President of the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts talked about how works for the "Legacy for the Future" art display were selected

Qiu Zhijie, President of the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, shared a story about the works of art selected for the "Legacy for the Future" show, which will open at the National Centre RUSSIA on November 4.  There, the works by young artists from Russia, China, India, Ethiopia and Brazil will be displayed.

Qiu Zhijie noted that art pieces made by graduates of seven leading Chinese art academies have been handpicked to be on show. He is confident that the display will reflect the diversity of creative approaches and techniques applied by young artists.

"I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of techniques and formats in which the authors work today. These include traditional forms such as Chinese Guohua painting, oil painting, calligraphy, engraving, and new formats such as video art, digital art, and fine-art photography," said Qiu Zhijie. 

According to the President of the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, in the context of rapid changes, it becomes important to rethink cultural heritage and adapt it to modern realities.

"Over the past 40 years, Chinese society has been changing rapidly, from the economy to the social sphere. Great emphasis is made on the development of new technologies, which are also penetrating into artistic creation. For example, VR and artificial intelligence achievements are actively used. The main task that we have now is to adapt traditions, to rethink and reconstruct them so that they meet the needs of modern society," Qiu Zhijie is sure. 

On July 1, 2024, President Vladimir Putin signed an order establishing the National Centre RUSSIA with the purpose to preserve the legacy of the International RUSSIA EXPO, and to showcase the country's achievements on an ongoing basis.

The International Symposium "Inventing the Future" will be held at the National Centre RUSSIA on November 4-6. The participants will be scientists and researchers, futurologists and forecasters, science fiction writers, government and business representatives. The programme of the Symposium is available on the website.

During the opening of the Symposium, an art show will kick off. This show will support the idea of a dialogue about the future of the human-centered world. It will also help each guest to realize the importance of a personal contribution to the future, and will bring a desire to become involved in its creation. 

The first chapter of the art show will reveal the continuity of innovation traditions, from the ideas of visionaries and science fiction writers of the whole world to the achievements of inventors. Many objects and phenomena that have now become absolutely usual to us were predicted by the writers a hundred years ago or more. They inspired scientists and inventors with their works, fantasies and dreams.

The second chapter will present the artworks of young artists from Russia, China, India and Ethiopia. They explore the theme "Legacy for the Future". The show curator is Semyon Mikhailovsky, Rector of The St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. The art show project focuses on the fact that man will be the master of the future if we keep up dreaming and finding a creative approach to the future through a dialogue.

The final chapter is a space where the visitor can become a creator of the future, comprehend the given ideas and propose new ones to improve the world. The main art object is also a lecture hall, a space of dialogue, the culmination of the art display project, and is aimed at generating new thoughts about the common future for each visitor.

The show will help each visitor realize the importance of personal contribution to the future.