Yang Jin Yuan Works - Tongzhou Eight Houses

Author: Jia Dejiang
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Tongzhou, located at the northern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, has a long history and is renowned for its talent and cultural heritage. The rich canal culture of Tongzhou has a profound and enduring legacy. Historically, Tongzhou was a stopping point for emperors, generals, scholars, and beauties, leaving behind numerous poetic and calligraphic works by literary figures. Today, Tongzhou is a rapidly developing new urban area in Beijing, where numerous artists from across the country have gathered. Among them, the renowned art masters Huang Yongyu and Han Meilin have resided and lived in Tongzhou for a long time. The Eight Tongzhou Artists is a collection of works by eight native Tongzhou painters active in the community. With an open and inclusive attitude and broad perspectives, they have absorbed a wealth of influences, resulting in these artistic fruits. Their works are distinctive and diverse in style, and more and more people are appreciating and collecting their art. They have already attracted widespread attention from both industry insiders and outsiders, undoubtedly adding new dimensions to the cultural depth of Tongzhou. We hope to use The Eight Tongzhou Artists to introduce Tongzhou to more people and, through these eight artists, to showcase the artistic community and their art in Tongzhou.
Yang Jinyuan's Artistic Resume
Yang Jingnan, styled Jinyuan, was born in Nan Yuan, Beijing, in 1963 and is of Hunan origin. In his early years, he studied calligraphy, seal carving, and freehand flower-and-bird painting under the tutelage of the painter Gu Duemin. In 2001, he graduated from the Chinese Painting program at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is currently a member of the Beijing Association of Fine Arts and a visiting professor at the Dongfang Academy of Arts. His works have been exhibited in numerous national and provincial-level art exhibitions. Among them, Tea Pond Snow won the gold medal in the "Zhonghui Cup" Invitational Competition for 100 Contemporary Chinese Calligraphers and Painters, while Morning Song and Harvest Season were collected by the Capital Gymnasium. Early Autumn in the Mountains and Autumn Wind Enters the Mountain Home were collected by the Murakami Museum in Japan. He has published Jinyuan Paintings.