"TOGETHER WE FLY" - The extraordinary art of Buddhist monk Dachan - London Exhibition

Last Sunday 25th November 2018 the art of Chinese Buddhist monk Dachan and his exhibition ‘Together we fly’ was displayed at the lecture room of the British Museum London.

BRITISH MUSEUM LONDON

Left to Right
Christian Vinante - British Chinese Youth Federation and Conservative & Commonwealth Council, Amy Qu of Cavendish Legal, Madam Councillors husband Mr Khan, Buddhist monk -  artist - Dachan, Mayor of Croydon Councillor Bernadette Khan, Andrew Le Director Phoenix CNE TV, Rebeca Riofrio CEO Art in Fusion TV, Walter Stojash CEO WS Studios, Iman Lopez Philanthropist and Spoke Personality, Misty Bailey - Model and Singer, Zachary Weckstein Film Producer Pearl Pictures.

A reception sponsored by the Beijing Zuiyuan Cultural Exchange Co, Ltd and Propeller TV Ltd.,was inaugurate by the Mayor of Croydon Councillor Bernadette Khan in front of a prominent audience and personalities in the UK including members of the Conservative Foreign & Commonwealth Council.

Misty Bailey - Model and Singer,Christian Vinante - British Chinese Youth Federation and Conservative & Commonwealth Council, Zachary Weckstein Film Producer Pearl Pictures

The opening ceremony was followed by a Tongxi Concert- String Quintet and Art Tasting by Danchan.

The Art of Dachan World Tour Exhibition, has already travelled to Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the UAE, Russia, Germany, Italy and India.

Iman Lopez Philanthropist and Spoke Personality behind a painting of DACHAN  lotus ink wash paintings 

The collection of the monk's paintings and calligraphy denoted deep spiritual meaning and give you a sense of deep meditation state.

The exhibition included colour paintings, lotus ink wash paintings, figure paintings and calligraphy done over the last 12 years.

Rebeca Riofrio CEO Art in Fusion TV and Buddhist artist Dachan 

Dachan's ink wash paintings were done in a contemporary manner and imbued with a Zen sensibility. The monk achieved Zen enlightenment "on the basis of a gradual understanding of aesthetic subtleties". His calligraphy and paintings are grounded in classical forms but he has his own distinctive style.

"He uses ink wash methods rooted in Chinese culture to summarise the changeless of life and rekindles our understanding of nature and life. His thoughts encompass the new and the familiar as well as the profound and the remote," the curator said.

Tongxi Concert- String Quintet - Dachan

The exhibition is a dialogue between the artist's art and life. A self-taught painter, Dachan, 46, believes in moral self-cultivation through calligraphy and painting. He advocates entering the world of Zen through art and emphasises inner cultivation.

Guests and sponsors with Buddhist monk and artist Dachan at the British Museum London