Contemporary Chinese Artist Yue Minjun Oil Painting Art Appreciation – Us

Yue Minjun Cynicism Realism Oil Painting Work – Us

Painting Title: Us

Artist: Yue Minjun

Painting size: 170*140cm

Media: Paper, Oil painting

Creation Time:2005

In the past 10 years, Yue Minjun with his vivid image and style characteristics has occupied a unique place in contemporary China art circle. This position is not only an enlarged ‘self-image’ location, but also revealed some a character of market-oriented trade mark clearly. In Yue Minjun’s art, the ‘self-image’ enlargement turn into a marketing strategy. Here, the ‘self-image’ is not only a cultural referent, but also the most important fresh element under the conditions of market economy. This is the channel to understand the development of contemporary Chinese art since the 90s, while Yue-jun art is just standing on the mouth of this channel.

About Artist Yue Minjun:

Mr. Yue Minjun, who was born in 1962 in Heilongjiang province, China; In 1989 he graduated from the Fine Arts Department at Hebei Normal University, and then acted as a professional artist; In 1992 he participated in the “Beijing University Modern Art Show”(held in Beijing); In 1996 participated in the ”China! Modern Art Road Show”(held in Bonn and so on); In 1999 participated in “The 48th Venice Biennial” (held in Italy), and artist Yue Minjun was been recognized as one of  “F4″  of contemporary Chinese modern art.

Individual Exhibitions:

2000: “Red Sea – Yue Minjun Artworks Show” - by London Contemporary Chinese Art Gallery in UK

2002: “Bathing in Horselaughing” - by Simin Art Garden in Singapore

2002: “Yue Minjun Artworks Show – Disposal” – by Shifang Art Center in China

2003: “Yue Minjun Artworks Show” – by Myle Art Garden in Swiss

2003: “Yue Minjun: Irony of Beijing”– by Pruss & Ochs Gallery in Berlin, Germany

2004: “Yue Minjun: Sculpture and Oil Painting Works Show” – by Shaoli Gallery in Hong Kong.

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Contemporary Chinese Artist Tu Ke Oil Painting Art Appreciation – Landscape

Tu Ke Landscape Oil Painting Work – Landscape

Painting Title: Landscape

Artist: Tu Ke

Painting size: 34*27cm

Media: Paper, Oil painting

Creation Time: /

Tu Ke’s oil paintings have a unique characteristics. Viewing his work, you will be attracted by the unique pristine air revealed from the picture. The artist can draw the painting with such a concise way to express the beautiful scenery present before him broadly, it is thus clear that how skillful the artist has grasped such an art form, and how adept and handy he controlled brushes and paints. Of course, this is own to the painter’s love to the life, as well as the result of his persistent exploration and pursuit to art for decades.

About Artist Tu Ke:

Tu Ke with pen name Green Flute Chinese pronunciation: Lv Di), who was born in Feb., 1916, and come from Rong’an city, Guangdong province, China, and is adept in oil painting.

In 1935, Tu Ke passed into the oil painting department at Hangzhou National Art Specialized Postsecondary College;

In 1938 engaged in fine art job in New Fourth Army.

In 1949, Mr.Tu Ke was been ordered to enterer into Shanghai and create “Shanghai Factory of Fine Arts” accompanied with General Chen Yi and acted as the leader of Creation Group, later “Shanghai Factory of Fine Arts” was renamed as “Shanghai Fine Arts Design Corporation”, and Mr.Tu Ke was appointed as the General Manager.

In 1953-1963, Mr.Tu Ke was appointed as the section chief of Shanghai Culture Bureau and division chief of Fine Arts Division, as well as serves on the boards of managing director of East-China Artists Association of Fine Arts, managing director of Shanghai Musicians Association.

During this term, Mr.Tu Ke was ordered to create “Shanghai Art Gallery” and acted as secretary-general, create “Shanghai School of Fine Arts” and acted as dean and serves on boards of department head of oil painting department and sculpture department.

