Art beat

Beijing

Small-sized works

Micro, an exhibition now at the Dadu Museum of Art, shows 29 oil paintings that Chinese artists created from the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to the mid-20th century. The mostly medium-and small-sized works demonstrate painters at that time already had profound understanding of the Western art form, and they were rather bold to add Eastern painting elements. The paintings also show the differences in applying colors and composition among the painters who studied in Europe, Japan, the former Soviet Union and at home.