Hong Kong Daily Telegraph Hong Kong News Japan NewsShe is a painter, a female painter who focuses on creating peonies, and a patriotic painter who loves Chinese culture. She uses painting as a medium and painting as an envoy to go abroad and into the world, promoting the breadth and profundity of Chinese culture. She travels between the world, actively promotes the exchange of Chinese art and world art, and builds a cultural bridge to communicate with the world.
She is Xie Liping, a world-famous female painter praised as the "Peony Fairy" by **TV and others**.
Xie Liping has been invited to the United States, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions to hold solo exhibitions, lectures and cultural exchanges. His works are not only favored by leaders of many countries, but also collected by many museums at home and abroad, and enjoy international excellence.
In order to introduce Chinese traditional culture to the Japanese people and promote cultural exchanges between China and Japan, at the invitation of the Confucius Institute at Yamanashi Gakuin University, Ms. Xie Liping, a famous peony painter, held a three-day peony painting exhibition.
At 10 a.m. on December 16, 2023, Mr. Koji Furuya, Chairman of the Board of Directors of C2C International Education Group and Chairman of the Confucius Institute at Yamanashi Gakuin University, all the faculty and staff of the Confucius Institute, and painting art enthusiasts from Yamanashi Prefecture and Tokyo gathered at the Confucius Institute for a solemn and enthusiastic opening ceremony.
Koji Furuya delivered an enthusiastic speech at the opening ceremony.
Koji Furuya said that the Confucius Institute Day is the most important cultural event of the year for the Confucius Institute, and we are deeply honored to have Ms. Xie come to hold the exhibition.
Koji Furuya said that Ms. Xie's paintings instantly brought out a strong Chinese atmosphere here. I hope that this exhibition can make everyone feel the charm of Chinese peony painting and Chinese culture. ”
Ms. Xie Liping's impromptu speech struck a chord with the guests.
Ms. Xie Liping said sincerely that Luoyang, as the ancient capital of China's thirteen dynasties, is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilizationPeony symbolizes wealth, prosperity and peace in the hearts of the Chinese, and is a cultural totem of all good wishes;Peony is famous all over the world because of Luoyang, and enjoys the reputation of 'Luoyang peony in the world'.
Ms. Xie Liping emphasized that China and Japan are close to each other and have a harmonious cultural heritage. Through this exhibition, it is hoped that we can further expand our understanding of Chinese culture and better promote the exchange and interaction between Chinese and Japanese cultures. ”
In her speech, Ms. Xie Liping sincerely wished that the Confucius Institute at Yamanashi Gakuin University would continue to grow and bloom like a peony.
The exhibition is titled "Chinese Peony Painting World Exhibition", and exhibits 15 paintings created by Ms. Xie for this exhibition. These paintings are a new display of Ms. Xie's achievements in the art world for more than 40 years, and their styles are unique and diverse, ranging from traditional Chinese freehand painting and gongbi painting, to China's intangible cultural heritage "Jinshi Bogu Peony Painting", as well as abstract paintings that integrate Western painting methods with a sense of the times.
After the opening ceremony, the audience walked into the exhibition hall to enjoy the exquisite peony paintings and have in-depth exchanges with the painters, and the atmosphere of the exhibition was warm and peaceful. Subsequently, Ms. Xie improvised a freehand peony entitled "Thriving" on the spot, conveying her best wishes for the future, winning warm applause from the audience and allowing the audience to enjoy a visual feast.
In the afternoon, Ms. Xie visited the peony painting experience class to guide the audience who love painting to learn Xi painting.
In the class, under the careful guidance of Ms. Xie, the enthusiasts Xi learned the skills of peony painting, interacted closely with the painters, and deeply appreciated the essence of Chinese culture.
Although it was the first time for the participants to experience Chinese peony painting, they were pleasantly surprised to be able to complete a work that exceeded their expectations in a short period of time. They expressed their hope that the Confucius Institute at Yamanashi Gakuin University would carry out more such cultural activities in the future.
The exhibition will last until the 18th. It aims to provide a platform for Japanese friends to appreciate and learn the art Xi of Chinese peony painting through exhibitions, on-site painting and experiential classes, so that they can further understand the excellent traditional Chinese culture, deepen the mutual understanding between the people of the two countries, and promote the further development of Sino-Japanese relations.
Xie Liping, the "Peony Fairy" who flew out of the ancient capital of Luoyang, used her own heavy and indifferent, peaceful and brilliant color language to depict the endless charm and imagery of the national flower peony on the five-foot canvas.
Xie Liping, not only the "Peony Fairy", but also the "Angel of Friendship", has worked tirelessly to promote Chinese culture, connect Chinese and foreign friendship, let the fragrance of peony spread across the five continents, and let the beauty of peony remain in the four seas!
This is the highest level of an artist!