Representative Oil Painting Works: “Brief Break at Dawn”, “Spring in the South Of The River”, “Down to the South”. Most of Tu Ke’s oil painting works were collected by the China Military Museum, the China History Museum and China Art Gallery and so on.

Publications: “Wave of Jiangsu Rivers”, “Album of Tu Ke Oil Paintings”, “Tu Ke Paintings Collection” and “Guilin Scenery with Hills and Waters” and so on.

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Contemporary Chinese Artist Ye Jianqing Oil Painting Art Appreciation – City Water Shadow


Ye Jianqing Modern Oil Painting Work – City Water Shadow

Painting Title: City Water Shadow

Artist: Ye Jianqing

Painting size: 200*450cm

Media: Watercolor Oil painting

Creation Time: 2004

Ye Jianqing is adept at expressing traditional Chinese painting themes and spirit with Western oil painting techniques. Perhaps it is because he had studied Chinese painting in his early years, so his oil painting works has distinctive personal art style, the same time were all be marked with traditional Chinese culture impressions.

Over the years, Ye Jianqing appeared to attempt to redefine the contemporary Chinese art. On one hand, he applied contemporary art concepts and techniques to traditional Chinese painting, on the other hand, he try his best to avoid the Chinese contemporary art contained inflammatory images of ‘political pop’ flavor, which was cater to the taste of Western viewers. The art world in his brush, were showing a kind of dream-like aesthetic scene that rare on other contemporary Chinese artists, and attracted speculative.

About Artist Ye Jianqing:

Mr. Ye Jianqing, was born in 1972 in Zhejiang province, China, who was studied studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts from 1994 and has got a  Ph.D., now Ye Jianqing is act as a teacher at the Wall Painting Department in the academy.

Oil painting works of Ye Jianqing have won awards for many times, and were be exhibited on various art shows at home and abroad, among them includes the “Ye Jianqing Artworks Exhibition” held by Singapore iPreciation Gallery in 2004 and 2005, and “China’s Emerging - Ye Jianqing Works Exhibition” held in Hong Kong in 2007, and in the same year, his oil painting works were participated in the Beijing International Art Biennale Show and were been well received, Ye Jianqing is known as one of “The most promising young Chinese contemporary artist”.

Art Career:

In 1996, sketch painting “Women Body with Bicycle Background” participated in Central Academy of Fine Arts Sketch Works Show held in Spanish.

In 1996, oil painting “Travelling” won the second price at Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Show

In 1997, oil painting “No Title” won the second prize at Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Show

In 1998, oil painting “Immigrant Trend” won the first prize at Central Academy of Fine Arts Graduated Works Show, the first prize of Gangsong Family Art Fund.

In 1999, “Ye Jianqing Painting Show” held by Central Academy of Fine Arts

In 1999-2001, studied at the post-graduate Class in the Wall Painting Department at Central Academy of Fine Arts

In 2000-2001, participated in “Journey in the Chinese Western Areas” Art Research 

In 2001, two oil painting works participated in “Culture Come from China” Art Show held in Sydney, Australia.

In 2002, oil painting “Satellite Launching Center” and wall painting “Western Areas, The West”, “Silk Road Adversaria” participated in “Walking into the Big Northwest” Art Show held by Chinese Art Gallery.

In 2003, acted as a teacher at the Wall Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

In 2003-2004, studied at High-Grade Research Class of Oil Painting at he Wall Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts

In 2004, “Ye Jianqing Painting Show” held in Singapore.

In 2004, studied at Doctor Class of Sculpting Oil Painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts

In 2005, oil painting work “Pedigree Study” participated in Beijing International Fine Arts Biennial Show.

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Contemporary Chinese Artist Liu Wenjin Oil Painting Art Appreciation – Girl Playing Violin

Liu Wenjin Figure Oil Painting Work – Girl Playing Violin

Painting Title: Girl Playing Violin

Artist: Liu Wenjin

Painting size: 65×47cm

Media: Oil on fabric

Creation Time: 2005

Women figures under brush of artist Liu Wenjin were all been injected with personality and wisdom that nourished by excellent culture, and become an embodiment of idealism beauty, who gathered the figure most thoughts and ultimate yearning to the human beauty of contemporary people, which embodies active social meaning, and unique aesthetic values in the history of contemporary oil painting art.

