How Fan Wensheng transformed from a farmer into a household name in art
Lushi County is located in the western part of Henan, known as the Little Tibet of Henan, which is rich in products and beautiful scenery.
A celebrity appeared in a small ravine in Lushi County, and he was Fan Wensheng.
Fan Wensheng was born in Lushi County, Henan Province, and is a native of the countryside.
Fan Wensheng has loved calligraphy and painting since childhood, and has copied a lot of landscape paintings by Li Keyan, Huang Binhong, Zhang Daqian, Li Gang and ancient masters. In the early days, I took stones and painted them on the ground, and the conditions were not good at that time.
In 2010, a chance appeared, Fan Wensheng ran to the Shuanglong Bay Scenic Area with several paintings, met Yan Haichao, president of the Xi'an Chinese Painting Research Institute, and Yan Haichao pointed out works for him. Under the guidance of Teacher Yan, the level is constantly improving.
In 2014, he also recognized that Niu Yufu, chairman of the Henan Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Society, under the guidance of Teacher Niu, made rapid progress in his level.
In order to further improve the level of calligraphy and painting, in 2017, Fan Wensheng went to Beijing Capital Normal University for further study, specializing in landscape painting, and received guidance from Professor Liu Qiuyang and Ji Ruisen.
In 2019, he studied in the Chinese Painting Advanced Research Class of Chinese Min University, and was guided by contemporary landscape masters such as Cheng Zhenguo and Zhang Fuxing, and his level was further improved.
Fan Wensheng is now a member of the Henan Calligraphy and Painting Society, a member of the Beijing Artists Association, and an academician of the Beijing Huaxia Lanting Calligraphy and Painting Academy.
After several years of further study in Beijing, Fan Wensheng's level is getting higher and higher. He is also frequently interviewed by several media and television stations, and his works are also in several art galleries and private collections. It has been reported by Many media such as China Net, People's Net, Xinhua Net, Baidu, Tencent and so on.