Zehra Sun, CEO of MDSUN Skin Care
Los Angeles, California, USA. 12th March, 2022. Zehra Sun is a successful and passionate leader with over 20 years of experience in executive management, public relations, education, and medical-related administration. As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and co-founder of MDSUN Skin Care, a medical-grade skin care company, Zehra has led the company to be an established brand in the international beauty industry. Products are sold worldwide in stores, luxury boutiques, and medical settings. MDSUN's products utilize innovative biochemical engineering protocols to replenish the skin on a cellular level, nourishing the deep tissue and improving hydration, elasticity, and collagen. The products are based on many years of rigorous research and development, quality assurance, and independent test standards. MDSUN's products have received many celebrity endorsements in Hollywood, and were selected by the Emmy Awards and the Academy Awards as an official sponsor gift for honored stars.
Zehra's education includes a Bachelor of Arts in History, at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan, and a Master of Arts Degree in East Asian Studies from Indiana University in Indiana. Fluent in English, Chinese (Mandarin), and Turkish, Zehra has provided strong international leadership and strategic planning skills for the successful expansion of MDSUN into new markets. She enthusiastically supports various charitable organizations, volunteer events, and is an active supporter of the arts. She has received many awards for her work as an outstanding business woman in California.
Zehra Sun
Some of her awards include Humanitarian Award from World Global Peace Ambassador and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador of Peace (2019), Certificate of Recognition, TBACC Awards from The Beverly Arts Charity & Contribution (2019), 4th Golden Crown Award from Global Federation of Chinese Business Women (2016), Certificate of Recognition, Business Community Dedication in California from United States Congress House of Representatives (2016), and Certificate of Recognition, Community Dedication from County of Los Angeles (2016).
Painting by LABA Blue-chip Artist Jiannan Huang
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics not only achieved the goal of "300 million people participating in ice and snow sports", but also set off an upsurge in the Olympic movement. And when oriental art meets the Olympics, and when the Beijing Winter Olympics meets Green China, what kind of sparks of passion will be the result? Hosted by the China International Cultural Exchange Center and jointly organized by the Beijing National Painting and Calligraphy Culture Group, Jiannan Huang, International Cultural Exchange Co., Ltd., Beijing Huasheng International Media Center, and others, the welcome ceremony was held in the Beijing Olympic Tower. Art, green, thought, and humanities will be presented at this event through various art forms such as oil painting, traditional Chinese painting, and sculpture, to fully demonstrate the humanities and technology, spirit and cooperation, innovation and integration, brought to people by the Olympics. Through this event, people can not only appreciate the charm of the modern Olympic movement through exquisite works of art, but also appreciate the beauty of oriental culture and green China.
The Olympic Tower in Beijing, China
Aspect 1: "Two-way travel" between fine art and the Olympic Movement. According to the organizer, this event will exhibit Chinese paintings and oil paintings of Mr. Jiannan Huang, a national first-class artist, a famous calligrapher and painter, and the general consultant of overseas art for the "Cheers for the Olympics" organization. More than 30 works of art in this exhibition are based on the concept of "the Olympics", and many of them are exhibited to the public for the first time. At the same time, this event will also showcase a number of art works by other domestic and foreign artists, such as the sculpture "The Rising Olympics" and the oil painting "Sound Life" by overseas artists, which will also appear in the exhibition.
Green Olympics International Cultural & Art Exchange Exhibition in Beijing, China
Aspect 2: A "Feast of Ideas" of the Green Olympic Spirit and Modern Olympics. Concepts In this exchange exhibition, in addition to exhibiting many high-quality works of art, the organizer also specially planned a "Green Olympics - Towards the Future Together" themed salon forum to discuss "the concept, practice, and development of the Green Olympics," and convey the humanistic value of the "Green Olympics". It is reported that before the event was held, Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) specially sent a congratulatory letter. In the letter, IOC President Bach said, "I am very glad to know that an oil painting exhibition with the theme of 'Green Olympics - Together to the Future' will be held to celebrate the success of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics! The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are an unparalleled success, marking Beijing as the first city in the world to host both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics." At the same time, he praised the artist Mr. Jiannan Huang, who has devoted himself to spreading the Olympic spirit through culture and art over the years with his excellent paintings. He expressed his heartfelt thanks and sincere congratulations, and wished this exhibition a complete success! He also looked forward to meeting the artist Mr. Jiannan Huang again.
