[Epoch TV] Pure Beauty: ‘Unmoved’ | NTD International Figure Painting Competition

 Epoch TV

Meet the young Vietnamese artist Loc Duong, who won the Humanity and Culture Award in the NTD International Figure Painting Competition.

His first-ever oil painting “Unmoved” has been very popular and made many people feel at peace.

He decided to take on the challenge of oil painting as he believes in the mission of NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition, that “painting could help to purify people’s minds.”

Join us on this inspiring journey to visit the young artist in Vietnam as he shares his amazing experience while creating “Unmoved.”

WATCH Pure Beauty: Unmoved | NTD International Figure Painting Competition

(https://www.ganjingworld.com/video/1fpm01vdfpd5WqQ8fvE4bJQXp1e01c)

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We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition.

The NTD International Figure Painting competition is a groundbreaking effort to pave a path for humankind to return to truly fine art.

Its mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness, and Beauty,” has inspired many artists in creating art that is both profound in content as well as perfect in technique.

​All net proceeds will go toward supporting the artists and the competition.

Award-winning original paintings, canvas wraps, and prints are now available for purchase.

To view more of the art collection, please visit our online art store.

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/pure-beauty-unmoved-ntd-international-figure-painting-competition_5179659.html

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Editor’s Note: Dear readers, do you know that Falun Dafa, originally from China, is currently practiced by people in over 100 countries? But in China, since Jul. 20, 1999, Falun Gong is defamed, slandered and persecuted due to the Chinese Communist Party’s fear of Falun Gong’s rapidly growing popularity. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity as a threat to the CCP’s atheistic ideology.

To learn more about the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to in China, visit http://faluninfo.net/.

For more information about the practice or to download Zhuan Falun, visit: www.falundafa.org. All books, exercise music, resources, and instructions are available completely free of charge.

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Why Jiang Zemin and CCP Persecute Falun Gong?

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.sg/p/epoch-times-nine-commentaries-on.html

[VIDEO] Why Jiang Zemin and CCP Persecute Falun Gong?

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.com/p/video-why-jiang-zemin-ccp-persecute.html

Oil Painting 油畫: Spreading the Truth《真相傳》

Chiao-Yin Cheng’s “Spreading the Truth” won a silver award at 2019 NTD 5th International Figure Painting Competition.

一幅《真相傳》，在2019年新唐人第五屆「全世界人物寫實油畫大賽」中獲得銀獎佳績。

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WATCH: Joy and peacefulness revealing on these kids who practiced Falun Gong

(https://youtu.be/G7Xcc0fZVTA)

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请观看: 欢悦、宁静显现在这些修炼法轮功孩子们的脸上

(https://youtu.be/HuE0h6Gyj3Y)

Oil Painting: Compassionate Heart 油画：慈悲的心灵

By Barbara Schafer, a Falun Gong practitioner in Australia 

作者：澳大利亚大法弟子 Barbara Schafer

The Falun Gong practitioner in the painting is doing the sitting meditation (the fifth Falun Gong exercise). She practices Falun Dafa by following the universal principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Her heart is full of compassion.

画中一名法轮功学员正在打坐（法轮功的第五套功法），她通过修炼以真、善、忍宇宙最高特性为指导的法轮大法，心中充满慈悲。法轮功学员相信洪扬这美好的价值会给人类带来光明的未来。

From: http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2018/5/13/170149.html, http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2018/5/12/364917.html—————————

WATCH 动画：小太妹今昔 Little Gangster – A True Story in China (With English Subtitles)

(https://youtu.be/zS2R9_d8HcI)

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Why Jiang Zemin and CCP Persecute Falun Gong?

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.sg/p/epoch-times-nine-commentaries-on.html

【九评之五】评江泽民与中共相互利用迫害法轮功

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_05.html

[Celebrating 513] Paintings by Falungong practitioners (1)【庆祝513】法轮功学员的绘画 法轮功学员的绘画 (1)

Chinese Painting: An Encounter

国画：相遇

Painting: Spring Anew

绘画：春风送福万物新

Oil Painting: Small Lotus

油畫：小莲花

From: http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2017/5/19/346606.html,

http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2017/5/14/344344.html,

http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2017/5/12/346396.html

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Why Jiang Zemin and CCP Persecute Falun Gong?

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.sg/p/epoch-times-nine-commentaries-on.html

【九评之五】评江泽民与中共相互利用迫害法轮功

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_05.html

“Joyfully Climbing Heaven’s Ladder” by Wang Jing, China

Strength in Faith

Wang’s “Joyfully Climbing Heaven’s Ladder” portrays a young Chinese woman clutching to her chest “Zhuan Falun,” the book of teachings at the core of the spiritual practice Falun Dafa. She seems to be able to see straight to heaven, and paradises open up before her.

Wang has been practicing Falun Dafa since 1995.

“I wanted to portray a cultivator’s state of mind when reading this book,” she said. “You discover that it explains the universal law, how to be a good person, and the origin of humanity. I wanted to express that compassionate energy that surrounds you when you practice, that joy and gratitude that as a cultivator you feel in every cell of your being.”

Since Falun Dafa came under fire from the Chinese Communist Party in 1999, its practitioners in China continue to hold on to their faith and spread the word, not only about the regime’s brutal persecution, but also about the practice’s spiritual and health benefits.

“They still spread the wonder of Dafa despite personal danger,” Wang said. “What prompts them? They truly feel it in their hearts.”

From: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1120165-winners-announced-for-2014-ntd-television-international-figure-painting-competition/

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Why Jiang Zemin and CCP Persecute Falun Gong?

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.sg/p/epoch-times-nine-commentaries-on.html

[VIDEO] Why Jiang Zemin and CCP Persecute Falun Gong?

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.com/p/video-why-jiang-zemin-ccp-persecute.html

铜奖得主谈艺术之路：从现代回归正统

作品《美丽的背后－监狱奴工产品》荣获第四届新唐人“全世界人物写实油画大赛”铜奖。（王慧敏提供）

【大纪元2014年12月09日讯】（大纪元记者蔡溶纽约报导）第四届新唐人“全世界人物写实油画大赛”评选结果揭晓，来自中国的画家王慧敏以作品《美丽的背后——监狱奴工产品》荣获铜奖。她表示，从第一届大赛开始她就很关注，一直思考着在艺术上怎么样走出一条自己的路。

王慧敏与她的作品《美丽的背后－监狱奴工产品》。（戴兵／大纪元）

作品《美丽的背后——监狱奴工产品》源于画家王慧敏自己真实的生活经历，因为修炼法轮功，她曾被中共关押在广东槎头女子劳教所三年，每天被强迫工作16小时以上制作绢花，以供出口欧洲。
　　
画面表现被非法关押在劳教所的法轮功学员和数名劳教人员被强制制作花卉产品的场景。画面中，黑脸警察嘴里叼着烟，右手举起警棍，左手指着地上的空篮子气势汹汹地要打人；守门的女警又喊了一名男警提着手铐过来，女主角不为所动，平静的抬手阻止，她的身后，四个人围着桌子在做绢花，其中一位年迈的老人用手扶住额头，疲惫的神情溢于言表，身旁的女子用眼角的余光瞥向正要动手的警察，却不敢说出任何反对的话来，一副敢怒不敢言的神情；她们身后，两名拒绝非法奴工劳动的法轮功学员被双手拷吊在墙上，伤痕累累，墙上的挂钟指针指向夜晚11点25分。
　
这幅油画故事讲述国际社会日益关注的监狱奴工问题，V形构图画面重点突出，女主角的善良美丽与凶恶的警察和周围肮脏的环境形成对比，人物一静一动，光线一明一暗，画家通过对比手法，增强情节与内涵的表达，揭示中共利用劳教制度迫害法轮功学员，同时显现出中共劳教制度的不合法性。
　　
“这些只是冰山一角。在那邪恶的环境中，我们没有犯罪，中共却把我们当作罪犯对待，大法弟子用罢工来抗议迫害，不能使邪恶继续下去。”王慧敏说，希望画作能让人们知道在中国大陆法轮功学员和平反迫害的真相。
　　
王慧敏毕业于广州美术学院，毕业后从事现代艺术创作，曾作为中国大陆艺术家被邀请去意大利、法国等举办展览，这在艺术界被视为成功的表现，但王慧敏却越来越感到不安甚至危险，“因为在现代艺术作品的创作过程中，追求‘自我’表现，宣泄现实生活中的悲哀，心里的破碎感、孤独、冷漠、没有希望。创作过程中重复现实中的那些体验，对自己对观赏者都是伤害，对什么是好的，没有了评判的标准。”

