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Events

Something blueThe contemporary art exhibi-tion “Our Red Packet for Your Favorite Blue” showcases 11 groups of works, all in blue. Some items were contributed by WeChat users and include jeans, road signs, a globe, toys and shoes. Dates: Until Oct. 22Tickets: 8-15 yuan, free to the public TuesdaysVenue: OCT Art & Design Gal-lery, 9009 Shennan Boulevard, Nanshan District (南山区深南大道9009号华•美术馆)Metro: Line 1, OCT Station (华侨城站), Exit C

Soccer matchShenzhen Ledman F.C. will play Shaanxi Chang’an Athletic F.C. on Sunday. Shenzhen Ledman F.C. currently competes in China League Two, the third-ranking tier of competitive professional soccer in China. Time: 4 p.m., Oct. 14Tickets: 30 yuanVenue: Bao’an Stadium, 2112 Xinhu Road, Bao’an District (宝安区新湖路2112号宝安体育场)Metro: Line 1, Bao’an Stadium Station (宝体站), Exit A

Red Dot Design Three hundred cutting-edge products that won the Red Dot Design Award 2017 are on dis-play. The accolade of the Red Dot Design Award is an inter-nationally-recognized quality label for excellent design. Dates: Until Oct. 30Tickets: 40-50 yuanBooking: 400-185-8666Venue: MixcWorld, intersec-tion of Shennan Boulevard and Shahe Road West, Nanshan District (南山区深南大道和沙河西路交界处深圳万象天地)Metro: Line 1, Hi-tech Park Station (高新园站), Exit A

TeamLab“TeamLab: Dance! Art Exhi-bition, Learn & Play! Future Park” is a multimedia and light installation exhibition designed to stimulate people’s creativity and collaborative minds. Dates: Until Nov. 30Tickets: 229 yuanVenue: OCT Creative Exhibi-tion Center, OCT Harbor, Baishi Road, Nanshan District (南山区白石路欢乐海岸创展中心)Metro: Line 9, Shenzhen Bay Park Station (深圳湾公园站), Exit E

Picasso, Dali worksMore than 240 sculptures, ceramics and paintings created by Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali are on display. The exhibi-tion provides free audio guides in English and Chinese.Dates: Until Dec. 25Tickets: 100-120 yuanFree tickets: One adult can take a child below 0.8 meters or a senior aged above 70 free of admissionVenue: Yealife, 4/F, Yitian Holiday Plaza, Nanshan Dis-trict (南山区益田假日广场四楼懿生活)Metro: Line 1 or 2, Window of the World Station (世界之窗站), Exit A (SD News)

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An exhibition featuring 100 masterpieces by renowned Chinese painter and designer Zhang Ding (1917-2010) is underway at Guan Shanyue Art Museum, refl ecting the versatile artist’s prolifi c career.

“Guan Shanyue Art Museum is engaging in an academic project to pay homage to Chinese designers in the early period of China’s founding and Zhang is the fi rst person for this project. The exhibi-tion is also commemorating Zhang’s 100th birthday,” said Chen Xiangbo, curator of the museum.

In Zhang’s lifetime, he cre-ated political cartoons, water-color paintings, ink paintings, calligraphic works, murals and designed stamps and expo pavilions. He is best known as one of the four designers of China’s national emblem. He also engaged in the design of the fi rst set of commemorat-ing stamps for the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Con-sultative Conference’s emblem, as well as the decoration of Tian’anmen Square for the Founding Ceremony of China in 1949.

Born in Beizhen County in Liaoning Province, Zhang moved to Beijing when he was 15 and studied Chinese painting at Beiping Art School. During the War of Resistance Against Japa-nese Aggression, Zhang created a string of political cartoons to

portray China’s serious situation and people’s hard lives. In 1938, he taught at Luxun Art School in Yan’an, Shaanxi Province, the center of the revolution.

“During his stay in Yan’an, he designed an entertainment club in a yaodong (house cave), a par-ticular form of earthen dwelling common in the plateaus of Northwest China. He also did stage design and costume design

for a theater, which stunned Chinese and foreign reporters in Yan’an,” said Wang Luxiang, who co-curated the exhibition with Chen.

