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China: Black Swan Seen Scooping Leaves in Reverse at Zhaotong University

On November 15, 2025, in Zhaotong, Yunnan, a video captured the unusual sight of a black swan at Zhaotong University moving backward across a pond while repeatedly scooping leaves toward the shore.

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China: Playful Tiger Cub Sneaks Up on Caretaker in Harbin Zoo

This video was filmed at a zoo in Harbin, Heilongjiang, on August 26, 2025. It captured the cute moment when a tiger cub tried to catch his caretaker off guard, but was quickly noticed, scooped into his arms, and turned into a cuddly kitten.

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China: Stunning Fireball Meteor Lights Up Sky Over Maoming, Guangdong

This is the unexpected moment that a resident witnessed a rare celestial event as a brilliant fireball meteor streaked across the sky, momentarily lighting up the area as if it had been daytime. On May 28, 2025, at approximately 9:33 PM local time, in Maoming, Guangdong, the dashcam footage captured a sudden flash of light in the sky. The video showed the night sky abruptly lit up, accompanied by a loud bang, as a fireball meteor tore through the atmosphere. The Maoming Emergency Management Bureau confirmed that the event had not been caused by lightning and advised residents not to panic, as no accidents or injuries had been reported. The video ended with the fireball fading from view, and the night sky returning to darkness.

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Armenia Holy Saturday at Saint Sarkis Cathedral - Yerevan

Armenians take part in a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan, Armenia on April 19, 2025 after the Easter Vigil Mass at Saint Sarkis Cathedral. Armenians gathered at the cathedral on Holy Saturday to attend the Easter Vigil Mass led by clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, followed by a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan to Republic Square. The ceremony marks the transition from darkness to light and the proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection. Rooted in centuries of tradition, the ritual reflects the enduring spiritual identity of Armenia, the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armenia Holy Saturday at Saint Sarkis Cathedral - Yerevan

A candlelit procession moves towards Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia on April 19, 2025. Armenians gathered at the cathedral on Holy Saturday to attend the Easter Vigil Mass led by clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, followed by a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan to Republic Square. The ceremony marks the transition from darkness to light and the proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection. Rooted in centuries of tradition, the ritual reflects the enduring spiritual identity of Armenia, the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armenia Holy Saturday at Saint Sarkis Cathedral - Yerevan

A candlelit procession moves towards Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia on April 19, 2025. Armenians gathered at the cathedral on Holy Saturday to attend the Easter Vigil Mass led by clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, followed by a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan to Republic Square. The ceremony marks the transition from darkness to light and the proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection. Rooted in centuries of tradition, the ritual reflects the enduring spiritual identity of Armenia, the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armenia Holy Saturday at Saint Sarkis Cathedral - Yerevan

Armenians take part in a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan, Armenia on April 19, 2025 after the Easter Vigil Mass at Saint Sarkis Cathedral. Armenians gathered at the cathedral on Holy Saturday to attend the Easter Vigil Mass led by clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, followed by a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan to Republic Square. The ceremony marks the transition from darkness to light and the proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection. Rooted in centuries of tradition, the ritual reflects the enduring spiritual identity of Armenia, the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armenia Holy Saturday at Saint Sarkis Cathedral - Yerevan

Armenians take part in a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan, Armenia on April 19, 2025 after the Easter Vigil Mass at Saint Sarkis Cathedral. Armenians gathered at the cathedral on Holy Saturday to attend the Easter Vigil Mass led by clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, followed by a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan to Republic Square. The ceremony marks the transition from darkness to light and the proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection. Rooted in centuries of tradition, the ritual reflects the enduring spiritual identity of Armenia, the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armenia Holy Saturday at Saint Sarkis Cathedral - Yerevan

Armenians take part in a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan, Armenia on April 19, 2025 after the Easter Vigil Mass at Saint Sarkis Cathedral. Armenians gathered at the cathedral on Holy Saturday to attend the Easter Vigil Mass led by clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, followed by a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan to Republic Square. The ceremony marks the transition from darkness to light and the proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection. Rooted in centuries of tradition, the ritual reflects the enduring spiritual identity of Armenia, the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armenia Holy Saturday at Saint Sarkis Cathedral - Yerevan

Armenians take part in a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan, Armenia on April 19, 2025 after the Easter Vigil Mass at Saint Sarkis Cathedral. Armenians gathered at the cathedral on Holy Saturday to attend the Easter Vigil Mass led by clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, followed by a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan to Republic Square. The ceremony marks the transition from darkness to light and the proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection. Rooted in centuries of tradition, the ritual reflects the enduring spiritual identity of Armenia, the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armenia Holy Saturday at Saint Sarkis Cathedral - Yerevan