而新唐人举办的油画大赛以西方古典传统或正统学院派写实技法和创作表现优秀的传统道德观念的人物画，具有回归艺术正路的意义。王慧敏说，从第一届大赛开始她就很关注，一直思考着在艺术上怎么样走出一条自己的路。“文艺复兴时期的正统油画，没有参杂其他的理念，歌颂神、高尚的道德和人性的尊严，很纯正，从这里可以找回最初的油画理念与技法。”

王慧敏说，作品《美丽的背后——监狱奴工产品》除了反映深刻的社会问题，“女主角面对险恶的环境，大善大忍不畏强权暴力，所表现的画面上这种‘真实’‘善良’‘美丽’的特点都会体现出来，给予他人的是美好与正的能量，也让人思考，怎么样生活。”
　　
大赛评委主席张昆仑教授说，中国廉价产品源源不断的涌入国际市场，有很多就是所谓的“犯人”——法轮功学员每天被非法强迫劳动十几个小时生产的。画作很真实、感人，画面干净，有一种社会责任感，反映现实很深刻。

责任编辑：兆雅

From – http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/14/12/9/n4314181.htm

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【九评之五】评江泽民与中共相互利用迫害法轮功

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_05.html

[VIDEO] 连环画音像片:评江泽民与中共相互利用迫害法轮功

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.com/p/video.html

乐曲：世界需要真善忍 Music “The World Needs Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance”

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPyk_pLcVIM)

Artworks and Music by Falun Dafa Practitioners

法轮功学员创作的音乐和绘画

世界需要真善忍

作词: 紫云 　
作曲: 筱潔 
制作：悉尼大法弟子

大地仰望着蓝天，
江河依恋着山川。
孩子依偎在母亲的怀抱，
游子的心思念着故乡，
思念着故乡。

生命向往阳光，
江河向往大海。
我的心向往美好的未来，
向往世界充满“真善忍”。

生命向往阳光，
江河向往大海。
我们的心向往美好的未来，
向往世界充满“真善忍”。

生命需要阳光，
世界需要“真善忍”。
让我们共筑和平的天下，
让世界充满“真善忍”。

From –  http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2012/5/15/256190.html (Chinese), http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2012/5/18/133440.html (English)

【庆祝513】油画：春意盎然 [Celebrating 513] Oil Painting: Spring

作者：大陆大法弟子画家 粒子 

May 20, 2014 | By a practitioner in China

【明慧网二零一四年五月十八日】

某公园一角,奶奶坐在长椅上给人讲真相，孙女高兴地给行人送生命的护身符，说：有缘人快来拿。

Words on the stone: “Falun Dafa is good. Wildfire continues to spread, as the spring wind propels it.”

Note: While the grandmother is clarifying the facts about Falun Gong to visitors in the park, her granddaughter passes out hand-folded paper lotus flowers.

From - http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2014/5/18/289689.html (Chinese),

http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2014/5/20/1255.html (English)

Belgium: “Painting of the Year” Depicts Modern-Day Tragedy in China

“An Unnecessary Death” depicts a grief-stricken mother of a Falun Gong practitioner holding her daughter. The daughter has been killed as a result of torture in the persecution of Falun Gong. The painting exposes the brutal reality of the persecution with the subject of a loving mother’s pain and loss.

