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Painter with an eye for small details
By Wang Jie |
May 27, 2012, Sunday
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WEATHER-BEATEN faces in Tibet Autonomous Region, brave peasants on the battlefield during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945) and the 12 girls depicted in "A Dream of Red Mansions" all show Feng Yuan's capability as a veteran ink-wash painter.
Feng's solo exhibition at Shanghai Art Museum features nearly 200 paintings from various periods of the artist's career.
A graduate from the China Academy of Fine Arts in Zhejiang Province, Feng has also served as director of the National Art Museum and vice chairman of the Chinese Artists Association.
"Feng has superb technical skills," says Lu Huan, curator of the exhibition. "He tries things that daunt his peers, balancing between implicative and realistic styles."
Over the years, Feng has found inspiration in various subjects. He is noted for depicting Chinese historical figures with their famous poems.
"He is good at capturing small details of ordinary people and their life while at the same time, he is also confident in reflecting the splendor of a big event such as a horse racing scene of an ethnic minority group," Lu says.
Unlike many artists, Feng also practices calligraphy as he believes it is the essence of Chinese culture and art.
The exhibition also includes some of his calligraphy works.
"Calligraphy, especially good one, reveals a certain spiritual level within the writer," Feng says. "Some asked how I could create so many paintings. There is no secret, I just sleep less than others at night."
Date: Through June 13, 9am-5pm
Address: 325 Nanjing Rd W.
Tel: 6327-2829
Feng's solo exhibition at Shanghai Art Museum features nearly 200 paintings from various periods of the artist's career.
A graduate from the China Academy of Fine Arts in Zhejiang Province, Feng has also served as director of the National Art Museum and vice chairman of the Chinese Artists Association.
"Feng has superb technical skills," says Lu Huan, curator of the exhibition. "He tries things that daunt his peers, balancing between implicative and realistic styles."
Over the years, Feng has found inspiration in various subjects. He is noted for depicting Chinese historical figures with their famous poems.
"He is good at capturing small details of ordinary people and their life while at the same time, he is also confident in reflecting the splendor of a big event such as a horse racing scene of an ethnic minority group," Lu says.
Unlike many artists, Feng also practices calligraphy as he believes it is the essence of Chinese culture and art.
The exhibition also includes some of his calligraphy works.
"Calligraphy, especially good one, reveals a certain spiritual level within the writer," Feng says. "Some asked how I could create so many paintings. There is no secret, I just sleep less than others at night."
Date: Through June 13, 9am-5pm
Address: 325 Nanjing Rd W.
Tel: 6327-2829
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