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Buji Neighborhood Committee, Longang District, Shenzhen, China
World-famous art hub for various oil paintings
Located in the suburb of Shenzhen in China, Dafen is the No.1 oil painting village in China. Founded in 1989 by an oil painting businessman from Hong Kong, Dafen art village has become a base of oil painting production and sales.
Since 1998, governments of the district and county began to take oil painting business in Dafen as a unique cultural industry brand, and implemented specification and offered guidance to the oil painting market, at the same time increased the promotion events. And now, Dafen oil paintings industry has been as a unique cultural brand in this city. So far, there are mainly of all kinds of large oil painting village 775 business outlets and thousands of painters living in Dafen village. Dafen is given priority to original paintings and copy the art processing, with copying the traditional Chinese painting, calligraphy, crafts, sculpture, etc. And the frame, paint and other supporting industries form in the business center of Dafen village.
China low wages and hunger for exports are now changing world of art for the masses as more and more artists graduated from Chinese art colleges are willing to work cheaply and produce tens of thousands of assembly copies of famous Western painting. The oil painting market has become more competitive than ever. Dafen art village has gained its great reputation both at home and aboard, and a great deal of its oil painting both original and reproduction has been sold to many countries in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
In 1989, Huang Jiang, a Hong Kong art dealer, came to Dafen Village in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. He thought that Dafen Village's low cost and proximity to Hong Kong are the advantages of Dafen Village, and took people there to produce and reproduce oil paintings and sell them overseas. The embryonic form of Dafen oil painting industry was thus formed. And now, Dafen Village is the largest oil painting production and trading base in China. When it is mentioned, people will usually add the call it Dafen Oil Painting Village instead of Dafen Village. And oil painting becomes a logo of Dafen Village. There are now thousands of galleries and art institutions in Dafen Oil Painting Village and more than 8,000 related employees there.
World-famous art hub: Dafen Oil Painting Village got its fame for producing high-quality reproduction oil painting of Western masterpiece with low prices. Here you can see oil paintings of Van Gogh, Monet and Da Vinci. Oil painting becomes the symbol of Dafen Village.
Affordable price: At Dafen Oil Painting Village, you can get high-quality reproduction of famous artists with affordable prices. And you can get unique works by the local artists at Dafen Oil Painting Village with affordable price. The oil paintings and other art souvenirs at Dafen Oil Painting Village are special and ideal gifts for your friends and families for decoration.
Art atmosphere: Full of art studios, galleries and workshops, Dafen Oil Painting Village provides deep art atmosphere. Here you can see the artists who are painting everywhere and you will meet street artists everywhere. And the buildings here are colorful and beautiful, which will make you joyful anytime.
Ideal destination for photography lovers: The beautiful and colorful buildings and shops at Dafen Oil Painting Village are best backgrounds for photography. Each photography lover can easily get photos you are satisfied at Dafen Oil Painting Village. And with the exquisite works of the street artists, your photos will be more attractive and wonderful.
Located in the Dafen Oil Painting Village, Dafen Art Museum is one of the largest and most famous art museums in Shenzhen. Covering an area of 11,000 square meters, Dafen Art Museum has 8 exhibition halls. Till now, Dafen Art Museum has held over 500 exhibitions of oil paintings, which are professional. There are many wonderful works of oil paintings exhibited at Dafen Art Museum, and you can appreciate the paintings slowly and experience the art atmosphere.
The modern look of Dafen Art Museum forms strong impact with local dwelling culture and highlights the visual feature of the gallery. Dafen Art Museum was Best Public Building in China in 2008 by American magazine Architectural Record.
There are dozens of small painting studios and galleries at Dafen Oil Painting Village, where you can see the artists working there. And there are many outstanding oil paintings at different painting studios, which you can take time to admire slowly. You can also communicate with the artists at the galleries to know more about the development of the Dafen Oil Painting Village and the stories of the artists here. You can also talk about the oil paintings and works at the studios with the artists.
With many art galleries and studios at Dafen Oil Painting Village, you can stroll around the Dafen Oil Painting Village slowly and explore the galleries and studios. Dafen Oil Painting Village is a colorful world with the oil paintings and beautiful galleries. While walking around, you can find some oil paintings you like and communicate with the owners. If you are convenient, you can purchase some oil paintings or other artsy souvenirs for your friends and families.
Many art galleries and studios at Dafen Oil Painting Village provides oil painting courses and oil painting experience service. You can learn to paint oil paintings with the artists there, and you can also paint oil painting by yourselves without the assistance of the artists. It will be a meaningful experience to paint an oil painting on your own at Dafen Oil Painting Village. And your painting can be your souvenir.
With so many oil paintings, art galleries and studios, beautiful workshops and buildings, Dafen Oil Painting Village is an ideal destination for photography lovers and art lovers. You can easily get beautiful photos here. Strolling around the Dafen Oil Painting Village slowly, you can stop to have a cup of coffee at the cafe on the street to relax.
The best time to visit Dafen Oil Painting Village will depend on your preference. If you want to avoid the crowds, you’d better avoid the public vacations of China. And if you want to avoid the heat in summer, you can visit Dafen Oil Painting Village at morning or afternoon. And indoor experiences like the Dafen Art Museum are recommended in summer.
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