About Artist Liu Wenjin:

Women figures under brush of artist Liu Wenjin were all been injected with personality and wisdom that nourished by excellent culture, and become an embodiment of idealism beauty, who gathered the figure most thoughts and ultimate yearning to the human beauty of contemporary people, which embodies active social meaning, and unique aesthetic values in the history of contemporary oil painting art.

Liu Wenjin, who was born in Yingko city, Liaoning province, China, in his early years, he  studied in Luxun Institute of Fine Arts, later set foot in the film art, and acted as an artist at Changchun Film Studio. At the medium and later years of 80s last century, Liu Wenjin began to dive into the creation of modern film aesthetic theory and dramas, and his representative works there are: “Talk About the Function and Characteristics of The Film Aesthetics” (published on “Social Science Line” a national grade philosophy publications 1985-3), “Evolution and Concept Update of Social Economy Types” (published on “Film Study” and Film Literature Drama “No Other Choice”, and was been selected as the important theory list by “Remarks Offprint” in 1986, all the above mentioned works has caused great responses in the art circle.

In 90s of last century, Liu Wenjin came back to the painting circle, and migrated to Beijing. Creations of Liu Wenjin insisted on the aesthetics theory that adhered to the true, the good and the beautiful humanism, and advocates Chinese Culture Renaissance, while criticizing colonize culture complex, Liu Wenjin athwart to the fashion trend of modern and post-modernism art, take young girls as his main creation themes to express his ideas and concept, which attracted wide attentions and praises of viewers, medias and critics in domestic and abroad as well as great attentions from the art industry.

Career of Main Art Shows:

1992 : Guangzhou – China Biennial Art Show

1995 : Hong Kong – China Fine Oil Painting Works Art Show;

2001: Chinese Oil Painting Great Show

Other: China International Art Expositions (several times)

Representative Awarded Oil Painting Works: “Rhyme of Sea”, “No Words” and so on.

Recommended & Covered Medias: Art Observation, Collection World, Literature News, Chinese Culture News, Guangming Daily, “WenHui Daily” (Hong Kong), China Daily, Contemporary Chinese True Artists Selected Oil Paintings Series, Gallery and so on.

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Contemporary Chinese Artist Tian Kesheng Oil Painting Art Appreciation – Daughters of Blue Sky

Tian Kesheng People Oil Painting Work - Daughters of The Sky

Painting Title: Daughter of The Blue Sky

Artist: Tian Kesheng

Painting size: 151×302cm

Media: Oil on fabric

Creation Time: 1980

Tian Kesheng was engaged in creating themed oil painting works in his early ages, as well as has created a large quantity of sketch oil paintings and living sketch works. In the later Cultural Revolution, Tian Kesheng began to create landscape oil paintings, such as the Long River series, the Springside series, the Southern Hunan series, Shenzhen series, Lotus Flower series, Europe series and so on.

Tian Kesheng paints with the guide of his thoughts, and created works according the essence of art, he pursued the truth, goodness and beauty; He in accordance with the European artistic tradition, he blend into the spirit of Chinese culture, and explored in the differences of Chinese and Western culture and their same art origin, then created his own oil painting works.

The painting style of Tian Kesheng is evolved from realism to impressionistic and imagery, since 1995, he used a great quantity of abstract language in those concrete figures in his oil painting works, thus his painting become easily, freely, unrestrained and shocked, the bright-colored effect of oil paints has drew much of the viewers favorite .

About Artist Tian Kesheng:

Tian Kesheng, who was born in 1940 in Hebei province, and graduated from the oil painting department at Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1965, acted as the first grade national artist and professor. Now Tian Kesheng is employed in Shenzhen Art Studio,and the same time is acted as member of Chinese Artists Association, member of Shenzhen Showfolk League, chairman of Shenzhen Institute of Oil Painting, advisor of Shenzhen Artists Association.

