Fanciful, factual pandas part of art exhibit held in Berlin

Artworks inspired by China's giant pandas are being presented at Berlin's Logenhaus exhibition center just as the Berlin Zoo has welcomed a pair of pandas.

The exhibition, Panda and the World, showcases 23 works, including paintings, installations, sculptures, photographs and paper-cuttings.

Some depict the animals playing in the wild, eating bamboo or in gatherings with other pandas, while other works have a more creative take, such as paintings showing pandas climbing roses against a deep blue sky or a panda surfing a large wave.