On January 23, 2022, the "People's Art Light: 2022 Exhibition of Works by Chinese Contemporary Art Masters" jointly sponsored by China Cultural Figures Magazine, the People's Art Creation Institute, the International Olympic Arts Committee and other units, and undertaken by the Beijing Cultural Property Rights Exchange Center of Beijing Cultural Investment Group, opened at the Beijing Red Maple Lake Art Museum. The exhibition lasts for one month, selecting more than 50 exquisite works in 10 categories such as calligraphy, photography, sculpture and oil painting, which are free to the public and present the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.
People's Art Light Exhibition
Zhou Changxin, the academic host of this exhibition, introduced that the exhibition selected several masterpieces that span the times in 10 categories such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, oil painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, etc., and strived to tell Chinese stories well through these artistic masterpieces and show the world a credible, lovely and respectable image of China.
The Generals in the Long March of the Red Army
In the field of sculpture, the group portrait of "Generals in the Long March of the Red Army" created by Wang Hongliang, a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University and a sculpture artist, was exhibited. This work is one of the representative works of Professor Wang Hongliang who has devoted himself to the study of sculpture with historical themes for many years. This group of large group sculptures shows the group portraits of 9 leaders during the Huining Huishi in Gansu. In this group portrait, nine leaders are dressed in military uniforms and lined up in a row, showing their firm and persistent faith. It is reported that this work has appeared in many major exhibitions.
Exhibited works on the construction of a common map of the destiny of mankind (Penguin Highway).
In the field of photography, the photographic work of Wang Baosheng, president of China Cultural Figures Magazine, was exhibited - Community of Human Destiny (Penguin Expressway). This work is the moment when Wang Baosheng visited the Antarctic with the team in 2020, and the local area was known as the "Penguin Highway" in the frozen frame. "Immersed in the scene, I more deeply felt the profound meaning of the community of human destiny." Wang Baosheng told reporters that after taking pictures of these cute little penguins, many friends who have seen them hope that he will show the photos. "The Winter Olympics are about to open, and I would like to take this opportunity to let everyone feel the great historical significance and practical significance of building a community with a shared future for mankind through their works, which is also in line with the spirit of the Winter Olympics." Wang Baosheng said.
Image source: Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Beijing Cultural Property Rights Exchange Center
Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Zhao Yuhan
Edited by Cai Wenqing
Process Editor Liu Weili