(Clearwisdom.net) On February 25, 2005, the Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance International Art Exhibition entitled, "A Discussion of Things between Heaven and Earth" was held at Zhongxiao East Road in Taipei. The art exhibition caused a big stir. Although it was scheduled to conclude on March 8, it was extended until the end of March. Taiwan's Commons Daily filed the following report about the exhibition:
Several Artists wanted to tell people through their creations about the wonders of cultivation, and the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Communist Party and Jiang's faction.
Since the first art exhibition was held in July 2004 in the Ribbon Building in Washington DC, USA, the exhibition has been receiving a warm response and has been touring New York, Toronto, Korea, Indonesia and other places around the world. These renowned artists display through their art the brutal persecution Falun Gong practitioners have been suffering over the past five more years, and the uncompromising spirit they have demonstrated amidst the tribulations. More people have learned that cultivation stories are not just legends, and that a huge event that angers both humans and gods is taking place around us. Learning the truth and stopping the atrocities are our duty-bound responsibility.
The art exhibition is composed of five parts: Part one, entitled, "Buddha's lights illuminate heaven and earth," displays the beauty of heavens and gods that cultivators have experienced. What is peacefully and purely displayed is the fundamental origin of our lives. Part two, entitled, "Assimilating to Dafa, returning to one's original true self," manifests the constant uplifting that comes from purity and righteousness. Part three is entitled, "Life's witnesses: righteous beliefs exist forever." Here, artists use strong images to depict the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in the past five years. The contrast between peacefulness and violence, the choice between goodness and evil, shakes the heart of every person who has a conscience. Part four is entitled, "Clarifying the truth, and calling for justice." Amidst brutal persecution, Dafa practitioners around the world have been distributing flyers, showing movies, making banners and holding parades in the hopes that more people can learn the truth and take righteous actions with their courage, like the rising sun bringing brightness to a darkening world. The Part five is entitled, "Good and evil will receive due retribution, and just trials." This part foresees the ending of the persecution. Truth will definitely reveal itself. Good and evil will receive their due retribution--this is a universal law. Everything will have nowhere to hide in the dazzling brightness.
One of the artists participating in this art exhibition is Ms. Chen Xiaoping, a famous Chinese painter from Saipan Island. She was honored with an "Outstanding Art Award" issued by the Governor General, and became the first Chinese person to have received such an award. Her works have been collected and stored by the Hawaii Bank, City Government, Travel Bureau and collectors devoted to her work.
Another woman artist, Fan Hong, has two of her paintings in this exhibition. She combined traditional Chinese gongbi technique and western bright color, and repeatedly dyed the paintings dozens of times over several months to make them complete. The paintings depict her personal experience of being persecuted in China, but rather than seeing hatred and sadness, what is revealed in these paintings are compassion, kindness, and karmic retribution.
The third artist is Zhang Kunlun, a renowned sculptor and painter who began practicing Falun Gong in 1996. Since then, he has gained a comprehensive understanding of the meaning and value of life and the universe. With his righteous thoughts to reveal the truth to the world, he created artistic works based on his personal experience of being arrested four times, beaten and shocked with electric batons, monitored and sentenced to forced labor in China. Zhang Kunlun was able to return to Canada with the help of Canadians with a sense of justice.
