Chen Zhongzhi - Recommended Paintings by Artists from Chinese Galleries

Author: Jia Dejiang
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Chen Zhongzhi, born in Guigang, Guangxi in 1935. Professor at the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, Master's supervisor, and one of the founders of the Chinese Painting Series at the Academy. Skilled in figure painting, with expertise in flowers and birds, landscapes, and a wide range of themes. His works are characterized by originality in concept, proficiency in brushwork, bold and vigorous style, and a rich sense of charm. Graduated from the Central South Art College in 1956. His representative works Children of the Yellow River and Gazing into the Distance were included in the national compulsory primary school Chinese language textbooks and won the International Honorary Gold Medal at the Second World Chinese Art Competition. His works were selected for the "Centennial Chinese Painting Exhibition" jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture, the China Artists Association, and the Chinese Painting Research Institute—the exhibition featuring the top 500 painters of the 20th century. His representative work Eagle of the Yellow River was gifted to a distinguished guest from North Korea in 1960 in the name of the then-Prime Minister of the State Council. Former Beijing Mayor and poet Deng Tuo, in his article Chinese Style and Path in Art Creation published in Beijing Daily and People's Daily, praised Chen Zhongzhi's works, especially Eagle of the Yellow River. Shao Dazhen, Director of the Theory Committee of the China Artists Association and a doctoral supervisor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, in his article Simple and Natural, Bold and Vigorous published in Guangming Daily and People's Daily, stated that Chen Zhongzhi, following Xu Beihong and Jiang Zhaohe, has made outstanding contributions to revitalizing modern figure painting and ink wash painting since the May Fourth Movement.