Armenians take part in a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan, Armenia on April 19, 2025 after the Easter Vigil Mass at Saint Sarkis Cathedral. Armenians gathered at the cathedral on Holy Saturday to attend the Easter Vigil Mass led by clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, followed by a candlelit procession through the streets of Yerevan to Republic Square. The ceremony marks the transition from darkness to light and the proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection. Rooted in centuries of tradition, the ritual reflects the enduring spiritual identity of Armenia, the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

People turn on the flashlights on the phone to light the way in an underground passage in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

A stand is illuminated with a charging light in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

A fruit stand is illuminated with a light bulb powered by charging battery in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bioluminescent Plankton Light Up The Galicia Coast - Spain

A person in the Sea of Ardora on the beach of Carnota, on August 7, 2024, in Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The Sea of Ardora is a natural phenomenon in which the sea water glows with a bluish hue in the darkness of the night. This spectacle is due to bioluminescent microorganisms, specifically the dinoflagellate Noctiluca Scintillans and other species of microalgae, where the organisms emit light as a result of internal chemical reactions, creating the characteristic luminous effect in the water. When there is a high density of microalgae and the water is agitated, this reaction that generates the blue glow occurs, a reaction similar to that which occurs in terrestrial fireflies. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bioluminescent Plankton Light Up The Galicia Coast - Spain

View of the Sea of Ardora on the beach of Carnota, on August 7, 2024, in Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The Sea of Ardora is a natural phenomenon in which the sea water glows with a bluish hue in the darkness of the night. This spectacle is due to bioluminescent microorganisms, specifically the dinoflagellate Noctiluca Scintillans and other species of microalgae, where the organisms emit light as a result of internal chemical reactions, creating the characteristic luminous effect in the water. When there is a high density of microalgae and the water is agitated, this reaction that generates the blue glow occurs, a reaction similar to that which occurs in terrestrial fireflies. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bioluminescent Plankton Light Up The Galicia Coast - Spain

A person in the Sea of Ardora on the beach of Carnota, on August 7, 2024, in Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The Sea of Ardora is a natural phenomenon in which the sea water glows with a bluish hue in the darkness of the night. This spectacle is due to bioluminescent microorganisms, specifically the dinoflagellate Noctiluca Scintillans and other species of microalgae, where the organisms emit light as a result of internal chemical reactions, creating the characteristic luminous effect in the water. When there is a high density of microalgae and the water is agitated, this reaction that generates the blue glow occurs, a reaction similar to that which occurs in terrestrial fireflies. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bioluminescent Plankton Light Up The Galicia Coast - Spain

A person in the Sea of Ardora on the beach of Carnota, on August 7, 2024, in Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The Sea of Ardora is a natural phenomenon in which the sea water glows with a bluish hue in the darkness of the night. This spectacle is due to bioluminescent microorganisms, specifically the dinoflagellate Noctiluca Scintillans and other species of microalgae, where the organisms emit light as a result of internal chemical reactions, creating the characteristic luminous effect in the water. When there is a high density of microalgae and the water is agitated, this reaction that generates the blue glow occurs, a reaction similar to that which occurs in terrestrial fireflies. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bioluminescent Plankton Light Up The Galicia Coast - Spain

View of the Sea of Ardora on the beach of Carnota, on August 7, 2024, in Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The Sea of Ardora is a natural phenomenon in which the sea water glows with a bluish hue in the darkness of the night. This spectacle is due to bioluminescent microorganisms, specifically the dinoflagellate Noctiluca Scintillans and other species of microalgae, where the organisms emit light as a result of internal chemical reactions, creating the characteristic luminous effect in the water. When there is a high density of microalgae and the water is agitated, this reaction that generates the blue glow occurs, a reaction similar to that which occurs in terrestrial fireflies. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bioluminescent Plankton Light Up The Galicia Coast - Spain

View of the Sea of Ardora on the beach of Carnota, on August 7, 2024, in Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The Sea of Ardora is a natural phenomenon in which the sea water glows with a bluish hue in the darkness of the night. This spectacle is due to bioluminescent microorganisms, specifically the dinoflagellate Noctiluca Scintillans and other species of microalgae, where the organisms emit light as a result of internal chemical reactions, creating the characteristic luminous effect in the water. When there is a high density of microalgae and the water is agitated, this reaction that generates the blue glow occurs, a reaction similar to that which occurs in terrestrial fireflies. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bioluminescent Plankton Light Up The Galicia Coast - Spain

A couple in the Sea of Ardora on the beach of Carnota, on August 7, 2024, in Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The Sea of Ardora is a natural phenomenon in which the sea water glows with a bluish hue in the darkness of the night. This spectacle is due to bioluminescent microorganisms, specifically the dinoflagellate Noctiluca Scintillans and other species of microalgae, where the organisms emit light as a result of internal chemical reactions, creating the characteristic luminous effect in the water. When there is a high density of microalgae and the water is agitated, this reaction that generates the blue glow occurs, a reaction similar to that which occurs in terrestrial fireflies. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bioluminescent Plankton Light Up The Galicia Coast - Spain