Tian Kesheng had studies in Beijing Academy of Fine Arts in 50-60s last century for eight years, after graduation, he began to engage in long-term painting creation work, he had been employed as high-grade professional artist by PLA Air Force, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Art Studio and so on.

With profound artistic techniques and wide living experience, Tian Kesheng kept on his concept of “Art should conformed to the time” and his persisting working spirit, he has gained rich and great art achievements in the past few decades. Tian Kesheng had won third-class merits for three times for his “outstanding achievement of creative work”, and 30 pieces of oil painting works were selected to attend national art shows, more than 800 pieces of artworks were been published on provincial publications, and more than 40 piece of artworks were selected to attend international art shows as well as be collected by professional specialized collectors.

Tian Kesheng was engaged in creating themed oil painting works in his early ages, as well as has created a large quantity of sketch oil paintings and living sketch works. In the later Cultural Revolution, Tian Kesheng began to create landscape oil paintings, such as the Long River series, the Springside series, the Southern Hunan series, Shenzhen series, Lotus Flower series, Europe series and so on.

Tian Kesheng paints with the guide of his thoughts, and created works according the essence of art, he pursued the truth, goodness and beauty; He in accordance with the European artistic tradition, he blend into the spirit of Chinese culture, and explored in the differences of Chinese and Western culture and their same art origin, then created his own oil painting works.

The painting style of Tian Kesheng is evolved from realism to impressionistic and imagery, since 1995, he used a great quantity of abstract language in those concrete figures in his oil painting works, thus his painting become easily, freely, unrestrained and shocked, the bright-colored effect of oil paints has drew much of the viewers favorite .In November 1994, oil painting work “Flower on the Window” was been selected to attend the “1st Chinese Still Life Oil Painting Works Exhibition”

Main Career of Participated Exhibitions:

In 1974, Oil painting work “The Commission of the Party” participated in the National Art Exhibition (Beijing – China Art Gallery)

In 1977, Oil painting work “Triumph” participated in the National Art Exhibition (Beijing – China Art Gallery)

In 1980, Oil painting work “Homing Crane Drawing” was been shown and collected by  the Great Hall of the People (Beijing – The Great Hall of the People)

In 1981, Oil painting work “Daughter of The Sky” participated in the Art Exhibition of Whole Army (Beijing – China Military Museum)

In 1982, Oil painting work “Green Leaves – Human’s Good Friend” participated in the National Exhibition of Picture Posters (Beijing – Shanghai Art Gallery)

In 1983, Oil painting work “Blue Sky and Silver Flowers” participated in the 6th National Art Exhibition (Beijing – China Art Gallery)

In 1989, Oil painting work “Lichee are Ripe” participated in the 7th National Art Exhibition (Beijing – China Art Gallery)

In 1991, Oil painting work “Farmers in the Central Plains” participated in the Chinese Four Seasons Art Exhibition (Beijing - Japan Tokyo Art Gallery)

In 1993, Oil painting work “Jinbi Villa” and other 10 pieces of oil painting works participated in the National Autumn Group Exhibitions of Oil Painting (Beijing – China Art Gallery)

In 1994, Oil painting work “Narcissus” participated in the 1st National Still Life Oil Painting Exhibition (Beijing – China National Musuem)

In 1998, Oil painting work “Springside Ships” and other 21 pieces of oil painting works participated in the International Artists Group Exhibitions (Paris – France)

In 1999, Oil painting work “Fishing Villages in the East China Sea” and other 2 pieces of oil painting works participated in the Exhibition of Small-Size Oil Painting Works of 100 Contemporary Chinese Oil Painting Artists (Beijing – China Art Gallery)

In 2000, Oil painting work “Water Lily into The Wind” participated in the 21th Century Exhibition of Chinese Oil Paintings (Beijing - China Art Gallery)

