Ceramic painting show opens in Beijing  

中国陶瓷绘画展北京揭纱 官方赞"文化名片"影响

为期一周的“2012中国当代陶瓷绘画艺术展”6日在北京揭开面纱。文化部副部长赵少华在开幕式上对陶瓷这一中国“文化名片”的影响给予肯定和赞赏，并呼吁艺术界传承和创新陶瓷艺术。

Beijing (CNS) -- The 2012 China Contemporary Ceramic Painting Art Exhibition opened at the Art Museum of China in Beijing. Sponsored by the China International Culture Association, it runs for a week starting June 6.

It is focused on displaying what is unique about Chinese culture to the world, said Zhao Shaohua, vice minister, Ministry of Culture.

Ceramic painting has remained an independent art form in the history and development of ceramic art, and it is the area of ceramics in which innovation just keeps happening. Zhao appealed to contemporary artists to fuel that innovative spirit.

This collection includes artworks from the greats such as Jiang Baolin, a master of Chinese landscape painting and ink-wash drawing; Professor Luo Xuezheng, from Jingdezhen Ceramic Academy of Fine Arts who specializes in high firing with underglaze decorations; Professor Liu Zheng, from China Academy of Art, an expert in overglaze decoration.