A person in the Sea of Ardora on the beach of Carnota, on August 7, 2024, in Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The Sea of Ardora is a natural phenomenon in which the sea water glows with a bluish hue in the darkness of the night. This spectacle is due to bioluminescent microorganisms, specifically the dinoflagellate Noctiluca Scintillans and other species of microalgae, where the organisms emit light as a result of internal chemical reactions, creating the characteristic luminous effect in the water. When there is a high density of microalgae and the water is agitated, this reaction that generates the blue glow occurs, a reaction similar to that which occurs in terrestrial fireflies. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Holy Saturday Easter Eve - Istanbul

Priests are placing the big candle symbolizing the light of Christ's resurrection overcoming the darkness of the tomb. A solemn ceremony was held to observe Holy Saturday and Easter Eve, bringing together devout congregants for prayers and reflection in Istanbul's St. Anthony Church, Turkey, on March 30, 2024 Photo by Yagiz Gurtug/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SWITZERLAND-ZURICH-DRAGON-LIGHT ART-SPRING FESTIVAL

(240211) -- ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows the image of a dragon projected on clouds in Davos, Switzerland. This was the projection work by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter. In the crisp stillness of a freezing night at the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, a lone figure stood on the snow-capped peaks, wielding not traditional brushes or pigments but beams of light that sliced through the darkness like blades. TO GO WITH "Feature: Swiss light artist conjures up dragon on mountains and clouds to celebrate Chinese New Year" (Photo by Mike Kessler/Xinhua)

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SWITZERLAND-ZURICH-DRAGON-LIGHT ART-SPRING FESTIVAL

(240211) -- ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows the image of a dragon projected on clouds in Davos, Switzerland. This was the projection work by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter. In the crisp stillness of a freezing night at the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, a lone figure stood on the snow-capped peaks, wielding not traditional brushes or pigments but beams of light that sliced through the darkness like blades. TO GO WITH "Feature: Swiss light artist conjures up dragon on mountains and clouds to celebrate Chinese New Year" (Photo by Mike Kessler/Xinhua)

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SWITZERLAND-ZURICH-DRAGON-LIGHT ART-SPRING FESTIVAL

(240211) -- ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows the image of a dragon projected on cliffs in Davos, Switzerland. This was the projection work by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter. In the crisp stillness of a freezing night at the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, a lone figure stood on the snow-capped peaks, wielding not traditional brushes or pigments but beams of light that sliced through the darkness like blades. TO GO WITH "Feature: Swiss light artist conjures up dragon on mountains and clouds to celebrate Chinese New Year" (Photo by Mike Kessler/Xinhua)

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SWITZERLAND-ZURICH-DRAGON-LIGHT ART-SPRING FESTIVAL

(240211) -- ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter speaks during an interview with Xinhua at his studio in Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 7, 2024. In the crisp stillness of a freezing night at the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, a lone figure stood on the snow-capped peaks, wielding not traditional brushes or pigments but beams of light that sliced through the darkness like blades. TO GO WITH "Feature: Swiss light artist conjures up dragon on mountains and clouds to celebrate Chinese New Year" (Xinhua/Chen Binjie)

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SWITZERLAND-ZURICH-DRAGON-LIGHT ART-SPRING FESTIVAL

(240211) -- ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter works at his studio in Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 7, 2024. In the crisp stillness of a freezing night at the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, a lone figure stood on the snow-capped peaks, wielding not traditional brushes or pigments but beams of light that sliced through the darkness like blades. TO GO WITH "Feature: Swiss light artist conjures up dragon on mountains and clouds to celebrate Chinese New Year" (Xinhua/Chen Binjie)

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by a thermal imaging camera shows diners trying to touch each other's finger in the complete dark at Trojan Fairy in complete darkness in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to hel

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Indian potters make earthen oil lamps for Diwali Festival

STORY: Indian potters make earthen oil lamps for Diwali Festival SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. shots of skilled artisans working 3. shots of the making of earthen lamps 4. shots of earthen lamps being sold STORYLINE: Potters have been preparing for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights in India, carefully making earthen oil lamps, which are lit during the festival to usher in good luck, wealth and prosperity. Diwali is India's major festival of the year, a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil. The five-day festival falls on Nov. 10 this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soulages Museum - Rodez

A view of the Soulages museum on June 25, 2023 in Rodez, France. Pierre Soulages (December 24,1919 – October 25, 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez. Soulages is known as "the painter of black", owing to his interest in the colour "both as a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens a mental field all its own." He saw light as a work material; striations of the black surface of his paintings enable him to reflect light, allowing the black to come out of darkness and into brightness, thus becoming a luminous colour.Soulages produced 104 stained-glass windows for the Romanesque architecture of the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques from 1987 to 1994. He received international awards, and the Louvre in Paris held a retrospective of his works on the occasion of his centenary Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM