Liu Derun Li Yan Oil Painting Art

Author: Liu Derun, illustrated by Li Yan
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Liu Derun was born on December 3, 1950, in Qihe, Shandong. In 1970, he joined the Qihe Cultural Center. In 1977, he was admitted to the China Academy of Fine Arts. By the end of 1981, he was assigned to the Creation Department of Shandong Provincial Art Museum. Currently, he is a member of the China Artists Association, the China Printmaking Association, the Shandong Branch Vice President of the China Oil Painting Research Society, an expert in oil painting appraisal for the Shandong Provincial Art Appraisal Committee, and a senior art master in Shandong. Since 1976, Liu Derun's works have been selected for numerous national art exhibitions and overseas exhibitions, with major works including Competition, Extraordinary Militiaman, and Flowing Tide. In recent years, he has frequently collaborated with his wife, Li Yan, with notable representative works such as Children of Yimeng (awarded a bronze medal at the 7th National Art Exhibition and the Huizhong Friendship Hall Grand Prize) and Majesty of Mount Nai (awarded an excellence prize at the 8th National Art Exhibition). In 1990 and 1993, he was twice selected by the Ministry of Culture as a member of the China Artists Delegation and invited to visit Japan. In the spring of 1993, a joint exhibition was held in Tokyo by both Chinese and Japanese parties (China Artists Association, China Friendship Association for International Understanding, and the China-Japan Friendship Hall), which was a great success. The renowned Japanese art critic Hebei Lunming wrote the preface for the exhibition. The Japanese art and press highly evaluated the exhibition. This book is a collaborative work on oil painting art by him and Li Yan.