In today's field of oil painting, Wei Yupeng is a high-profile post-80s oil painter. His wharf series of works, with their unique perspective and delicate expression, show the charm and emotion of wharf life. In the painting, elements such as docks, boats, and water town buildings constitute rich visual symbols, presenting a quiet and harmonious scene of water town life. At the same time, the painter integrates the emotion and meaning of life in the water town into the painting through color, brushstrokes, lines and other techniques, so that the viewer can feel a deep and sincere emotional resonance.
Wei Yupeng, Singing on the Wharf, 140x170cm, oil on canvas, 2021.
Wei Yupeng has a deep love and concern for the terminal. He has a unique feeling and understanding of the natural scenery and cultural landscape of the wharf. In the process of creation, he pays attention to observing and experiencing the life of the water town, drawing inspiration from life, and recording those beautiful moments with his brush. At the same time, he also pays attention to the changes and development of the wharf, and expresses his respect and inheritance of traditional culture through his paintings, as well as his thinking and exploration of the development of modern society.
Wei Yupeng, Golden Harbor, 100x80cm, oil on canvas, 2023.
The emotions and meanings conveyed by Wei Yupeng's series of oil paintings on the pier are multifaceted. First of all, the painting makes the viewer feel a sense of inner peace and tranquility by depicting the tranquility and harmony of life in the water town. This emotional resonance gives the painting a unique charm that has attracted the attention and love of many audiences. Secondly, the scenes of life in the water towns presented in the paintings also inspire people to think about and inherit traditional culture. In the paintings, we can see the presentation of traditional architecture, folk culture and other elements, which not only show the unique charm of the dock culture, but also arouse people's respect and awareness of traditional culture. In addition, the painting also provokes people's thinking and exploration of the development of modern society through the depiction of the changes in life in the water town. In the paintings, we can see the presentation of modern architecture, industrial facilities and other elements that show the changes and development of the dock society. This kind of change and development not only brings new opportunities and challenges, but also triggers people's thinking and exploration of the future.
Wei Yupeng, Water City 1, 50x60cm, oil on canvas, 2023.
In short, Wei Yupeng's series of works have become the focus of attention with their unique artistic style, rich subject matter, exquisite painting skills and profound artistic connotation. When appreciating these works, we can not only feel the charm of art, but also think about life and feel life. In my opinion, Wei Yupeng's blood has a strong plot of Chinese culture, and his understanding and transformation of Chinese culture. His series of works on the dock not only depict objective objects, but also reveal a deep-rooted "Chinese-style" dock culture, which is not only a way of life, but also an attitude towards life, a love and pursuit of life.
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Wei Yupeng, South Lakeside, 80x100cm, oil on canvas, 2022.
Wei Yupeng, Water Town, 40x50cm, oil on canvas, 2023.
Wei Yupeng, Blue Beach, 40x50cm, oil on canvas, 2023.
Wei Yupeng, Water City 3, 40x50cm, oil on canvas, 2023.
Wei Yupeng, Fishing Village, 120x80cm, oil on canvas, 2018.
Wei Yupeng, Once Upon a Time on the Wharf, 150x200cm, oil on canvas, 2022.
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Artist Profile
Wei Yupeng,Born in 1985 in Nandao, Guangxi, Miao nationality. Graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Nanchang University.
At present, he is a master's tutor, one of the four talents in Jiangxi Province, a leading talent in Hongcheng culture, and a high-level talent in Nanchang City. President of 80 Oil Painting Society, member of China Artists Association, member of China Oil Painting Society, Secretary-General of Oil Painting Art Committee of Jiangxi Artists Association, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of Nanchang Artists Association, and invited creator of China Freehand Oil Painting Research Institute.
In 2011, he founded the famous national oil painting art organization "80 Oil Painting Society". The art group is composed of the most representative post-80s oil painters in China, and nearly 400 works of its members have been selected and awarded in exhibitions and competitions sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the China Artists Association, and their works have been collected by more than 30 important art museums or art institutions at home and abroad such as the National Art Museum. The 80 Oil Painting Society has been recognized and affirmed by the industry and all walks of life, and now the Society has become the backbone of the Chinese oil painting industry.
Wei Yupeng himself has been engaged in oil painting art creation for many years, mainly studying the city series, the dock series, the evening ** series, the horse culture series and landscape oil paintings, etc., each series of works have a unique style and obvious artistic appearance, creating the "Webster" oil painting style.
His works have been selected and awarded more than 60 awards in exhibitions and competitions sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the China Artists Association, including the "13th National Art Exhibition Winning the Beijing Exhibition Award", "Special Exhibition of Fine Works from the Collection of the National Art Museum of China", "Invitational Exhibition of Chinese Oil Painting Masters", "Top Ten Outstanding Works Award of China Youth Oil Painting Exhibition", "Excellence Award of China Oil Painting Landscape Exhibition", "Beijing International Art Biennale", "Shenzhen International Oil Painting Biennale" On behalf of Chinese oil painters, he went to the Grand Palais in France to participate in the exhibition, and all the exhibited works were collected by France. The other two works have been collected by the National Art Museum of China (National Art Museum of China) and many works have been collected by more than 30 important art museums at home and abroad, and many collectors have favored and collected his works. His works have been published in "Fine Arts", "Art Observation", "Chinese Oil Painting", "China Art News" and other publications.