Cui Jingzhe previously introduced Chinese red brush painting to the IOC President Bach and Vice President Mr. Yu Zaiqing provided by the Organizing Committee of "Cheers for the Olympic Games"
Beijing, January 11 (China News Network) -- On January 11, On behalf of IOC President Bach, Yu Zaiqing, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, presented the "Coubertin Prize" to Chinese painter Cui Jingzhe at the China Red Art Space in Beijing.
The Coubertin Prize is a special award given by the International Olympic Committee to those who have made outstanding contributions to the Olympic Movement, representing the highest honor and praise of the International Olympic Games. The painter Cui Jingzhe became the second Chinese artist to win the Coubertin Prize after Han Meilin, Fan Yang and Lü Junjie, and the youngest artist to receive this honor.
Cui Jingzhe's work "Leap" was provided by the organizing committee of "Cheering for the Olympic Games"
In his Olympic Manifesto, Coubertin pointed out: "The Olympic Games are not a competition, but a kind of cultural exchange and integration that originates from the heart. As the artistic director of cheering for the Olympic Games, the director of the China Artists Association, and the vice president of the Hebei Academy of Fine Arts, Cui Jingzhe joined hands with the "Cheers for the Olympics" project to promote the Olympic spirit through art and painting during the period when beijing applied for the Winter Olympics and became the host city in 2022, and deeply combined traditional Chinese culture and Olympic elements to show the world China's understanding of the Olympic Games and ice and snow culture.
Cui Jingzhe said that Chinese painting has different aesthetic tastes from Western painting, and there are fewer works that use traditional Chinese painting techniques to display sports competitions. "We young artists have caught up with this good period, hoping to express the Olympic spirit through their own paintings, use Chinese art forms to highlight the power and beauty of sports, and reflect the sports events that modern young people are concerned about, which will be a direction for my future creation."
At the event site, Choi Jing-chel showed a personal artwork called "Leap", in which the skiers who took off in the air showed the Olympic spirit of hard work with a leaping posture and spirit, which was collected by the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Cheers.
Group photo of the guests present at this event Provided by the Organizing Committee of "Cheering for the Olympic Games"
In February 2019, the "China Red Light Up 2022" Chinese New Year Celebration was unveiled at the Olympic Museum, Cui Jingzhe's Olympic-themed painting exhibition was held in Lausanne, and IOC President Bach attended and delivered a speech. The exhibition exhibits Cui Jingzhe's large-scale mural group "Olympic Flame Collection Ceremony" created for the International Olympic Committee using traditional Chinese brush painting techniques, showing the profound heritage of China's excellent culture and promoting Chinese art into international vision.
Yu Zaiqing was impressed by the appeal of this group of large murals, believing that it conveyed the Olympic ideas and spirit through traditional Chinese paintings, and conveyed light, peace, friendship and unity. "The awarding of this medal to Choi Jing-cheol is a reward for young artists for their persistence in participating in the Olympic Games."
IOC Vice President Yu Zaiqing presented Cui Jingzhe with the Coubertin Prize provided by the Organizing Committee for the "Cheers for the Olympic Games"
In addition, Cui Jingzhe also worked with the "Cheer for the Olympics" project to give help in the series of urban exhibitions and Olympic culture into the campus activities, so that the Olympic spirit could be further spread and carried forward in the land of China. He applied the traditional brush stroke elements to many Olympic-themed paintings, made outstanding contributions to the artistic promotion of ice and snow sports, told Chinese stories in a variety of ways, showed the image of China, integrated Chinese culture with world culture, enriched and developed Olympic culture, and opened up a new way to promote the development of the Olympic Games.
He Jialin, head of the "Cheers for the Olympics" sketching troupe, said that Cui Jingzhe used traditional brush paintings for sports expression, showing the charm of Chinese art to the world at the Olympic Museum. "The enthusiasm of Chinese artists for Olympic participation can inspire more people to participate, especially at a time when Chinese sports are constantly advancing, and Cui Jingzhe's award is the result of the efforts of Chinese artists, which is also an affirmation and recognition of Chinese artists' participation in Olympic cultural creation." (End)