It was in 1934 that Zhang was fi rst introduced to the works of Picasso when he saw a couple of Picasso’s painting books in a friend’s home. He was immedi-ately startled by Picasso’s wide variety of styles. Later his works

were very much infl uenced by Picasso. In 1956, after designing the Chinese pavilion in the Paris exposition, Zhang met Picasso in France. During this visit Zhang researched impression-ism, post-impressionism and cubism. Some of his paintings depicting Chinese city life have a strong Picasso infl uence due to his adoption of bright colors and distorted objects.

Zhang contributed signifi -cantly to the fi elds of painting and industrial design. He also created murals for Beijing’s metro stations, hotels and air-port, but it is his innovation of Chinese ink painting through the approach of jiao mo (焦墨) that propelled him to his status as a modern master. Jiao mo is an ancient painting technique in which painters use very thick, dry ink to transform the look of classical art. As a Chinese northerner, his paint-ings mainly depict snowy land-scapes. He once said, “It takes a lot of study to paint in only black, white and gray. In a daz-zling world, the combination of black, white and gray brings me great comfort.”

At the exhibition, visitors can also enjoy Chinese animation movie “Nezha Conquering the Sea” (1979), with Zhang as the art designer.Dates: Until Oct. 20Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Venue: Guan Shanyue Art Museum, 6026 Hongli Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路6026号关山月美术馆)Metro: Line 3 or 4, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit B

Exhibition explores versatile artist’s prolific career

Annual jazz fest hits the right chord

In movie “La La Land,” jazz pia-nist Seb has a “jazz is dead” debate with Keith, but at the opening of the seventh OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival on Wednesday, it didn’t appear to thin the crowd in B10 Live, where hundreds turned out for music, beer, dancing — and all that jazz.

The festival opened with two shows by J.A.S.S. and Mathias Heise Quadrillion. The J.A.S.S quartet kept a delicate balance between its four musicians, emphasizing the organic highly melodic fl ow within its compact, well-constructed compositions. Mathias Heise Quadrillion from

Denmark created a contemporary sound combining the chromatic harmonica and jazz fusion.

Spanning 19 nights, music fans of all tastes will experi-ence the annual jazz festival presented by 25 bands until Oct. 29. The festival is designed to involve, encourage, enter-tain and inspire music lovers. Experimental, funky R&B, vibrant Latin sound, electronic, folk and jazz-infl uenced dance music are just a few of the styles that will be showcased.

This Sunday, Japanese jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita will grace the stage. The headline

performer is praised by crit-ics for his unique piano style, which is infl uenced by free jazz, modal jazz and soul jazz, and for broadening the horizon of the Japanese jazz scene.

Every year, the festival delivers a few poetic nights of Chinese folk with avant-garde styles. This Friday, wind instru-ment player Lao Dan will show off his skills on saxophone and fl ute. He focuses on experiment-ing the traditional Chinese fl ute and blends his free thoughts and mood into is compositions. Huan Qing, a dongxiao and lyre player, will showcase his avant-

garde folk with profound roots in Chinese culture.

Next week, the international experience of the Brazilian Balaio Quartet along with U.S. legend-ary trumpeter Randy Brecker will defi nitely make a show not to be missed. “Balaio Invites Randy Brecker” on Oct. 18 is a one-of-a-kind performance fusing jazz and Brazilian music.

Emerging musicians from around the world will liven up the stage with fusion jazz. Mads Mathias from Denmark will cap-ture Shenzheners’ hearts with his charismatic performances and original songs Oct. 20.

There are also opportuni-ties for the community to get involved in the festival, from participating in free talks to watching documentaries.Schedule & ticketing: http://www.octloftjazz.com/Venue: North Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园北区)Metro: Line 2, Qiaocheng North Station (侨城北站), Exit B (Cao Zhen)

A mural, a stamp and a painting by Zhang Ding.A mural, a stamp and a painting by Zhang Ding. Photos by Cao Zhen

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