On July 10th, the "Eighty Couples Calligraphy and Painting Life -'We' Jiang Kun Zheng Xiaojuan Painting Exhibition" opened in Changsha Li Zijian Art Museum.
Red Net Moment, July 10 (Reporter Cai Juan Photography Zhu Liping) Today, the "Eighty Couples Calligraphy and Painting Life - 'We' Jiang Kun Zheng Xiaojuan Painting Exhibition" opened at the Li Zijian Art Museum in Changsha, presenting the centennial birthday of the party. This exhibition features more than 300 masterpieces of Chinese paintings by a pair of artists over 80 years old, which is also the largest retrospective exhibition in the lives of two old artists with both virtue and art.
Tan Zhongchi, former vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former chairman of the Hunan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Jiang Zuxuan, executive deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Hunan Provincial CPC Committee, and Xia Yisheng, secretary of the party leading group and vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
Jiang Kun and Zheng Xiaojuan cut the ribbon for the exhibition.
The exhibition is sponsored by Li Zijian Art Museum, and supported by Hunan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Changsha Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Academy of Fine Arts of Hunan Normal University, Hunan Provincial Artists Association, Hunan Provincial Research Museum of Literature and History, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, Hunan Provincial Academy of Painting and other units. Curator Li Zijian's carefully conceived theme of the exhibition, "The Two of Us", gives this special exhibition a deeper meaning, bringing endless feelings and throbbing hearts to the viewer.
Jiang Kun and Zheng Xiaojuan, two old artists, are well-known painters in the country and highly respected predecessors in the Hunan art world. The two met in Hunan Art College, graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Hunan Normal University in 1963, from friends in the same window to white-haired couples, holding the hands of their sons, and getting along with each other; in terms of artistic style, they each maintain relative independence, "harmony and difference", Yiyuan Shuangying. His character and art are well-known stories in the painting world. Their artistic achievements have not only had a profound impact on the art circle in Hunan, but also gained the reputation of the country and even the world.
Jiang Kun and Zheng Xiaojuan delivered speeches on the spot.
Jiang Kun is a great painter of broad spectrum, especially known for his ink freehand paintings, and every subject of landscapes, flowers, birds and figures is very wonderful. His ink freehand paintings are mostly based on the theme of Huxiang Land, depicting the mountain and river style of yun steaming Xiawei wei grass and trees, and the stilt houses embedded in the mountains and forests. Zheng Xiaojuan focuses more on the field of character painting creation, and both are exquisite. Most of his heavy paintings are based on the huxiang people, depicting the simple, healthy, beautiful and kind character life, and praising the beauty of nature and man.
As a communist party member with 61 years of party experience, Zheng Xiaojuan and Jiang Kun jointly have a deep affection for the motherland, close to the people, rooted in the earth, painted a picture of the times with thousands of weather, magnificent and magnificent, vigorous and upward, and vividly showed the magnificent mountains and rivers and national style of the motherland with sincere emotions and exquisite skills.
Early paintings by Jiang Kun Zheng Xiaojuan.
The "Eighty Couples Calligraphy and Painting Life - 'Our Two' Jiang Kun Zheng Xiaojuan Painting Exhibition" fully and systematically shows the painting and calligraphy life of the painters for more than 60 years, and presents the artistic journey of their sons. More than 300 representative works of Chinese painting, magnificent atmosphere and meteorological weather, gathered in five major exhibition halls, including more than ten series of works such as "Xiangqian Travel", "Traceability of the Yangtze River", "Dongting Lake Township" and "Wuling Landscape".
Walking into the exhibition, the audience will strongly feel the magnificence of the mountains and rivers, the spirit of the people, and the agility of life, which are vividly interpreted under the artist's pen; they feel the artistic charm and surging power contained in the works. In the ornamentality full of visual pleasure, you will deeply feel that "Chinese art" is deeply rooted in the traditional roots, the infinite charm of entering the ancient and the new, and the pride and self-confidence in the Chinese national culture will emerge spontaneously.
"Xiangqian Travel" series of works.
When the whole country was celebrating the centenary of the Communist Party of China, the two gentlemen jointly held the "Eighty Couples of Calligraphy and Painting Life - 'We' Jiang Kun Zheng Xiaojuan Painting Exhibition" in the name of the couple, and with their artistic achievements full of emotion, innocence, benevolence and beauty, they not only brought an artistic feast full of pure affection and local feelings to the public, but also presented a rich artistic gift for the party's centennial birthday. After learning the news of the exhibition, the National Academy of Painting of China, the Fine Arts Research Institute of the China Academy of Art and other units sent congratulatory letters one after another.
Li Zijian, curator of this exhibition, founder and director of Li Zijian Art Museum, said in his speech that in his old age, the two old artists are still energetic on the road of artistic creation, walking non-stop, seeking up and down, humble and unremitting, "They go deep into life, praise the people, devote themselves to depicting the vastness of heaven and earth, the magic of all things, with rich and full local feelings, deep and broad people's hearts, and the artistic shaping of ink brushes, creating a rich and diverse, vigorous vitality, and living and fresh. An art world that enriches the essence of Chinese culture. ”
Zheng Xiaojuan Gongbi character works exhibition area.
At the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Huang Tieshan, former director of the Watercolor Art Committee of the China Artists Association and former chairman of the Hunan Provincial Artists Association, Chen Lusheng, a famous art critic and former deputy director of the National Museum, and Zhu Xunde, honorary vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chairman of the Provincial Artists Association, delivered speeches respectively, congratulating the exhibition on its holding and expressing high respect to the two artists.
After the opening ceremony, an art seminar on "The Life of Eighty Couples of Calligraphy and Painting - 'We' Jiang Kun Zheng Xiaojuan Painting Exhibition" was also held, and more than 20 guests held a heated discussion. Everyone believes that this exhibition comprehensively sorts out the artistic journey and artistic achievements of Jiang Kun and Zheng Xiaojuan. For more than half a century, they have created a large number of paintings that praise the earth and the people of Acura. Through these works, people can see the two artists' love for the motherland and the people, their passion for life and art, and their exploration and dedication to Chinese painting.
The scene of the exhibition.
Talking about the original intention of the exhibition, Jiang Kun and Zheng Xiaojuan said, "We both grew up eating Lake Xiang rice and drinking Lake Xiang water, and our works show the great rivers and mountains of our motherland, and we want to create the most beautiful pictures for the people." We also hope that through our paintings, we can let everyone have some understanding and harvest. ”
It is understood that the "Eighty Couples Calligraphy and Painting Life - 'We' Jiang Kun Zheng Xiaojuan Painting Exhibition" is also the largest retrospective exhibition in the lives of the two old artists who are both virtuous and artistic. The exhibition will run until August 8, 2021 and is free and open to the public.