In 2001, Oil painting work “The East Street in Wu Town” participated in the Great Exhibition of Chinese Small-Size Oil Paintings (Beijing – China Art Gallery)

In 2003, Oil painting work “Warm Spring in An Ancient Town” participated in the 3rd Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition (Beijing – China Art Gallery)

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Contemporary Chinese Artist Zhu Chunlin Oil Painting Art Appreciation – Hoeing


Zhu Chunlin People Oil Painting Work - Hoeing

Painting Title: Hoeing

Artist: Zhu Chunlin

Painting size: 41×41cm

Media: Oil on fabric

Creation Time: 2001

In the oil painting “Hoeing”, the artist emphasized on the relationship between light and shadow, but this emphasis target is quite different with the processing technique of light and shadow of impressionists, it contains some sort of conceptual freehand brushwork color. What the oil painting works of Zhu Chunlin pursued is not merely to express the simple describing of object outlines, but rather to express an artistic conception of happy & auspicious and far-reaching.

Concerned to connotations of Zhu Chunlin’s paintings, the sunshine in his eyes was endowed with a kind of kindly, gentle and fresh characters, sunshine in his brush never be hot, but rich in of warmness and brightness. We all know that the essence of light is color, and the light refraction is shadow. So Zhu Chunlin is always showed great interests in color and the composition of shadow. We can always find several bright pure color patches which are very vivid, and these color patches were either been settled on fruits or on meaningful living utensils, it is thus clear what his true meanings are.

By virtue of simple life experience plus with his own pursuit, the oil painting works of Zhu Chunling are always showed very pure and clean.

Content from the screen view, Zhu Chunlin fancy the sun, there is a kind, gentle, refreshing character. He never hot sun, but no lack of warm and bright. We know that light is the essence of color, light refraction is the shadow. Therefore, he is always right color and the composition of the shadow of great interest. In his pictures there are always a few bright pure blocks of color in particular Tiao, and these solid than on the meaning of the fruit is placed on a life of appliances on where you can see his intentions. Because of his background in a simple life with the pursuit of their own, it works very pure.

Zhu Chunling always praises those good things with a balanced heart, apart from dark and yearn towards brightness. We can feel a type of warmhearted happiness in his artworks, shared and enjoyed the peace this mood bought us.  Remarked by famous Chinese oil painting artist Yang Feiyun.

About Artist Zhu Chunlin:

Mr. Zhu Chunling was born in 1968 in Tong city Anhui province, China. In 1988 he was graduated at the Stage Fine Arts at Anhui Huangmei Opera School. In 1992 graduated at the first Studio at the oil painting department at Central Academy of Fine Arts; From 2000 to 2003, Zhu Chunlin studied painting at the first high-grade seminar of oil painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Now Zhu Chunlin is acted as a instructor at Beijing Institute of Art Design.

In November 1994, oil painting work “Portrait alongside the Stove” was been selected to participate the “XinZhu Trophy Excellent Chinese Oil Painting Works Exhibition” and won a Excellence Award.

In November 1994, oil painting work “Flower on the Window” was been selected to attend the “1st Chinese Still Life Oil Painting Works Exhibition”.

In April 1997, oil painting work “Gentle Light” was been selected to attend the “Chinese Oil Painting Portrait Art Centenary Art Show”.

In November 1997, oil painting work “First Fruit” won a prize awarded by “Walk to the New Century - Chinese Youth Oil Painting Show”.

In 2001, oil painting work “Sunshine Around” participated in “The 80th CPC Anniversary Art Show” and won an ‘Excellent Work’ prize.

In November 2001, oil painting work “Fruits” participated in the “Research and Exceed - Small Size Oil Painting Works Big Show”.

In September 2003, oil painting work “Clean and Cool Wind” was been selected to attend the 3rd Chinese Oil Painting Art Show.

In 2004, oil painting work “High Mountains and Long Rivers” was been selected to attend the 10th National Art Show and won a bronze prize.

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