11 June 2004
Taste of fine art for Waitakere
Chinese tigers and New Zealand landscapes are part of the first personal exhibition of renowned artist Xiao Sun from
Yingkou, China. The special opening held yesterday at the Waitakere City Council was attended by more than fifty members
of the local Chinese community across the Auckland region.
Xiao Sun has displayed his works before as part of a group, but this is his first personal exhibition. He is most
renowned for his delicate paintings of tigers and use of calligraphy in his work and has studied painting since the age
of six.
The artworks are for sale but Mr Sun says that bringing the Chinese painting culture to New Zealand is more important
than selling his work.
His favourite paintings of the exhibition are his New Zealand ocean landscapes. He is inspired by this feature and has
done several paintings around it.
In attendance were the Vice Presidents of both the New Zealand Jing Yuan Art Institute and the New Zealand Chinese
Culture and Art Centre.
Massey Community Board member Peter Chan helped organise the exhibition. “I am certain that he [Mr Sun] will draw
inspiration from our beautiful Waitakere Ranges and beaches,” Mr Chan says.
From here Mr Sun will head to China and Australia for further exhibitions.
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