On 12 May, the second lecture “A Bird is not just a Bird. A Flower is not just a Flower. Symbolical Meanings behind the Images of Nature in Traditional Chinese Painting” of a series elaborates on “birds and flowers”, an important genre of classical Chinese painting. It was shaped and glorified by Buddhism and Taoism, folk beliefs and imperial patronage. We’ll dive into symbolical meanings of plants and animals and ways of representing them in Chinese art.
The lectures will be delivered by Marta Logvyn who is a leading research fellow at The Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Art (Kyiv, Ukraine). Marta Logvyn studied the Chinese language in Kyiv, Ukraine as well as in Beijing Language and Culture University (PRC) and got her M.A. degree in the Chinese language and literature at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 2000. Studying language and culture was inseparable from learning about fine and folk arts, performing arts and architecture. In 2010 she joined the team of The Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Art to work on research and presentation of the Chinese painting and woodblock prints. Marta Logvyn was a curator of 9 exhibitions of the traditional Chinese arts from the museum’s collection and 3 exhibitions of contemporary Chinese artists and calligraphers. She also works in a close contact with colleagues in other departments developing museum “edutainment” programs that balance scientific information with entertainment and immersion into world cultures. “Our work has always been and is to protect the world’s cultural heritage and represent it to our patrons. In the times of peace we had an immense positive feedback from our domestic audience. Now facing cruel challenges of war we still stick to our values and look for opportunities to spread the word about the Chinese art in our museum’s collection. I am grateful to Vilnius University Confucius Institute for inviting me to give these talks.”
Vilnius University Confucius Institute is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Lecture 2. A Bird is not just a Bird. A Flower is not just a Flower. Symbolical Meanings behind the Images of Nature in Traditional Chinese Painting
Time: May 12, 2022 06:00 PM Helsinki
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