IPOH, Feb. 23 -- For a month from March 1, the city will play host to 10 local and foreign artists in the inaugural Asia Europe Art Exhibition.

Exhibition curator Chin Kok Yan said the artists are from Italy, China and Malaysia.

"They will showcase their individual speciality and the public are invited to witness it," he told Malay Mail.

Besides oil painting, the artists are known for their sketches, using colours mixed from minerals and Chinese ink.

Chin said one of the participating artists, who is from China, draws oil painting using paint that is infused with sandalwood.

"Hence, visitors can smell the warm, ambery, woody, leathery, milky and slightly sweet smell on the painting," he added.

According to Chin, planning for the exh...