Shanghai Woolen Needlepoint Tapestry exhibition
05 Jul 2019 - 18 Sep 2019
This upcoming exhibition demonstrates the exceptional art of woolen needlepoint tapestry, which portrays natural scenery, existing paintings and more in a life-like manner!
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Centre Culturel de Chine à Bruxelles - 2 Rue Philippe le Bon 1000
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On July 5, a new exhibition will be on display at the China Cultural Center in Brussels, running until September 18. The subject is Shanghai woolen needlepoint tapestry, a craft that is part of China’s national intangible cultural heritage. It developed from traditional embroidery and has kept innovating.
Woolen needlepoint tapestry originated in Europe and was introduced in China at the ending of the 19th century. In the 1940s, the woolen needlepoint tapestry industry in Shanghai took off. As Western art was represented using various needle skills, Chinese family crafts made their way to the global stage.
The works on display, all crafted by modern embroidery artists from Shanghai, reveal this integration of Eastern crafts and Western arts, shrouding the exhibition in cross-cultural charm. Besides recreations of paintings by Western artists, nature is also represented. Chinese as well as European sceneries are demonstrated and cultural landmarks add another element, making this a diverse but coherent exhibition.
These exhibits come from the Shanghai Museum of Arts and Crafts, which is housed in a French renaissance building from 1905. Fitting for a museum that showcases tangible cultural heritage (fine art) as well as intangible cultural heritage (traditional arts and crafts skills), the building itself has become protected Chinese cultural heritage.
Visit the Center to marvel at Shanghai woolen needlepoint tapestry and discover several portrayals of familiar paintings and landmarks. How many will you recognize?
Woolen needlepoint tapestry originated in Europe and was introduced in China at the ending of the 19th century. In the 1940s, the woolen needlepoint tapestry industry in Shanghai took off. As Western art was represented using various needle skills, Chinese family crafts made their way to the global stage.
The works on display, all crafted by modern embroidery artists from Shanghai, reveal this integration of Eastern crafts and Western arts, shrouding the exhibition in cross-cultural charm. Besides recreations of paintings by Western artists, nature is also represented. Chinese as well as European sceneries are demonstrated and cultural landmarks add another element, making this a diverse but coherent exhibition.
These exhibits come from the Shanghai Museum of Arts and Crafts, which is housed in a French renaissance building from 1905. Fitting for a museum that showcases tangible cultural heritage (fine art) as well as intangible cultural heritage (traditional arts and crafts skills), the building itself has become protected Chinese cultural heritage.
Visit the Center to marvel at Shanghai woolen needlepoint tapestry and discover several portrayals of familiar paintings and landmarks. How many will you recognize?
