"Cheers for the Olympics" and "100 Painters Paint the Winter Olympics" activities entered Yunnan

"Climbing Chart" Zhang Minxia Courtesy of Zhang Minxia

Kunming, December 27 (Xinhua) -- On the occasion of the 40-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the "100 Painters Paint the Winter Olympics" activity sponsored by the "Cheers for the Olympics" Organizing Committee entered Kunming, Yunnan On the 26th, a number of local artists showed the colorful yunnan style with the strong colors of Chinese paintings and the charm of the gods at the Xingyao Art Hall, so that the ancient oriental culture and the modern Olympic spirit could be exchanged and learned.

Yan Youqiong, former executive deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Yunnan Provincial People's Congress, Zheng Ming, former secretary of the party group and chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Luo Jiang, vice chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Artists Association, Sun Jiandong, former vice chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Artists Association, Yang Weimin, former director of the Chinese Painting Art Committee of the Yunnan Provincial Artists Association, Wu Xinwen, professor of the School of Fine Arts and Art Design of Kunming University, Yang Zhengguo and Shao Peide, national first-class artists Yang Zhongwen, deputy director of the Ceramic Art Committee of the Yunnan Provincial Artists Association, and Liang Hansen, national first-class artists, attended the event. They collaborated in two groups to create the flower and bird painting "Icing on the Cake" and the landscape painting "Climbing Map".

Zheng Ming, former secretary of the party group and chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said that from the composition of the creation, local artists want to express the expectations of the people of Yunnan for the Winter Olympics, "We use Yunnan camellia, rhododendron, magnolia and primrose to express the spring beauty of Yunnan, and use the golden chicken to express the icing on the cake." We all have a common wish, that is, to wish the Winter Olympics a complete success. Today, we literary and art workers use these two works of art to cheer for our Olympic athletes and applaud the Olympic Games together. ”

Luo Jiang, vice chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Artists Association, said that in order to reflect the natural climate and landform of Yunnan, the "Climbing Map" picture is cedar, mountains and rivers, and mountaineers are dotted among them. "We want to show the athletes' spirit of exploration and conquest through such a picture, and truly reflect our understanding of the Olympic Games."

Sun Jiandong, former vice chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Artists Association, said that the activity of "100 painters painting the Winter Olympics" is very meaningful, "We are looking forward to the achievements of Olympic athletes in the Winter Olympics, and for us artists, we also have the responsibility to publicize the Winter Olympics and publicize the spirit of sports." ”

Yang Weimin, former director of the Chinese Painting Art Committee of the Yunnan Provincial Artists Association, said: "The meaning of the two quails I painted today is auspicious and peaceful, and the composition and layout of the whole picture have a feeling of prosperity and prosperity. I used to be a professional athlete, I think sports and art are inseparable, the overall art and rhythm of painting, very similar to sports, a good athlete should have a sense of the whole, and so is painting. Therefore, I hope that through this painting, I will show the concept of stylistic combination and cheer for the athletes of the Winter Olympics. ”

The "100 Painters Painting the Winter Olympics" campaign was launched in Beijing on October 28, 2021. At the launching ceremony, Xu Li, vice chairman of the China Artists Association, said that in the next three months to welcome the arrival of the Winter Olympics, the provincial art associations across the country will lead more artists to participate in this activity, through the form of Chinese paintings, to create hundreds of works with the Olympic spirit and the humanities of the Beijing Winter Olympics as the content, showing the Chinese sports dream and the charm of Chinese culture.

Wu Aihua, general manager of the "Cheers for the Olympics" project, said that the "100 Painters Paint the Winter Olympics" activity will also go to more places across the country and invite more artists to participate. After the completion of the creation of 100 works, they will be collected by the Organizing Committee of "Cheering for the Olympic Games".

The "Cheers for the Olympic Games" project is a large-scale sports and cultural project officially approved and authorized by the International Olympic Committee, supported by the Organizing Committee of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and under the guidance of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and its activities include "Olympic Art Fair City Series Exhibition" and "Heng Ai Action • Journey to the United States" in addition to the "Special Cultural Activities of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games". (End)