Event
Ancient Chinese Secrets
A celebration of China: artwork and events exploring the Chinese zodiac, alongside the unveiling of a private collection of museum quality Chinese antiquities never before seen by the public.
November 9, 2018 to February 5, 2019
Aldo Castillo Gallery, Miromar Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Road, Estero, Estero, US
Participating artists
The evening
About the event
The Aldo Castillo Gallery celebrated China with artwork and events exploring the country's zodiac and the opening of a major exhibition of historical Chinese antiquities never before seen by the public. Ancient Chinese Secrets began on 9 November 2018 with an evening reception, a zodiac presentation and the official unveiling of the private museum quality collection, offered for sale through the gallery.
Winslow Bud Johnson, author of Chinese Zodiac Art, discussed the mysteries and origins of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals as seen in the illustrations by Tiffany Chang, a Naples artist. Chang, born in Taipei, Taiwan, has translated the twelve zodiac images to her own line of clothing, pillows and kimonos, and the gallery offered Chang originals for sale.
For the exhibition, Aldo Castillo also commissioned paintings by South African artist Lorna Marsh and by Scott Ashley, whose work delved into the five elements that accompany the zodiac: fire, water, wood, earth and metal.
In the gallery
