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September 16, 2010, Thursday
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THE work of artist and social critic Zhao Yannian is now being exhibited at Zhejiang Art Museum.
The exhibit includes 230 works from the museum's collection of 855 pieces, which were donated by Zhao.
Zhao is the country's most famous woodblock print maker, well known for his serial paintings and illustrations of Lu Xun and the influential author's novels.
Many people are familiar with Zhao's woodblock carvings, especially the classic black-and-white portraits of Lu, one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. Zhao's illustrations of "A Madman's Diary" and "The True Story of Ah Q" - two famous novels by Lu - are frequently shown in Chinese textbooks alongside articles written by Lu.
Zhao, who won a national "Lifetime Achievement Award" earlier this year, was born in 1924 in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province. He now lives in Hangzhou.
This artist's special genius lies in psychological portraits, and his talent was evident when he was a teenager. At the age of 15 he began to learn woodblock carving. His work showed talent and sensitivity, and it was published that year.
Throughout his career, Zhao has been a bold and forceful social critic. He has created thousands of works that illustrate the life of Chinese people as well as people living in the third world as they struggle against discrimination and hegemony.
Created from wooden blocks, most of Zhao's works feature sharp contrasts, and he uses his art to comment on social and political events.
The exhibition, which continues until October 10, includes pieces that span Zhao's entire career.
The show includes his first published work from 1939 and his latest work created in 2006. Both are named "Reading" to "show viewers how his career has come full circle," says Liu Ying, Zhao'sgrand daughter.
The exhibit includes 230 works from the museum's collection of 855 pieces, which were donated by Zhao.
Zhao is the country's most famous woodblock print maker, well known for his serial paintings and illustrations of Lu Xun and the influential author's novels.
Many people are familiar with Zhao's woodblock carvings, especially the classic black-and-white portraits of Lu, one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. Zhao's illustrations of "A Madman's Diary" and "The True Story of Ah Q" - two famous novels by Lu - are frequently shown in Chinese textbooks alongside articles written by Lu.
Zhao, who won a national "Lifetime Achievement Award" earlier this year, was born in 1924 in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province. He now lives in Hangzhou.
This artist's special genius lies in psychological portraits, and his talent was evident when he was a teenager. At the age of 15 he began to learn woodblock carving. His work showed talent and sensitivity, and it was published that year.
Throughout his career, Zhao has been a bold and forceful social critic. He has created thousands of works that illustrate the life of Chinese people as well as people living in the third world as they struggle against discrimination and hegemony.
Created from wooden blocks, most of Zhao's works feature sharp contrasts, and he uses his art to comment on social and political events.
The exhibition, which continues until October 10, includes pieces that span Zhao's entire career.
The show includes his first published work from 1939 and his latest work created in 2006. Both are named "Reading" to "show viewers how his career has come full circle," says Liu Ying, Zhao'sgrand daughter.
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