Analysis of Art Pre-examination Training Works from the Fifth Studio

Author: Liu Feng / Gong Liuzhao
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: "The Fifth Studio" (Beijing Liu Feng Art Training Center) was established in 1998 as a professional art training center specializing in pre-examination training for undergraduate admissions to Chinese higher art institutions such as the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Tsinghua University Academy of Arts & Design. The founder of "The Fifth Studio," Liu Feng, graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1998 and became part of Beijing's "North" (migrant workers seeking opportunities in the capital). At that time, many students came to Beijing to study painting, but few had mentors to guide them. They gathered at Liu Feng's residence to paint together, and Liu Feng naturally became their teacher. Over time, a formal art training center emerged. When it reached a certain scale, Liu Feng named it "The Fifth Studio" and began registering it for (operation), establishing Beijing's earliest private art school.
Liu Feng is an outstanding graduate of the Oil Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, with a solid foundation in oil painting techniques and profound artistic cultivation. Combined with his youthful energy and diligent nature, he had the unique advantage of founding an art training school. Today, Chinese art education is developing rapidly, with tens of thousands of middle school students studying art in almost every medium-sized city. Even in many county, township, and rural middle schools, a significant number of students in specialized art programs join the ranks of those preparing for the national art college entrance exams.
Every year, as the national art college entrance exams approach, people see countless young men and women carrying heavy art supplies and luggage, traveling from city to city. They carry dreams of using their brushes to paint a bright future, and gaining admission to major national art colleges is a crucial step in their plans. To achieve this, they must endure more hardship and effort than ordinary college entrance exam candidates, as they face both high-level professional exams and national unified cultural exams—two thresholds to the art world. Crossing the first threshold is often the key to their fate.
In every recruitment exam, many diligent and talented candidates are lost in the crowd due to not finding the right path in art or lacking targeted guidance, even losing their sense of self. They are not lacking talent or hope, but rather missing the opportunity to learn proper methods and master essential skills.
It was in this context that Liu Feng, driven by his sense of responsibility toward society and art exam candidates, founded "The Fifth Studio." This studio adopted the names of four painting studios at the Central Academy of Fine Arts' Oil Painting Department, but more importantly, it truly continued the teaching system and methods of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. It combines the rigorous academic attitude of the Central Academy with personal practical experience, striving to guide every student who seeks to learn art along a clear path. It aims to significantly enhance students' artistic cultivation and practical skills, helping them realize their dreams.
Liu Feng meticulously built his "The Fifth Studio," with one key initiative being the recruitment of outstanding art and academic teachers. He flexibly arranged teaching plans based on the different institutions students aimed to apply to. Scientific art teaching strengthened students' professional and academic exam preparation capabilities.