Artist paints a picture of hope
2 years, 8 months ago

Artist paints a picture of hope

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Visitors look at the works of Shen Shihui at an exhibition of his landscape paintings held at the National Art Museum of China in April. Painter Shen Shihui, who was born in Tianjin, didn't visit his father's hometown in Tianping village, Xiuwu county, Henan province, until he was a middle school student in the 1970s. The village, located in the southern part of the Taihang Mountains amid steep peaks, trickling streams and luxuriant vegetation, boasts an excellent natural environment and cultural accumulation. In one of the paintings, called Spring in a Mountain Village, Shen depicted changes in the lives of locals, including their newly renovated homestays, and the cars they can now afford.

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Artist paints a picture of hope
2 years, 8 months ago

Artist paints a picture of hope

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Artist paints a picture of hope
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Attachment to Jiangnan at the heart of painter’s solo exhibition in Beijing
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Attachment to Jiangnan at the heart of painter’s solo exhibition in Beijing

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Attachment to Jiangnan at the heart of painter’s solo exhibition in Beijing
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China Daily  

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Landscaping paintings depicting power of traditional Chinese culture
2 years, 9 months ago

Landscaping paintings depicting power of traditional Chinese culture

China Daily  

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Landscaping paintings depicting power of traditional Chinese culture
2 years, 9 months ago

Landscaping paintings depicting power of traditional Chinese culture

China Daily  

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Landscape medley
2 years, 10 months ago

Landscape medley

China Daily  

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Poetic imagery
2 years, 10 months ago

Poetic imagery

China Daily  

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Poetic imagery
2 years, 10 months ago

Poetic imagery

China Daily  

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Poetic imagery
2 years, 10 months ago

Poetic imagery

China Daily  

Fang's works feature poetic and delicate brushstrokes. CHINA DAILY An exhibition, titled Mountains in the Hometown, is now showing more than 200 landscape paintings from Fang's oeuvre. Wu Weishan, director of the museum, who, like Fang, is a native of Jiangsu province, says that, in the paintings, people are able to build a connection with nature in the way of …

Poetic imagery
2 years, 10 months ago

Poetic imagery

China Daily  

Fang's works feature poetic and delicate brushstrokes. CHINA DAILY An exhibition, titled Mountains in the Hometown, is now showing more than 200 landscape paintings from Fang's oeuvre. Wu Weishan, director of the museum, who, like Fang, is a native of Jiangsu province, says that, in the paintings, people are able to build a connection with nature in the way of …

Pioneers of art
2 years, 10 months ago

Pioneers of art

China Daily  

A paper-cut by folk artist Chen Jing highlights the unity of people from different ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. CHINA DAILY An ongoing online exhibition featuring 200 paintings, woodcut prints, paper-cut pieces and copperplate etchings allows viewers to see, as if through the eyes of the artist, the natural wonders and folk customs of Northwest China's Xinjiang …

What's on
3 years, 11 months ago

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The art of elegance Yaji, or "elegant gatherings" organized and attended by creative individuals, were popular centuries ago in China. A high-strung show Under the baton of conductor Zhang Yi, the symphony orchestra of the National Ballet of China will perform a concert featuring programs including Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 3 in D major, Nino Rota's Harp Concerto and …

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3 years, 11 months ago

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The art of elegance Yaji, or "elegant gatherings" organized and attended by creative individuals, were popular centuries ago in China. A high-strung show Under the baton of conductor Zhang Yi, the symphony orchestra of the National Ballet of China will perform a concert featuring programs including Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 3 in D major, Nino Rota's Harp Concerto and …

Yan Huang Art Museum marks 30th anniversary
3 years, 11 months ago

Yan Huang Art Museum marks 30th anniversary

China Daily  

The late painter Huang Zhou is a leading figure of 20th-century Chinese art, whose ink paintings won popularity for their rich color schemes, sketchy strokes and vivid depictions of people's life, especially those living in ethnic communities such as the Xinjiang Uygur and Xizang autonomous regions and Qinghai province. Huang's last complete work wasn't a painting, though — it was …

Yan Huang Art Museum marks 30th anniversary
3 years, 11 months ago

Yan Huang Art Museum marks 30th anniversary

China Daily  

The late painter Huang Zhou is a leading figure of 20th-century Chinese art, whose ink paintings won popularity for their rich color schemes, sketchy strokes and vivid depictions of people's life, especially those living in ethnic communities such as the Xinjiang Uygur and Xizang autonomous regions and Qinghai province. Huang's last complete work wasn't a painting, though — it was …

Beijing exhibition reviews artist's sensitivity and diligence
5 years ago

Beijing exhibition reviews artist's sensitivity and diligence

China Daily  

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Farmers paint picture of rural life in China
5 years, 2 months ago

Farmers paint picture of rural life in China

China Daily  

Farmer-turned-painter Ma Jiqing has painted works portraying the development of the country's rural areas by depicting scenes of rural life for 50 years. The farmer-turned-painter has created works portraying the development of the country's rural areas by depicting scenes of rural life, bountiful harvests and satisfied families. The farmer-painting industry generates over 50 million yuan annually for the city, according …

Farmers paint picture of rural life in China
5 years, 2 months ago

Farmers paint picture of rural life in China

China Daily  

Farmer-turned-painter Ma Jiqing has painted works portraying the development of the country's rural areas by depicting scenes of rural life for 50 years. The farmer-turned-painter has created works portraying the development of the country's rural areas by depicting scenes of rural life, bountiful harvests and satisfied families. The farmer-painting industry generates over 50 million yuan annually for the city, according …

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