Art
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Painting: Golden Lotus
2006-03-26The inspiration for this painting came from a true and shocking story. A young mother named Lixuan Wang and her 7-month-old son were both tortured to death after they were arrested in China, simply for practising Falun Gong. Autopsy reports revealed that the baby had been hung upside down and suffered injuries to the head. -
Painting: Wishing Longevity
2006-03-24In an ancient Chinese legend there was a goddess called Magu. Magu was very young and beautiful, forever looking as beautiful and innocent as an 18 year old girl. Actually she has been living for tens of thousands of years. She once told a friend that she had seen the East Ocean turn from land to ocean three times! Chinese people believe that whoever is lucky enough to taste a cup of Magu's wine will also be forever young, beautiful, and healthy. -
Painting: Inhumane
2006-03-23Prison guards are submerging a male Falun Gong practitioners' head into a bucket of human faeces. The smeel is so rank that one of the guards has to cover his nose with his hand. A pregnant female Falun Gong practitioner can be seen hanging in the background. -
Stunning Buddha Sculptures and Interview with the Sculptor
2006-03-19As a Falun Gong practitioner I always try to express Truth, Compassion and Tolerance, the principles taught in Falun Gong, via my sculptures. The founder of Falun Gong, Master Li Hongzhi, gave a unique lecture in 2003 regarding Fine Arts, which is guiding me in my work. The works of the Falun Dafa Artists Group, lead by sculpture professor Zhang Kunlun, have also deeply influenced and inspired my work. -
Painting: Assimilation
2006-02-19 -
Painting: Memorial
2006-02-18This painting is in remembrance of some of the more than 1200 Falun Gong practitioners who are known to have died under the brutal and illegal repression taking place in China. The artist said, “I painted the faces of 280 practitioners to let more people see these good people and to help stop this persecution. Look at how happy they were! They were all very good people in the society. Whenever I think of them, I cannot hold back my tears…" -
Painting: Waist Drum
2006-02-10In many major cities around the world, people who practise Falun Gong participate in parades to celebrate traditional Chinese culture. The artist has drawn celestial beings playing amidst the clouds, echoing the unified beat from below. -
Fun with Yuan Dynasty Songs: “An Autumn Reflection” in the Song Format of “Heavenly Pure Sand”
2006-01-28Ma Zhiyuan’s songs were mostly about divine beings or Taoist cultivators. Hence, he was given a nickname, “Immortal Ma.” He had a very straightforward, carefree and laid-back style. His individual songs were better known than his song suite. Over 100 of his individual songs, as well as 22 song suites, were preserved. Among his song suites, “An Autumn Reflection” suite in the Song Format of “Night Boat” is revered as the best out of a million. -
Painting: Lady with Plum Blossom
2005-12-30Ms. Zhang is an Australia Citizen, and has been a tireless ambassador for human rights, since the conclusion of her eight-month long experience of torture and incarceration in Chinese prisons, for peacefully appealing the communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong. -
Painting: One Lotus Flower - One World
2005-12-29Lotus flowers grow out of mud yet remain pure and unpolluted. They are called the 'true gentlemen of flowers'. Poems about lotus flowers started to appear in China three or four thousand years ago. Legend has it that the Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss is filled with lotus flowers whose majestic beauty cannot be described in words. -
Painting: Lotus
2005-11-18 -
Painting: Mighty Virtue
2005-11-17 -
Photography: Splendid Lotus Flower
2005-11-03 -
Painting: Grape Vine
2005-11-02 -
Painting: Jiang Ziya
2005-10-30