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The 'Silk Road' will be brought alive through a mix of vibrant paintings, sculptures and illustrations of contemporary artists from Beijing and Istanbul in a new exhibition gallery directors describe as the "best" show they've staged since opening.
Each of the artists featured in CCASM Gallery's 'Silk Road Superstars' exhibition have drawn their inspiration from the ancient trade routes.
Coming from Turkey, Uzbekistan, China and the former Soviet Union, all are contemporary artists and have interpreted thousands of years of humanity in their own way.
The exhibition aims to explore "the blending and dissemination of art along the staging posts of the Silk Road and how it closely related to the larger context of the travel of people, their beliefs, culture and merchant trade from east to west."
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Religion was an important inspiration for art everywhere, and the art of the Silk Road was no stranger to this. This includes not only the extravagant visual art of Buddhism, which created a legacy of thousands of statues, murals, and illustrated texts across much of Central and East Asia, but also the glazed tilework of Islamic mosques, which stresses calligraphic, geometric, and other nonrepresentational artistic motifs.
Many other types of art have also flourished or been transported along the Silk Road over the centuries. Artistic artifacts and influences of many cultures, in many media and in many styles have traveled in both directions along the Silk Road, and have exerted their influences over surprisingly long distances.
In addition to sculpture and pictorial art, the art of the Silk Road includes textiles, ceramics, metalwork, glass, and a wide variety of decorative techniques applied to objects of beauty and utility.
Chris Clifford, Co-Founder and Director, said: “I am especially pleased that the gallery has been able to secure such an extraordinary treasure trove of some of the most incredibly beautiful, intricate and powerful imagery from artists of truly international significance. This extraordinary exhibition, which has taken many months to plan, is a must see for anybody with an interest in seeing art work that is truly breath taking and visually arresting in every sense."
The exhibition is open until the end of the month at Somerville House in Phillips Street.
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