About the Artist
Wu Tong was born in Beijing. He graduated from the Folk Dance Department of Beijing Dance Academy in 1981, and graduated from the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Arts and the first Graduate Class of Chinese Painting Creation of the China Academy of Art in 2007, under the tutelage of Mr. Xie Zhigao and Mr. Miao Zaixin. Vice President of China Ink Painting Academy, member of China Artists Association, founding member of China Gongbi Painting Society, painter and office director of Danqing Tribe-Miao Zaixin Art Studio, painter employed by China Academy of Art of China Media Group, art director of Tangzhuang Culture and Art Center, researcher of Contemporary Ink Painting Research Center of Shandong Normal University, master tutor of Academy of Fine Arts of Shaanxi Normal University.
Wu Tong's main creative direction is Chinese portrait painting, and he has created a large-scale work "Beijing Winter Olympics Fantasy" for the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, and created portraits for United Nations Secretary-General Guterres, Russian President Putin, International Olympic Committee President Bach, etc., and his works have been collected by the National Art Museum of China, Chongqing Art Museum, Tianjin Art Museum, Guangdong Museum of Art, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hunan Art Museum, etc.
Exhibitions/Awards
"Farewell My Concubine" 200X199cm
In 2011, his work "The Soul of Whampoa" won the "Centennial Situation" - Excellence Award of Guangdong Major Historical Art Exhibition
In 2012, his work "Qiangyuan Nomads" won the 2012 "Splendid Central Plains" - Excellence Award of the National Chinese Painting Exhibition
In 2015, his work "The Wind Comes from the East" won the Golden Harvest Award of China Copyright Expo
In 2006, his work "Tolstoy" was selected for the 2006 Guangzhou Art Exhibition
In 2009, his work "March 3" was selected for the 2009 National Chinese Painting Exhibition
In 2010, his work "In the Mood for Love" was selected for the 16th Asian Games Chinese Painting Exhibition
In 2011, his work "Revolution 1911" was selected for the "Looking Back at China" - Comprehensive Art Exhibition to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution
In 2012, his work "Deep Well" was selected for the National Chinese Painting Exhibition
In 2015, his work "The Other Side of the Yellow River is My Home" was selected for the National Chinese Painting Exhibition
In 2019, his work "Thirteen Masterpieces of Liyuan" was selected for the 13th National Art Exhibition (murals) in 2019
Show the charm of Beijing and inherit cultural memory
As a treasure of traditional Chinese culture, Peking Opera contains profound historical and cultural connotations, and is one of the cultural symbols of the Chinese nation. Contemporary painter Wu Tong takes Peking Opera as the theme and uses exquisite brush and ink techniques to vividly present the rich connotation and spiritual characteristics of this traditional performing art on the picture scroll, providing us with a new perspective for understanding and feeling the art of Peking Opera.
"Faqu Ni Dress, Beijing Rhyme", 180X97cm
Wu Tong's portrayal of Peking Opera characters does not stop at the surface, but delves into the stories and emotions behind each character. Through accurate pen and ink depiction, the complex and delicate emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow and joy of the characters are conveyed, so that people can't help but enter the world full of drama and emotional tension.
《京韵风华.定军山》180X97cm
In Wu Tong's brushwork, both the depiction of the figures and the depiction of the wrinkles of clothes have the elegance and agility of Chinese painting, without losing the richness and accuracy of details. Not only that, Wu Tong skillfully uses the changes of ink and wash intensity, virtual and real, light and shade, so that the whole picture is vivid and vivid, rich in layers and three-dimensionality, showing the unique charm of Chinese ink painting.
"Beijing Rhyme" 199X198cm
Wu Tong's works vividly demonstrate the profound charm and artistic charm of traditional Chinese art, which is not only a tribute to the art of Peking Opera, but also the inheritance of traditional Chinese cultural memory. Through his brushes, we can see the charm and possibilities of Peking Opera, an ancient art, in the new era environment.
Painting appreciation
《京韵风华二》199X198cm
《羌原游牧者二》190X159cm
Shang Er, 192X186cm