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Framed by controversy

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November 11, 2013 -- Though Realism is popular among the general public, it has its critics, says Zhang Kun in Shanghai, who reports on a new show at the Long Museum. Despite the heavyweight artworks and big name artists, Long Museum's new exhibition has met with challenges from critics. Experiencing Simplicity: Realistic Paintings from Long Collection in Shanghai's Pudong will be held until Aug 30. It showcases more than 50 works created by Chinese Realist artists such as Jin Shangyi, Chen Danqing, Yang Feiyun, and Chen Yifei. The artists include respected professors and those who have fetched record prices at auctions, while many of the paintings are familiar works because of media exposure. Yet Jia Fangzhou, curator of the show, says organizing the exhibition was a risk since Realism is frequently criticized by contemporary art critics for being little more than photographic replicas, like the portrait of a flutist by Chen Yifei. Lyu Peng, a critic, once challenged artist Leng Jun on his meticulous painting style and asked, "What's the point?" Jia defends Leng by saying that the artist's obsessive attention to detail may seem unnecessary, yet have strong expressive power. "Leng's art achieves an explosive power of expression," Jia contends. Wang Yidong, one of the exhibited artists, attended the opening and said Realistic art embodies the Chinese philosophy of harmony and moderation. These paintings are accessible to audiences, but have distinctive artistic personalities at the same time. "You can read in them the connection between heritage and individuality. Read deeply and you will know it's never easy to achieve that," Wang says. Wang's paintings often feature young women against a backdrop of Chinese rural landscapes. When he was studying in the 1970s, art was considered a propaganda tool and typical subjects were national leaders, socialist workers and heroic scenes. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon