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The Tourism Authority of Thailand has collaborated with China Cultural Center in Bangkok and Siam Paragon to organize “Han Meilin’s Zodiac Art Exhibition” featuring a collection of highly valued 200 paintings and sculptures by Chinese celebrated master Han Meilin from January 21 to 27, 2020 at Fashion Hall on the first floor of Siam Paragon.
To celebrate the 2020 Chinese New Year and the long-stream relationship between Thailand and China, The Tourism Authority of Thailand has collaborated with China Cultural Center in Bangkok and Siam Paragon to present works of the Chinese big-name figure “Han Meilin” who was designated the “Most Followed Chinese Figure in the World” by Global Times in 2011 and received the “Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Chinese Literature and Art” granted by China’s Ministry of Culture. “Han Meilin’s Zodiac Art Exhibition” is organized in grandeur style for the first time in Thailand for art lovers and the pubic to appreciate these invaluable arts from January 21 to 27, 2020 at Fashion Hall on the first floor of Siam Paragon.
Yuthasak Supasorn, the governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), said “TAT has worked with China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Thailand, China Cultural Center in Bangkok and Siam Paragon to organize Han Meilin’s Zodiac Art Exhibition that is a part of celebration activities for the 2020 Chinese New Year in Thailand. This event also marks two significant occasions; the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China and the 60th anniversary of TAT. It is our great honour to have the Chinese prolific master Han Meilin whose works are versatile, yet well-known for his brush paintings to present a collection of his 300 works at Siam Paragon and China Cultural Center in Bangkok. This is the first time of his exhibition in Thailand allowing people to admire his greatest talents and invaluable works together.”
To celebrate the 2020 Chinese New Year and the long-stream relationship between Thailand and China, The Tourism Authority of Thailand has collaborated with China Cultural Center in Bangkok and Siam Paragon to present works of the Chinese big-name figure “Han Meilin” who was designated the “Most Followed Chinese Figure in the World” by Global Times in 2011 and received the “Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Chinese Literature and Art” granted by China’s Ministry of Culture. “Han Meilin’s Zodiac Art Exhibition” is organized in grandeur style for the first time in Thailand for art lovers and the pubic to appreciate these invaluable arts from January 21 to 27, 2020 at Fashion Hall on the first floor of Siam Paragon.
Yuthasak Supasorn, the governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), said “TAT has worked with China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Thailand, China Cultural Center in Bangkok and Siam Paragon to organize Han Meilin’s Zodiac Art Exhibition that is a part of celebration activities for the 2020 Chinese New Year in Thailand. This event also marks two significant occasions; the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China and the 60th anniversary of TAT. It is our great honour to have the Chinese prolific master Han Meilin whose works are versatile, yet well-known for his brush paintings to present a collection of his 300 works at Siam Paragon and China Cultural Center in Bangkok. This is the first time of his exhibition in Thailand allowing people to admire his greatest talents and invaluable works together.”
The exhibition presents a collection of Chinese brush paintings based on the concept of “Shengxiao” or the Chinese zodiac which is a classification scheme that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle. It is a popular and ever-growing cultural phenomenon and tradition in China and has inspired numerous artistic creations embodying the national spirit and good wishes of the Chinese. Also on display is a collection of brass sculptures signifying warmth and exquisiteness.
Han Meilin, a representative figure of contemporary Chinese artists, is known to base his artworks on the Chinese culture and the increasingly globalized world. With insightful analysis of the shengxiao culture in China, Han captures the zeitgeist of the Chinese with his shengxiao-themed artistic creation. His artworks are aesthetic and full of visual impact while appealing to the public taste. They often depict moments that are most ordinary, innocent, relatable and natural in daily life, but somehow, at the same time, mirror the ideal life people are longing for. They deliver a message repeatedly: all beings are equal and all things on earth have a soul. They rise above the ancient wisdom of “Man and Nature in one”, and place more emphasis on the consciousness of the subject and on “harmonious development” based on the law of nature.
With the cultural collaborations and exchanges between different countries worldwide, Chinese zodiac culture has spread outward internationally. In Thailand, the order of the zodiac varies from China due to different living environments and geographical conditions. The exhibition to be held in Bangkok is as a continuation of the Han Meilin: Chinese Zodiac Art Exhibition held in the Palace Museum during the Spring Festival of 2019. Through the “zodiac”, which is a common cultural symbol of the Chinese nation and an artistic language unique to Han Meilin, the two cities, Beijing and Bangkok, which are thousands of miles apart, are linked together to awaken the common cultural memory and artistic moving.
Please come to appreciate the aesthetics of Chinese artworks during the Chinese New Year celebration at “Han Meilin’s Zodiac Art Exhibition” from January 21 to 27, 2020 at Fashion Hall on the first floor of Siam Paragon.
For further information, please call 02-610-8000 or visit www.siamparagon.co.th, FB: SiamParagon. Additional works can be viewed at China Cultural Center in Bangkok from January 20 to February 9, 2020.
Han Meilin, a representative figure of contemporary Chinese artists, is known to base his artworks on the Chinese culture and the increasingly globalized world. With insightful analysis of the shengxiao culture in China, Han captures the zeitgeist of the Chinese with his shengxiao-themed artistic creation. His artworks are aesthetic and full of visual impact while appealing to the public taste. They often depict moments that are most ordinary, innocent, relatable and natural in daily life, but somehow, at the same time, mirror the ideal life people are longing for. They deliver a message repeatedly: all beings are equal and all things on earth have a soul. They rise above the ancient wisdom of “Man and Nature in one”, and place more emphasis on the consciousness of the subject and on “harmonious development” based on the law of nature.
With the cultural collaborations and exchanges between different countries worldwide, Chinese zodiac culture has spread outward internationally. In Thailand, the order of the zodiac varies from China due to different living environments and geographical conditions. The exhibition to be held in Bangkok is as a continuation of the Han Meilin: Chinese Zodiac Art Exhibition held in the Palace Museum during the Spring Festival of 2019. Through the “zodiac”, which is a common cultural symbol of the Chinese nation and an artistic language unique to Han Meilin, the two cities, Beijing and Bangkok, which are thousands of miles apart, are linked together to awaken the common cultural memory and artistic moving.
Please come to appreciate the aesthetics of Chinese artworks during the Chinese New Year celebration at “Han Meilin’s Zodiac Art Exhibition” from January 21 to 27, 2020 at Fashion Hall on the first floor of Siam Paragon.
For further information, please call 02-610-8000 or visit www.siamparagon.co.th, FB: SiamParagon. Additional works can be viewed at China Cultural Center in Bangkok from January 20 to February 9, 2020.
