Vigorous and Unrestrained： Weng Changjiang＇ s Painting

On an early summer day of 1995 my wife and I viewed a painting exhibition on eight artists from South China at the Research Institute of Chinese Traditional Painting. After enjoying the nearly 100 painting masterpieces and walking out of the exhibition hall, I noticed a solo exhibition being held in the side hall. The 400-odd ink paintings of portrait and landscape in a freehand brushwork style immediately captured my attention.     

Chen Jinpeng＇s Colored Ink Painting

<正>Chen Jinpeng is currently a council member of the Artists Association of Zhaotong, Yunnan Province. Born in Yanjin, Yunnan Province in 1957, he was taught flower-and-bird painting in Chinese traditional style by     

Deng Yuanpo＇s Impressionistic Flower-and-Bird Painting

As a painter specialized in Chinese traditional flower-and- bird painting in impressionistic manner, Deng Yuanpo highlights use of line and ink to create paintings in an elegant and lively style.     

Cao Yilin＇s Painting

Young female artist Cao Yilin is particularly skilled in highlighting the spirit through artistic narration. With her poetic creativity, painting ingenious and sensibility, Caodraws the richness and diversity of the universe on canvas.     

Chen Lusheng＇s Painting Reminiscent of Beauty of South China

I didn＇t expect that Lusheng could create so refined paintings, He seems to be busy always, traveling around the globe and working day and night. But he has never complained, Instead, he is a patient person with an orderly mind,     

Modern Finebrush ink color： Zhao Yufeng＇s Painting

Zhao Yufeng, a celebrated painter on modern fine brush ink color, was born of a farmer family in Guxian County, northern Shanxi Province in 1942. Graduating from Shanxi Art Academy, Zhao is currently member of Beijing Artists Association and Beijing Modern Fine-brush Ink Color Painting Society. Zhao has dedicated herself to Chinese ink painting and scored remarkable achievements. She said, ＂It is my most willing choice to take painting as my lifetime career.＂     

MIAO MO＇S INK PAINTING

Miao Mo, born in Hua County, Henan Province in 1940, learned Chinese traditional painting under the mentorship of such masters as Zhao Wangyun and Shi Lu. He is currently professional painter with Shaanxi Province Traditional Painting Academy and member of China Artists Association. Miao is awarded the national firstgrade artist.[第一段]     

Colorful and Natural： Yuan Dehua＇s Painting

<正>Viewers who have appreciated Yuan Dehua’s painting works are all amazed by the implicit mystery as demonstrated by their colorful scenes.Yuan Peide,born in t...     

Xu Shaoqing：A Master Artist in in Painting Embroidery

Though master embroiderers like Shen Shou, Yang Shouyu and Ren Huixian passed away, their moral and artistic legacies remain as valuable assets for generations to come. Their extraordinary achievements in Suzhou-style embroidery and respectable pursuit of artistic perfection have had significant impacts on younger generations of embroiderers. Besides these master embroiderers, Xu Shaoqing is another master that should be remembered as a big name in the history of embroidery.     

A Review of Contemporary Tibetan Painting （Part Two）

Wutun School, while influenced by world art, is having growing impact on the development of world art, which reflects its most prominent characteristics in the contemporary art arena. The newly-created 560-meter-long epic scroll, entitled ＂Panorama of Tibetan Painting of China＂, overviews politics, history, culture, religion and economy of Tibetan nation, fully demonstrating various schools of Tibetan painting and reflecting highest levels and overall strength of contemporary Tibetan painters.     

Passion and Greatness： Miao Mo＇s Traditional Chinese Painting

Miao Mo is an accomplished painter nurtured in the time-honored artistic, tradition of Xi＇an, an ancient capital which witnessed heydays of the Chinese civilization. He showed strong interest in painting in his childhood and received academic training in fine arts in his teen years. In 1962, Miao pursued further training in the advanced course offered by the studio of traditional Chinese painting under the Artists Association of Shaanxi Province. In this three-year training program, Miao made remarkable progress in painting skills and deepened his understanding of the traditions and principles of Chinese painting, thanks to the mentorship of master Zhao Wangyun, founder of Chang＇an School of Painting, as well as the guidance of other prestigious artists like Shi Lu, He Haixia and Fang Jizhong.     

LAO JIA＇S PAINTING

Lao Jia＇s paintings have given me an unusual impression and triggered out my infinite imagination. The vigorous brushwork and remarkable ink dotting, as demonstrated in his painting, defies all the established conventions. Some say that Lao Jia＇s painting symbolizes a spirit or a philosophical value that can interpret the profound aesthetic concepts of Chinese traditional painting.     

DRAWING FROM NATURE： XU ZHIGUANG＇S PAINTING

Xu Zhiguang, a Shandong-born painter, has a typical character of Shandong people--simple and guileless. His personality has had visible impacts on his artistic creation. ＂1 put much values on sketching, because I believe that sketching can not only improve expressiveness of my painting works, but also help me to have a better understanding of what is happening today,＂ said Xu.     

通融万物 魅力自成——读陈政明绘画

作为一位从未入正规艺术院校学习的画家，陈政明的绘画资质属于通融万物，为我所用的类型。他曾以文学少年自居，尽管未能在文学路上走下去，无形中却储备了厚重的传统文化内涵，为他日后的绘画艺术打下了良好的文化基础。     

Top Art Collectors Dominate World＇s Art Market

ARTnews magazine, a prestigious USA-based art periodical with a history of 105 years,announced in 2007 the ARTnews 200, its annual list of the 200 most active players in the art market. However, only a few of Asian names were included in this annual list and there was no single Mainland Chinese name on the ARTnews 200 that year. What did that list on the world＇s leading art collectors mean to the overheated art market in China and 70 million Chinese who are involved with art collection？     

From Shooter to Sculptor： Zhang Jianguo＇s Artistic Career

Zhang Jianguo, a shooting champion of Sichuan Province, has never imagined that he would be recorded into the Olympic history as a sculptor. Just before the 2000 Olympics opened in Sydney, his sculpture works ＂Charm of the Gun＂ was permanently collected by the International Olympic Committee （IOC）. This stainless steel statue stands 1.2 meters high, with its base made of black granite.     

Jin Shangyi＇s Oil Exhibition Displayed in Beijing

Oil painting has been popular in China for one century. With endeavors of several generations of Chinese artists,oil painting has enjoyed an important position in modern Chinese art. On April 1, an oil painting review exhibition by Jin Shangyi, who had worked as president of Central Academy of Fine Arts, was held in National Art Museum of China. The total of 160 exhibits show Jin‘s lifelong pursuit of oil art.     

A Rich Mosaic of Art： Taiwan＇s Water and Ink Paintings Displayed in Mainland

An exhibition on Taiwan＇s water and ink painting masterpieces were displayed in National Art Museum of China last November. The exhibition featured nearly 120 artworks by twelve artists from Taiwan showcasing update painting accomplishments of Taiwan today The exhibition was also hailed as a big art event In Mainland Talwan culfural interaction, following the exhibition of the same subjects by young Mainland artists held In Taiwan in 2004.