容提要
前 言
中国2010年上海世博会举世瞩目,也是世界华人热切期盼的一件盛事,更是世界华人聚集中国、聚集上海沟通交流的
大好机会。为展现一百年来华人对世界文化艺术发展所做出的巨大贡献和成就,梳理百年华人美术发展历程,进一步增强
中华民族文化的自豪感和自信心,促进世界华人的全面交流与合作,由国务院侨务办公室、中国美术家协会为指导单位,
上海市人民政府侨务办公室、上海世博会事务协调局、上海市文学艺术界联合会、上海市美术家协会联合举办“光华百年
—世界华人庆世博美术大展”。
展览得到广大华人的积极响应,来自中国、美国、法国、奥地利、西班牙、加拿大、新加坡、日本等国家的华人投稿
作品达1080件、经过照片初评和原作复评,入选作品为217件,其中油画64件、中国画81件、水彩33件、雕塑13件、版画
22件、综合4件。入选作品有的直接描绘对世博的展望和热切的期盼;有的通过对祖国大好河山的描绘表达爱国之情;有
的用现实主义表现方法表达对社会现实的关注;有的通过对艺术形式的多样化探讨表现艺术的多元性,作品内容丰富、风
格多样,整体水平较高,覆盖面较广。展览同时展出20世纪一百年间已故著名华人艺术家齐白石、黄宾虹、林风眠、徐悲
鸿、张大千、刘海粟、颜文、潘玉良、吴大羽、关良、傅抱石、陆俨少等老一辈艺术家的艺术精品及特邀当代著名艺术家
的作品等共40多件,展览得到旅居海外艺术家赵无极、朱德群、丁绍光等的大力支持,并征集邀请到一批海外华人艺术家
的优秀作品40多件,这些作品为我们勾勒出百年华人美术的发展历程,反映出华人艺术家在世界美术发展舞台上的地位和
作用。作为世博期间重要美术展示活动,我们不仅为全球华人美术家参与世博构建一个展示交流的平台,更体现出艺术家
深入生活、反映时代的使命感和责任感。
光华百年—世界华人庆世博美术大展组委会
2010年5月
PREFACE
Expo 2010 Shanghai China has attracted worldwide attention, as it’s a great event fervently
expected by all the Chinese worldwide and a wonderful opportunity through which all the Chinese
worldwide make communications and exchanges in Shanghai, in China. To demonstrate the outstanding
contribution and achievement made by Chinese for the development of world culture and arts over the
past century, sort out the progress of fine arts of Chinese over the past 100 years, further
strengthen the sense of pride and self-confidence of national civilization of China, and promote
comprehensive exchange and cooperation of all the Chinese worldwide, “A Splendid Century –
Exhibition of Fine Arts Made by Chinese Worldwide to Celebrate Expo 2010 Shanghai” has been held
under the guidance of Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council and China Artists
Association, and with the co-sponsorship of Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Shanghai Municipal
People’s Government, Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, Shanghai Federation of Literary
and Art Circles and Shanghai Artists Association.
The exhibition got active response from a wide range of Chinese. 1,080 pieces of work have been
received from Chinese living in China, the United States, France, Austria, Spain, Canada, Singapore
and Japan. Following preliminary assessment of photos and review of original works, 217 pieces of
work have been selected, including 64 pieces of oil painting, 81 traditional Chinese painting, 33
watercolor, 13 sculpture, 22 print, and 4 others. Some of the selected works directly depict
prospects and fervent expectations for Shanghai World Expo, some express patriotism by depicting the
great rivers and mountains of the motherland, some express concerns about social realities via
realism techniques and some express artistic pluralism by exploring diversity of art forms. In
general, the works are characteristic of rich content, diversified form, high level and wide
coverage. Meanwhile, the exhibition exhibits over 40 delicate artworks of such old-generation
Chinese artists that passed away during the past century as Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Lin Fengmian,
Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian, Liu Haisu, Yan Wen, Pan Yuliang, Wu Dayu, Guan Liang, Fu Baoshi and Lu
Yanshao, and other invited contemporary famous artists. In addition, the exhibition has got huge
support of such overseas Chinese artists as Zhao Wuji, Zhu Dequn and Ding Shaoguang, and collected
more than 40 pieces of outstanding work made by a group of overseas Chinese artists. All the works
have outlined the development of fine arts of Chinese over the past 100 years, and demonstrated the
stand and role of Chinese artists in the world stage of fine arts development. As an important fine
arts exhibition activity during the period of Shanghai World Expo, this exhibition is designed not
only to set up a platform of demonstration and exchange for world Chinese artists to take part in
Shanghai World Expo, but also to show artists’ sense of mission and responsibility of going deep
into life and reflecting the epoch.
The Organizing Committee of “A Splendid Century – Exhibition of Fine Arts Made
by Chinese Worldwide to Celebrate Expo 2010 Shanghai”
May 2010(文章来源:《光华百年---世界华人庆世博美术大展》)
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