Zaiqing Yu, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and artist Jiannan Huang
Letter to Jiannan Huang from Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
In addition, Zaiqing Yu, Vice Chairman of the International Olympic Committee and Vice Chairman of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, Yuanpu Jin, Director of the Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries of Renmin University of China, Executive Director of the Humanistic Olympics Research Center of Renmin University of China, and Cultural Communication Center of China International Publishing Group Director Jinting Zhang, former director of the Sports Culture Development Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, former Director of the National Sports Museum, former Deputy Secretary General of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee, Daguang Sun and other authoritative guests will attend the forum and jointly look at the post-2022 Beijing Winter Olympics from an international perspective. Influence on human sports, how the Beijing Winter Olympics will "change the face of the world's Olympic winter sports forever", the integration and development of the green Olympics and artistic elements, the relationship between the Green Winter Olympics and the community of shared future for mankind, the Beijing Green Winter Olympics and the Olympic Games. A healthy and happy life philosophy and other topics will be discussed, bringing a "ideological feast to the majority of people who care about participating in and enthusiastically support the Olympic cause."
Painting by Jiannan Huang
Aspect 3: People from all walks of life and Olympic celebrities gather to inject cultural connotation into sports. It is worth mentioning that in response to the theme of this event, "Together to the Future - Creating a New Era of Green Olympics", the organizer also specially invited many celebrities from the cultural and sports worlds to participate. Haifeng Xu, the first Chinese Olympic gold medalist, and several representative and influential Olympic champions and world champions will also be present to witness the grand opening of this event and the establishment of the "Jiannan Art Fund". As one of the art funds with "culture, sports, and education" as its main focus, the China International Cultural Exchange Foundation "Jiannan Art Fund" established at this event will be deeply involved in culture, sports, education, and other related fields in the future. It also promotes the Olympic spirit in the unique way of artists, builds a bridge for Chinese and foreign cultural and sports exchanges, shows Chinese culture to the world, injects cultural connotation into sports, and continues to serve and give back to the society. Passion makes dreams come true, together to the future! It is reported that after the hosting of this art exchange event, the relevant units of the event will continue to carry out the "Green Olympics - Towards the Future" international cultural and art exchange exhibition city series tours relying on platforms such as the "Jiannan Art Fund". The Chinese culture and the Olympic culture are deeply integrated, and the Olympic spirit and artistic humanistic spirit are continuously carried forward, and the concept of "Green Olympics" is truly deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Artist Jiannan Huang presenting at the Green Olympics International Cultural & Art Exchange Exhibition in Beijing, China
The Olympic Tower in Beijing, China
Artist Petra Eiko
Los Angeles, California, USA. 7th March, 2022. Artist Petra Eiko is an observer of life and energy and her work shows the force, power, and feeling of life that rises within us. Eiko’s focus is on reverse paintings, sculptural three-dimensional pieces, and installations. Her installations, objects, and paintings tell stories and make connections within the collective mind. She has a special way of mirroring our surroundings using plexiglass as a media.
Petra Eiko was born in West Germany after World War II, and lived through the defeat and division of her country. The issues of separation of families, together with her awareness and observation of the conditioning propaganda of the Eastern Regime, and the danger of opposition against this communistic system, impacted her early life and later her creativity.
Petra Eiko
"My work reflects on observations, questions around life affairs, political and environmental systems, inner spaces, and universal possibilities. I work with the spaces in between, behind the trained and conditioned physical eye and comprehension. My work and projects are targeted to specifically invoke conversations and discussions and mirroring realities, focusing on connection between people, society, cultures, and diverse backgrounds," states Eiko.
Petra Eiko
One her projects, "no comment" is the conclusion of a performance and series of photos that show the emotional state and struggle of “Niemand” (nobody) in our newest and unstable times. The project started in fall of 2019 and tells the story of our self-inflicted world in our society and in ourselves, consequently bouncing back to us in many facets and multiple levels of our consciousness. As she states, "The stillness of confinement that came with the pandemic early 2020, left me with the sound and perception of nature, directing my awareness more than ever before to the fact, that nature will move on without human population". This “re-visit” of thought led her to the creation of a short video called: “humanature” combining "Niemand's" conflicts within another world, the world of nature that lives with us, beside us, for us, but forever lives as its own entity.