Xu Zhaoqi's painting "Professor Zhang Zhongde, Medical Leader of Hong Kong Aid". Photo courtesy of the exhibition organizing committee
(Fight against new crown pneumonia) "People first, life first - Hong Kong anti-epidemic art works exhibition" to promote new works
Hong Kong, April 12 (China News Network) -- The "People First, Life First - Hong Kong Anti-epidemic Art Works Exhibition", jointly sponsored by Art Hong Kong, Golden Bauhinia Art Research Institute, Hong Kong Artists Association, Hong Kong Dagong Wenhui Media Group and other institutions, has attracted the attention of cultural and artistic circles and society at home and abroad since the first batch of works were released online on April 1. The reporter learned on the 12th that the second batch of online exhibitions of the works exhibition is being launched on Baidu, Tencent, Sohu and other online media.
Zhu Jieyi's painting "Together in the Same Boat". Photo courtesy of the exhibition organizing committee
According to the organizing committee, the works have a wide range of themes and are diverse, in addition to reflecting the frontline work of medical staff in fighting the epidemic, the painter also created paintings reflecting the central government's assistance to Hong Kong and other aspects. Some painters recreate the second batch of works from the subject matter and characters after the first batch of works are published. The work sent by the painter Xu Zhaoqi deliberately depicts the image of the mainland anti-epidemic and hong Kong leader, he said that through the painting of Professor Zhang Zhongde, the leader of the hong Kong medical aid team, he expressed his respect for the mainland's medical assistance to Hong Kong, hoping that Hong Kong citizens would not forget their help to Hong Kong, and also contributed to Hong Kong's fight against the epidemic with their own strength, hoping that the epidemic would end as soon as possible and the people's livelihood would be safe.
Ye Yongrun's painting "Iron Arm Protecting Bauhinia". Photo courtesy of the exhibition organizing committee
According to reports, the organizing committee has received submissions from 180 painters, collected more than 300 works, and has received many entries every day so far, which is expected to be displayed in the third batch of online displays.
Wu Ailian's painting "Anti-epidemic Hero Under Kapok". Photo courtesy of the exhibition organizing committee
The event was supported by the Propaganda and Cultural Department of the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the China International Cultural Communication Center, and the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Office of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, with Lin Jianyue, Yang Sunxi, Zhang Guoliang, Long Yuxiang, Jiang Zaizhong and other well-known social figures as honorary chairmen of the organizing committee of the event, and Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, China Daily Hong Kong Edition, China News Agency Hong Kong Branch, Bauhinia Magazine, Mirror, China Review News Agency, Hong Kong China News Agency, Hong Kong Cable TV, Guangdong Television Hong Kong Reporter Station, etc. as media support organizations. (End)