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| A painting of Zayat is displayed at the Grassland Culture Communication Center in Hohhot, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. (China Daily/Wang Kaihao) |
Bainbolg, a 33-year-old Chinese painter of the Mongolian ethnic group, agrees. After running an independent studio in Hohhot for several years and becoming fed up with art museums' rigid standards, he joined the center earlier this year. He relishes the opportunity to work with artists from abroad.
"Many domestic painters think too much about how to take part in art exhibitions and leave little time to reflect and draw something from the bottom of their heart, but I find the painters from Mongolia are the opposite," he says.
"I now place little restriction on ways to express myself through art and I freely convey my understanding of our traditions. That is the essence of arts, which is especially precious in this quick-fix society."
The artists also refer to the surrealist tradition to illustrate the Mongol people's totems. Bainbolg says they will use any form that reflects their spirits and beliefs.
Zhang plans to organize an exhibition of modern pieces of Yinshan cliff paintings in Bayannur in June, and is even considering touring the country.
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