Fu Baoshi's disciple - Zhang Ren was born in Tianjin in 1946
He is a visiting professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, a distinguished painter of the China Academy of Ethnic Arts, a painter of the National High-end Seminar on Calligraphy and Painting Creation at the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University, a tutor of the Advanced Research Class of the Talent Art Center of the Ministry of Culture, and the vice president of the Beijing Xuanhe Painting and Calligraphy Art Research Institute.
Zhang Ren loved painting and calligraphy since childhood, and when he was young, he studied with the painter Li Keran, and studied ancient calligraphy and painting, which laid a solid foundation for his future creation. After worshipping under Fu Baoshi's door, he followed Fu Baoshi's teacher to study hard and gradually enhance his painting skills, not only attaching importance to the inheritance of traditional techniques, but also paying attention to sketching, and placing his feelings on nature in pen and ink, forming his own unique style of landscape painting. The landscape paintings are majestic and atmospheric, with a wide range of themes, not only the masculinity of the mountains and rivers, but also the gentle feelings of the trickle. His works have been collected by many calligraphy and painting lovers, and his landscape works have been praised more times!
In recent years, his works have participated in more than 30 national art exhibitions sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Artists Association, and have won many awards. He has successively traveled to the Philippines, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, France, Egypt, Italy, and with the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles "Chinese Painting and Calligraphy World Tour" to Los Angeles, New York United States exhibitions, and Chinese Taiwan, Macao, Shanghai and other places to hold art exhibitions and personal art seminars, and many works have been collected by the Great Hall of the People, the Museum of Chinese Characters and many museums, art galleries, galleries, national leaders, and international friends at home and abroad.
More than 20 professional newspapers, including People's Daily, Guangming Daily, People's Political Consultative Conference, Henan Daily, Guangxi Daily, Tibet Daily, Zhengzhou Daily, China Calligraphy and Painting Daily, Art Newspaper, China Culture Daily, Shanxi Workers Daily, Anyang Daily, Contemporary Calligraphers and Painters, and Youth Guide, have published his works and personal introductions.
With its unique composition and layout, landscape painting shows the wonderful scenery of natural landscapes to the fullest, and the peaks in the picture, flowing water, clouds, trees, and other elements are carefully deployed and depicted, making the picture have both a profound sense of space and a strong natural atmosphere. At the same time, the painters also used ingenious brush and ink skills to express the form, texture and momentum of the landscape vividly, making the picture more vivid and realistic.
In terms of the use of color, landscape painting also shows a high artistic level. The painters use the techniques of warmth and coldness, light and shade, contrast and other techniques to express the color changes of natural landscapes vividly and vividly. At the same time, they also pay attention to the harmony and coordination of colors, so that the picture has a rich color level, but also does not lose the overall harmony and unity, in addition to composition, brush and ink and color, the theme and artistic conception of landscape painting is also its charm. By depicting natural landscapes, the painters expressed their awe and love for nature, while also conveying the concept of living in harmony with nature. This profound cultural connotation makes landscape painting not only an art form, but also a spiritual sustenance and pursuit. In general, landscape painting has become a treasure of traditional Chinese culture with its unique artistic charm and profound cultural connotation.
In 2004, he participated in the 3rd Dongpo Calligraphy and Painting Art Festival National Calligraphy and Painting Competition and won the first prize.
In 2004, he won the Excellence Award of the 4th National Health Art Exhibition.
In 2005, he won the silver medal of the "Yixiang Cup" Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition.
In 2006, he participated in the first "Lishan Nuwa" Cup National Calligraphy and Painting Competition and won the gold medal.
In 2007, he was selected for the National Art Exhibition of Chinese Style.
In 2009, he participated in the 9th "Qufeng Cup" National Calligraphy and Painting Competition and won the silver medal.
In 2010, he was selected for the National Contemporary Flower and Bird Painting Art Exhibition, and was also selected for the first Beijing International Art Biennale series of works "Chinese Flower and Bird Painting Art Exhibition".
In 2011, he won the Bronze Award of the 3rd Chinese Painting of the "Lichang Cup".
In 2012, he won the gold medal in the first "Harmony Tibet" Art Competition.
In 2012, he was selected for the Graduate Art Exhibition of the Chinese Academy of Arts.
In 2014, he was selected for the National Small Gongbi Painting Exhibition.
In 2015, he was selected for the first Chinese line drawing art exhibition in China.
In 2016, he participated in the first "Starlight Cup" Cultural Elite Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition and won the gold medal.
In 2016, he was selected for the annual National Chinese Painting Exhibition.
In 2017, he was selected for the National Chinese Painting Exhibition and won the gold medal for art works celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
In 2018, he participated in the 8th "Qufeng Cup" National Calligraphy and Painting Competition and won the silver medal.
In 2019, he was selected for the 2nd National Chinese Line Drawing Art Exhibition.
In 2022, he was selected for the National Gongbi Painting Exhibition in Yixing.
In 2023, the beauty is stunning - Lanting Gold Award winner.
Mr. Zhang Ren's work in 2003 runs the fee of 10,000 yuan per square foot
Artwork appreciation:
Author: Zhang Ren
Title of work: Clouds and Smoke View Mountain
Size: 8 square feet
Created in: 1997
Price: $382,000
Author: Zhang Ren
Title of work: Beautiful mountains and rivers
Size: 12 square feet
Created in: 2001
Transaction price: 476,000 yuan
Author: Zhang Ren
Title of work: Spring River Clouds
Size: 12 square feet
Created in: 2003
Price: $760,000
Author: Zhang Ren
Title of work: Landscape Qingyin
Size: 12 square feet
Created in: 2006
Price: 120,000,0 RMB
Author: Zhang Ren
Name of work: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Size: 16 square feet
Created in: 2006
Price: $932,000
Author: Zhang Ren
Title of work: Cloud Mountain Rushing
Size: 16 square feet
Created in: 2010
Price: 175,200,0 RMB
Author: Zhang Ren
Title of work: Jiangshan Duojiao
Size: 12 square feet
Created in: 2014
Transaction price: $858,000