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THE IMAGE OF CHRIST IN CHINA: ART EXHIBITION BY HE QI

Mixing Chinese folk art and modern art style, He Qi uses a Chinese artistic spirit to break the limits of time and space. He has incorporated many elements and positions to create a series of paintings of Bible stories, with a special focus on the life of Jesus.

Mellow and full, calm and straightforwardly sincere, He's work incorporates a riot of colors and rich compositions to portray images of Jesus Christ as a messenger of peace and rejoicing.

He Qi strongly expresses a type of aesthetics with peaceful and stable composition. As humankind approaches the end of this century with a jumble of conflicting emotions, He Qi affirms,
"We need to hear a peaceful voice from the angel in Heaven."

Today, He is more able to creatively express the deeper feelings of his inner soul. If art is to move people, it must first move the artist. We need more scholars and artists like He Qi who are able to stir the spirit and establish cultural strong points.

It is not easy to find an artist like He Qi who has produced so much Christian art in mainland China. The Hong Kong Christian Council is now holding the first in a series of Millennial events, THE IMAGE OF CHRIST IN CHINA - An Art Exhibition by He Qi. He's exhibition enables viewers to appreciate his creative process and the fruits of his efforts developed over many years. From the church's point of view, He's exhibition can be regarded as a new effort in propagating faith through cultural means.

By Daniel Lee Kam Hung
Publisher & Editor-In-Chief
<CHRISTIAN TIMES> No.608,25 April 1999