[Digital Exhibition 網上展覽] Colours of Congo: Patterns, Symbols and Narratives in 20th-Century Congolese Paintings 剛果色彩：二十世紀剛果繪畫的圖案、象徵與敘事

[Digital Exhibition 網上展覽] Colours of Congo: Patterns, Symbols and Narratives in 20th-Century Congolese Paintings 剛果色彩：二十世紀剛果繪畫的圖案、象徵與敘事 "Colours of Congo" complements the current UMAG exhibition of paintings created by Congolese artists spanning from the 1920s to 1960. The exhibition's narrative presents a generous overview of works instigated by a single artist from Belgium who began a painting workshop in collaboration with the indigenous population of Elisabethville (modern-day Lubumbashi). Over the decades, this first studio was followed by other workshops that assisted in developing a hybrid artform that remains a celebrated phenomenon today. The exhibition and accompanying volume of essays primarily examines this group of paintings as artworks worth considering on their own merits--describing their techniques and inherent beauty, while acknowledging that their iconographic contents reflect daily life within the various communities.View the exhibition here(English version only): https://www.virtual.umag.hku.hk/colours-of-congo-en圖錄《剛果色彩》配合現於香港大學美術博物館舉辦的相關展覽，展示一批由1920年代中期至1960年創作的剛果藝術作品。展覽讓我們能透過一位來自比利時的藝術家當時於剛果伊利莎白維爾市（現稱盧本巴希）開辦的工作坊，和他與原居民共同創作的藝術品，概觀二十世紀剛果的繪畫。其後同類型的工作坊相繼成立，並促進多元藝術形式的出現，顯赫一時。是次展覽與圖錄中的文章旨在引領觀眾透過一系列二十世紀剛果繪畫作品，了解當地的日常生活和自然景觀，並深入探索這些作品的圖像符號、技巧與美學細節。到此瀏覽展覽（只提供英文版）：https://www.virtual.umag.hku.hk/colours-of-congo-en Date/Time: 01/07/2025 to 01/07/2026 00:00-23:59 Venue: Online Organized by: University Museum and Art Gallery

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