Colored sculpture in China: Innovating, passing on tradition
Zhang Chang, a fourth-generation inheritor of Zhang-style clay figurine making, said: "The times are changing, and people's tastes are also evolving. I think inheritance is not about keeping the traditional arts as is, but creating and innovating on the basis of passing on our excellent tradition."
Colored sculptures by Zhang, including the piece Huan Niang, are being shown at the exhibition.
Zou Feng, vice-president of the Art and Design Academy of Beijing University of Technology, said: "This exhibition pulled modern colored sculpture and general audiences closer, to let people understand the art form with more firsthand sensational recognition. We can say this exhibition created an effective link among traditional arts and crafts, modern life and the society."
