On May 15^th morning, 2017, Associate Pro. Liang Yi, Director of the Department of Mural Painting, China Academy of Fine Arts, was invited to the School of Art to address a speech for teachers and students named ‘Ontology and the Future, with Art as a Bridge’ theme lectures and to start the relevant academic research in No.1304 classroom. This lecture was held by Vice President Prof. Han Rong. More than 100 teachers and students presided over the college related disciplines attended this lecture.

Prof. Liang Yi is the director of the Department of Mural Painting of China Academy of Fine Arts, Chinese painting theory and practice doctorate. He is also a well-known artist who has been active in the international art scene. He has participated in numerous international and international art exhibitions and held solo exhibitions. He has held a solo exhibition entitled "Double Reading" at the Parisian Government Hall in France. And private collection. The characteristics of its artistic creation for the contemporary, comprehensive, public. Professor Liang Yi, at the same time as the artistic creation, actively involved in the practice of social art, presided over a number of (including: G20 summit main venue design, many domestic monastery art reconstruction) large public art project.

Prof. Liang Yi's lectures were to talk about his own artistic concepts and artistic practice, to show the content of his works of art for the content. He helped the audience open their visions from the combination of eastern and western art; from the restoration of traditional murals and a variety of artistic forms of organic combination. He leaded the audience think about the contemporary quality and richness of art from shallow to deep, explore the East painting road under the background of ‘One Belt and One Road’. The lecture has inspired the teachers and students of the contemporary art of multiple thinking and artistic creation enthusiasm. After the lecture, many teachers and students started the academic dialogue with Associate Prof. Liang Yi to exchange lectures experience. The whole atmosphere of academic activities was quite warm. (School of Art)