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Wuxi Art Gallery exhibits wood engravings

Updated : 2019-07-19
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People appreciate wood engravings at the Wuxi Art Gallery on July 17. [Photo/wxrb.com]

Over 60 wood engravings will be on display at the Wuxi Art Gallery from July 17 to 30, featuring works in both traditional and new styles.

Supported by 31 engraving artists from in and around Wuxi, the exhibition is the first of its kind to be held at the Wuxi Art Gallery.

Visitors take photos on the wood engraving exhibition in Wuxi. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxishilvyouju]

Chinese wood engraving has a long history. It combines painting, plate making and printing, and households across the country have traditionally displayed the engravings in celebration of the Spring Festival.

The artform is developing thanks to a number of young artists who are adapting it to fit the values and aesthetic standards of modern society and diversifying it both in terms of form and content.

Wuxi in East China's Jiangsu province is known for a type of wood engraving known as "Zhima". Unlike standard engravings, Wuxi Zhima applies an extra layer of paint after the engraving has been monochrome printed. Most of the works are used to pray for good fortune.

     
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