On Aug 9, an Elegant Gathering exhibition opened at the Shangrong Gallery in Tianhe district of Guangzhou, the capital of South China's Guangdong province, and will run through Nov 3.

The exhibition continues the theme, "Atlas: Harmony in Diversity", from China's national pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice, emphasizing the integration of Chinese art with world art and the intersection of ancient art and contemporary art.

It is exhibiting works by artists Che Jianquan, professor at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, and Wang Shaoqiang, director of the Guangdong Museum of Art, which are regarded as best reflecting the theme.

Photographs by Che Jianquan, Pavilion, show the diverse charms of a pavilion on Mount Lu in different lighting and seasons. [Photo by Chen Junsheng/Guangzhou Daily]

Works by Wang Shaoqiang both absorb the composition of traditional Chinese painting and draw on expressionist abstract forms based on the unconscious mind and ideas. [Photo by Chen Junsheng/Guangzhou Daily]