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Empyrean Landscape: The Year of the Dragon

Fan Dongwang

27 January - 10 March 2024
Dragon's Lair Gallery

Empyrean Landscape: The Year of the Dragon presents vibrant and colourful paintings of dragons and landscapes. As an artist who has explored images of the dragon for many decades, from jade carving to acrylic painting, Fan Dongwang’s artwork presents a unique opportunity to celebrate Lunar New Year 2024, the Year of the Dragon.

The dragon is a creature of myth and legend, a symbol of good fortune strength, and health, and connects people to their past and to future advancements. The artist’s multi-layered works innovatively combine traditions drawn from traditional Chinese decorative arts with contemporary Chinese landscape painting, creating a new visual language of ‘sculptural painting’, in a unique Eastern-Western fusion style.

Visit the artist's website.

For information about upcoming community art workshops hosted by the artist as part of this exhibition, Hurstville Museum & Gallery's What's On page or the table below.

Exhibition Opening - Empyrean Landscape: The Year of the Dragon

A green stylised dragon on a blue background, by artist Fan Dongwang

Join us at Hurstville Museum & Gallery to celebrate the opening of Fan Dongwang's exhibition Empyrean Landscape: The Year of the Dragon, 27 January - 10 March 2024. All are welcome, free event. RSVP is required.

Featuring a special talk from guest speaker Yin Cao (Curator of Chinese art, Art Gallery of NSW).

Saturday 3 February 2024

Time: 2.00pm - 3.30pm.
Location: Hurstville Museum & Gallery
Cost: Free

This event has passed. 

Image
: Fan Dongwang, Dragon (2010), acrylic on canvas.

Chinese Dragons - Ink brush painting workshop

Traditional Chinese ink brush painting of a blue and pink dragon

Discover the details of traditional Chinese ink brush painting in this workshop led by artist Dr Fan Dongwang at Hurstville Museum & Gallery.

With a focus on simple yet expressive brush strokes on rice paper, participants will delve into creating their own Chinese Dragon paintings, aligning with the Year of the Dragon in Lunar New Year 2024 and his exhibition, 'Empyrean Landscape: The Year of the Dragon,' on display until March 10th.

Sunday 3 March 2024

Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Location: Hurstville Museum & Gallery,
Age: Adults and young people (16+)
Cost: $25.00 per person

This event has passed. 

Image: 
courtesy of the artist, Fan Dongwang, and Art Atrium Sydney.

Image: Fan Dongwang, Dragon (2010), acrylic on canvas.



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