Wu Guanzhong Sketching Artistic Conception

Author: He Yanping
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: Sketches are the footprints left by Mr. Wu Guanzhong over nearly seventy years of traveling across mountains and rivers. They are the seeds that have given rise to many grand works. The text, like a pastoral song and short flute melody, sings of the order and justice, wisdom and harmony between art, nature, and life. It is light yet profound in meaning. This book is not just rich in content and illustrated with images in the general sense; it is a small flower emitting the fragrance of humanistic cultivation. The curation of this book, I hope, embodies a new connotation of poetry within painting and a sense of artistic realm. If it can make you suddenly realize the meaning and joy of life, then my wish will be fulfilled.
When Wu Guanzhong’s Sketches and Artistic Realm was first published, it was deeply loved by readers across the Yangtze River and the Taiwan Strait. The publishing house in Taiwan—Chengbang Publishing Group—immediately purchased the rights to publish the traditional Chinese edition for global distribution. Soon after, the domestic edition of the book was also sold out. The reason for its bestseller status is not only that the selected images and texts were positioned as premium quality but also because the sketches, photographs, and text were combined with exquisite and wonderful precision. More importantly, the overall visual design of the book is extremely aesthetically appealing. It seems that the uniqueness of the overall effect pursued by the editor has been recognized by a wide readership, and many readers find it hard to put down, considering it a book of great collectible value. For the second edition, the editor put in great effort to further perfect the book. On this occasion of the second edition, I sincerely hope this "lotus flower that has just bloomed" can win even more favor from readers.