Two hundred disabled artists are displaying their work at the Shanghai Library, highlighting weeklong events on helping the disabled. The two-day show ends today.
Works include calligraphy, photography, sculpture, and painting.
Pieces were selected among 800 entries, and many artists are well-known.
For example, Zheng Jieping, a member of the Shanghai Calligraphy Association, executed all his works using only his two upper arms wielding ink brushes. He lost both lower arms at age 3.
He displayed a calligraphy poem with characters in gold ink.
Ten artists with hearing problems presented their photography, including portraits, scenery and sports activities.
The exhibition also features photos about living at "Homes of Sunshine," a government funded residential program helping the mentally challenged. The gallery and part of the exhibition will tour four local high schools and neighborhoods.
(Shanghai Daily May 18, 2006)