January 22, 2014 | By Minghui correspondent Rong Fa in Belgium

(Minghui.org) Oil painting “An Unnecessary Death” by young artist Vim van Aalst won the “Painting of the Year” contest in Belgium for 2013. The contest is organized by Raoul Locht, publisher of a number of art magazines in Holland, including Atelier Magazine . The award ceremony took place on January 9, 2014 in Turnhout, Belgium at the Würth Group, the major sponsor of the contest.

Over 300 paintings were entered in the competition, and among those, 13 finalists were selected. A 13-member jury picked the final winner, and the grand prize amount was, not surprisingly, 2,013 Euros.

Mr. Wim van Aalst and his award-winning piece “An Unnecessary Death”

“An Unnecessary Death” depicts a grief-stricken mother of a Falun Gong practitioner holding her daughter. The daughter has been killed as a result of torture in the persecution of Falun Gong. The painting exposes the brutal reality of the persecution with the subject of a loving mother’s pain and loss.

Jury: Social Commitment Combined with Love for Classical Art

Mr. Raoul Locht, organizer of the “Painting of the Year” contest and publisher of a number of art magazines in Holland including Atelier Magazine.

Mr. Raoul Locht, organizer of the contest, read the jury’s comments on the final winner at the award ceremony: “The theme of ‘the Pieta’ was translated masterfully by Wim van Aalst through a dramatic event from present times. The mourning mother who is holding the deceased body of her daughter, the simplicity of the composition, and the contrast of the colors and the black and white, stress the dramatic content in his work. Meanwhile you can interpret this balanced simplicity as an indirect reference to Buddhism.”

In addition to the artistic achievement of the painting, the jury also praised the combination of the painter’s social commitment and love for classical art:“The title of this painting, ‘An Unnecessary Death’ refers to the Buddhist Falun Gong practice in China, a peaceful spiritual movement that is persecuted by the regime. The practitioners place importance on the values of compassion and tolerance, but their beliefs are outlawed by the Chinese government.

“Wim van Aalst succeeds in bringing together his social commitment and his love for classical art into a beautiful and powerful, touching, and nicely balanced work of art, where even the crack in the red wall carries deeper meaning. A deserved winner…”

Mr. Raoul Locht commented: “It’s a very beautiful art piece that is very realistic and carries beautiful symbolic value and has a wonderful composition. An all-round winner.”

Painting Draws Attention to the Persecution

Peter van Etten, CEO of the Würth Group, attended the award ceremony on behalf of the company, a major sponsor of the event. He thought the winner was “a true winner:” “Regarding the quality of the work, it’s a very beautiful piece. Also the composition, the colors and the theme that was chosen makes it for sure worthy to be the winner.”

Speaking of the persecution of Falun Gong, Mr. van Etten said, “I have to admit that this movement in China is not known to me. And I’m sure that for all the around 150 people who work here at Würth, this issue also is not well-known, so that’s why I think it is good that now, in this way, it is brought into the spotlight.”

Mr. Wim van Aalst practices Falun Gong. He considered this the first piece that he was truly satisfied with, as it incorporated a part of himself. He considers his winning an endorsement of realistic art and is especially pleased that his painting could help raise this very important global issue.

Reinhold Würth, founder of the Würth Group, started an art collection around the 1960s. Now this collection is among the biggest private art collections in Europe, with over 16,000 art pieces in the collection. Most pieces are from the 20 th and 21st centuries.

The art pieces of the collection travel around between the galleries located at the different Würth locations in Europe.

Finalists of the “Painting of the Year” contest, including “An Unnecessary Death” are now on display in a dedicated gallery at the museum at Würth Belux N.V in Turnhout, Belgium.

Chinese version available

From - http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2014/1/22/144546.html

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Why Jiang Zemin and CCP Persecute Falun Gong?

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.sg/p/epoch-times-nine-commentaries-on.html

[VIDEO] Why Jiang Zemin and CCP Persecute Falun Gong?

http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.com/p/video-why-jiang-zemin-ccp-persecute.html