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Guangzhou-based artist Xu Dongsheng is showcasing dozens of his oil paintings at a solo exhibition titled Fleeting Light, Floating Life, at Beijing's Today Art Museum through Jan 3.

Light plays a vital role in Xu's works: It illuminates the dark sky, brightens up the faces of Buddhist figures at old temples and brings glamour to fairies.

Xu utilizes light in his creation as a metaphor of divine power that expels darkness and enlightens those who are lost.