Copyrights in focus over painting based on photo
2011-05-18 08:21

An oil painting, auctioned for 3.5 million yuan ($538,000) on May 6 in Chengdu is again in the limelight after it was deemed "extremely similar" to a widely published news photo - triggering a hot dispute over whether that constitutes piracy.
The art of hope
2011-05-02 07:11

The Wenchuan earthquake destroyed one-third of the houses in Sichuan province's Shejiantai village, transforming the hometown of the Mianzhu School of New Year Paintings into a portrait of seismic destruction. But reconstruction has reincarnated Shejiantai into a picture-perfect tourist attraction. Murals of New Year Paintings, or nianhua, adorn the exteriors of each of the 2,700 spacious new homes ranging from some 200 to 400 sq m. The houses were built according to local architectural traditions by the government of Suzhou city in East China's Jiangsu province at no cost to the residents.
Chengdu art exhibit to help Sichuan students
2011-04-29 17:49
The Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition of Li Guangcheng opened at the Sichuan Museum of Chengdu on April 28.
Biennale returns to artistic Chengdu
2011-06-01 08:24
The city of Chengdu is one of China's oldest cities - with a more than 2,300-year history, stretching all the way back to the early Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC).

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Copyrights in focus over painting based on photo

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Biennale returns to artistic Chengdu