The opening of the exhibition was quite something. We were given corsage to wear with a red ribbon which said VIP in Chinese. Lots of speeches, my face is half the size from the wear of photographs and lots of Chines students wanted to be on the photo with me and then it it was all over.
Well we had a beautiful dinner party after, John got a bit let me say. Well won't be we have to pay for a towel at the hotel because we spilled borraca on it 150 yuan .
That was all on Friday, yesterday, Saturday, we visited 5 artists studios. Tang Nannan,Min Yiyao,Lin Zehong , Zhang Lipping , Zhao Juijie .
Well we had a beautiful dinner party after, John got a bit let me say. Well won't be we have to pay for a towel at the hotel because we spilled borraca on it 150 yuan .
That was all on Friday, yesterday, Saturday, we visited 5 artists studios. Tang Nannan,Min Yiyao,Lin Zehong , Zhang Lipping , Zhao Juijie .
That was fantastic.
They were all lecturers at the Art School, two were working independent, but a bit like myself give some input to students.
At Zhang Lipping I saw a fantastic private collection of Calcified Jade objects dating back 6000 BC . Little is know about the culture and John Walsh is taking back a book to TE PAPA , perhaps we can have it as an exhibition here in Wellington .
We had a meal yesterday by the beach and I could have sworn that our conversation was being recorded, perhaps they want to have cheap English lessons from a Dutchman.
Next day just returned from a visit to the Xiamen Art school. Was interesting seeing the art students working on their pieces. The Chinese lacquer technique are the most I was blown away by. They were used in a modern way, but not for the faint hearted, they take ages to do.
Afterwards I hit a fantastic Xiamen fish restaurant and just staggered into this email place to let you know the latest.
I am off to bed and have a siesta. My talk at the University will be tonight. Will see what happens. It is hot, 32 degrees. Need a shower or a cold beer.
Namaste Robert
Next day just returned from a visit to the Xiamen Art school. Was interesting seeing the art students working on their pieces. The Chinese lacquer technique are the most I was blown away by. They were used in a modern way, but not for the faint hearted, they take ages to do.
Afterwards I hit a fantastic Xiamen fish restaurant and just staggered into this email place to let you know the latest.
I am off to bed and have a siesta. My talk at the University will be tonight. Will see what happens. It is hot, 32 degrees. Need a shower or a cold beer.
Namaste Robert
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