Vinnarna i NTD:s 7:e internationella tävling i realistiskt måleri | NTD NYHETER

Painters, art lovers, family and friends all gathered at the Samagundi Club to witness the big moment, the award ceremony. I spoke with some of the award recipients and let's hear what they had to say. I'm so impressed by the NTD organization. I look forward to producing art that is meaningful in the ways that is promoted by the NTD in pure goodness, kindness and inspiration and that's what I want to do. This place and this particular competition has been the place where I've seen more not only realist art but the spiritual connection. I've not seen the spiritual connection in other competitions as much as I've seen it here and to know that many people love God, you know, that's really fulfilling to me, you know. Truly I was very surprised. I didn't imagine that I would be awarded silver. It's my third time participating so I'm really very happy. I can only be grateful truly. It was a big surprise. One of the bronze award winners, Cai Shaohang, is a Falun Gong practitioner. He hoped to raise awareness through his work, Forced Organ Harvesting, about the ongoing persecution against the faith group in China. I hope this work will help everyone understand the persecution suffered by Falun Gong practitioners and the atrocity of forced organ harvesting. Others also shared their messages through their works and discussed their future visions after taking part in the competition. Oh excited, inspired, you know, it's amazing to see so many talented artists on the same place. For me it's not the prize important. For me what is important is a message I would like to convey, a message for peace and freedom. That's the most important thing. So I guess my biggest takeaway from this entire thing is artwork should be beyond technique. All of these paintings up here, they're all so beautiful and classical but each one of them somehow touches my heart or speaks to me. I am so so honored to be part of this incredible show and part of the beautiful movement that is honoring truth and beauty and kindness, something that the world needs desperately right now. Professor Zhang Kunlun, jury chair of the competition, said its mission is to purify people's hearts with good works and the key to creating works of pure truth, pure kindness, and pure beauty is for the artists to cultivate their state of mind. The oil painting competition organized by NTD is different from other competitions. Others are about ranking people as higher or lower but ours is about learning from one another, exchanging ideas, and walking a righteous path. Because in today's society, atheism, the theory of evolution, and modern ideology have already done great harm. We aim to guide human art back onto the right path. Reporting from New York City, Flora Hua, NTD News.