Chongqing Artworks Shine on ‘Building Dreams – Our New Era’ Art Exhibition

Chongqing - Six artworks from Chongqing are on display at the "Building Dreams - Our New Era" themed art and photography exhibition, which opened on Oct 1 at the Museum of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Focusing on the brilliant achievements since the 18th CPC National Congress and the people's sense of happiness, the exhibition feasts the audience's eyes with more than 150 photographs and another 150 pieces of artworks in various forms, such as Chinese paintings, oil paintings, and sculptures.

With artistic brushwork to show the upward spirit of the Chinese people, these works depict the better life of the new era in great detail. Recently, more and more artists are plunging into the thick of life, whether by recording history with pictures or retaining memories with images. All items entered for the exhibition vividly showcase Chinese people striving to pursue their dreams and what they eventually get.

Among these shining masterpieces, certain leading artists in Chongqing also compose the anthem of a new era through their works. Half of these works spread out a scene of prosperity before us, like Pang Maokun's "New Village of Ethnic Yi Welcomes You," Zhao Xiaodong's "Fresh Fruit and Vegetable" and "A New Era of Happiness" by Huangshan, and other three painters.

Meanwhile, the other half praises the heroes who protect the peaceful life for us, that is, Jiao Xingtao's "Flaming Youth," Cai Xunsheng's "The Peace Mission of China's Blue Helmets at UN Peacekeeping" and still "The Light of Spring in Gele" by Pang Maokun.

Pang Maokun's oil painting "New Village of Ethnic Yi Welcomes You," taken as an instance here, is based on Sanhe Village of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. Sincerely, the effect of poverty alleviation reflects on the faces of villagers. Not the beautiful scenery of the new countryside, but more the brilliant smiling faces in the painting touch our hearts.

As for "Flaming Youth" by Jiao Xingtao, the sculpture portrays a young firefighter who wears heavy combat fatigues and carries a weighty air-breathing apparatus. His right hand tightly clutches the hose and ropes with a fire helmet in the other hand. Soot hides his face but not his determined gaze. That's what a hero looks like.

When you see Cai Xunsheng's oil painting "The Peace Mission of China's Blue Helmets at UN Peacekeeping, " you'll notice the blue-helmeted and gun-toting soldier looking warily into the distance. Behind him is a group of refugees hurrying away from danger. The whole picture embodies the noble responsibility of Chinese peacekeepers to maintain world peace.

(Chen Lu, as an intern, also contributed to the report.)