Group photo of some of the guests attending the opening ceremony.
On November 28th, the "Sword of Mr. - Xu Zhaoqian Art Exhibition" sponsored by the Guangzhou Fine Art Academy and undertaken by the Mr. Art Gallery of the Guangzhou Fine Art Academy opened at the Mr. Art Gallery of the Guangzhou Fine Art Academy, showing the exquisite painting skills and profound learning of Xu Zhaoqian, an expert member of the Bay Chamber of Commerce and a national first-class artist. The exhibition will last until December 28.
Professor of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, oil painter Yun Qicang, Professor Li Zhengtian of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Pan Jiajun, former vice chairman and secretary general of Guangdong Artists Association, Sun Li, member of the Oil Painting Art Committee of China Artists Association and former vice chairman of Guangdong Artists Association, Zhong Zhiyuan, former vice president of Guangzhou Sculpture Institute, Guan Zeju, famous oil painter and member of China Artists Association, Li Xiaohong (Li Mo), director of the first Chinese Artists Association in Vancouver, Canada, Hong Kong Distinguished Librarian of Guangdong Provincial People's ** Research Institute of Culture and History, Xu Guling, consultant of Guangdong Chinese Painting Society, Cao Qiwen, famous scholar, Li Jieping, professional painter of Guangdong Painting Institute and national first-class artist, Huang Maoqiang, oil painter and national first-class artist of Foshan Art Creation Institute and Foshan Painting Institute, librarian of Guangdong Provincial Research Museum of Culture and History, Chen Xu, master's tutor of Guangzhou University, Zhang Shujun, former art creator of the Literary and Art Creation Office of the Political Department of Guangzhou Military Region, Zheng Kun, founder of Zhengtian Aesthetic Education, Yun Wenxi, consultant of Beijiao and Innovation Art Center, Zhang Zhanxin, vice president of Guangdong Culture and Media Development Research Association, Wang Ai, director of the Lingnan School of Painting Research Center of the School of Chinese Painting of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Liang Yier, professional painter and member of Guangdong Artists Association, Guangzhou Deyuan Culture Media*** Wang Liping, Deputy Director of the Marketing Department, Zhang Shaocheng, Honorary President and Art Director of Guangzhou Fine Art Academy, Chen Wei'an, Former President and Secretary of Guangzhou Fine Art Academy, Li Xingtao and Ye Xianmin, Former Vice Presidents of Guangzhou Fine Art Academy, Lai Zhengyun and Shen Wenjiang, Full-time Painters of Guangzhou Fine Art Academy, Song Lujing, Vice President of Guangzhou Fine Art Academy (presiding over the work), Vice Chairman of Guangdong Artists Association, Liu Sheng, Director of the Collection Department, Chen Chuan, Director of the Innovation and Research Department, Zhang Gong, Academic Committee, Tu Guoxi, Zhang Xi, Zhou Lixuan, Liao Jianhua, Huang Dehua, Xu Junxie, Chen Huirong, Chen Zulin, Cui Milai, Li Liuyan, distinguished painters Lu Shiyun and Sun Qiuzi, associate research librarian Kuang Yiming, and friends from the art world, the press and other walks of life attended the opening ceremony.
Xu Zhaoqian, an expert member of the Bay Chamber of Commerce and a national first-class artist, donated the watercolor work "Vase Flower No. 12" to the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, and Song Lujing (second from left), vice president of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (presiding over the work), received the work and issued a collection certificate to Xu Zhaoqian.
Xu Zhaoqian was born in Guangdong in 1950 and graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. After graduating from the Beijing Chinese People's Liberation Army Art Academy, he was transferred to the Literary and Art Creation Office of the Guangzhou Military Region as a professional art creator. Later, he transferred to the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, where he served as the director of the creation office, a member of the Chinese Artists Association, and a national first-class artist. His works have been selected for 29 national art exhibitions organized by the Ministry of Culture of China and the China Artists Association, won the national award six times, and won the gold medal of the Guangdong Art Exhibition. He has twice won the Guangzhou ** Literature and Art Award and the Outstanding Contribution Award for Professionals of the Cultural Bureau.
Exhibition view. Xu Zhaoqian is a well-known artist, his works have a unique style, delicate brushstrokes, colorful colors, and strong artistic appeal. With his rigorous and solid modeling ability, he combines the modeling and spatial concepts of Western painting with the artistic conception and charm of traditional Chinese painting to form his own unique painting language. He works in a variety of ways, whether it is watercolor, gouache, sculpture or oil painting, he is very handy. He works on a wide variety of subjects, such as magnificent historical scenes, iron-clad Red Army soldiers, flowers and trees in front of the window and corners, all of which can be presented to the audience through his painting language.
Exhibition view. No matter what the subject matter, Xu Zhaoqian has given it a strong humanistic care. For the past, he has the ambition and responsibility of a historian. Even after retiring from the academy, Xu Zhaoqian still came to the academy six days a week to paint according to his previous habit. Art has always fascinated him, forgetting the joys and sorrows, and being unrestrained. His creations are also more free, disdainful of the world, and only ask the heart.
Exhibition view. Artist Shao Zenghu said that the expression of Xu Zhaoqian's flower works is relaxed and free, and through the depiction of different kinds of flowers, we can feel Mr. Xu Zhaoqian's pursuit of shape, color and situation, and through the inner interpretation of nature, life and life, so that the feelings can be accurately expressed in the art form on the picture.
Exhibition view. This exhibition showcases a new batch of Xu Zhaoqian's works, covering a wide range of subjects, including oil painting, gouache, watercolor and other creative techniques, which are not only the continuation of Xu Zhaoqian's consistent style, but also the integration of new creative elements and inspiration. The exhibition presents the exploration and innovation of a mature artist in the art of painting. It is believed that through the artist's skillful use of color, line and composition, it can bring beautiful visual enjoyment and rich philosophical thinking to the audience.
The scene of the symposium.
On the opening day of the exhibition, a symposium was also held, inviting experts, scholars and artists to explain and discuss Xu Zhaoqian's works and art, so as to help the public have a deeper understanding of his artistic characteristics and creative background.
Excerpts from the speeches at the symposium (in the order of the speeches).
Song Lujing, Yun Qicang, Li Zhengtian, Pan Jiajun, Sun Li, Zhang Shaocheng, Zhong Zhiyuan, Guan Zeju.
Song Lujing, vice president of Guangzhou Fine Art Academy (presiding over the work), said in his speech that Mr. Xu Zhaoqian is an artist with a wide range of hobbies, and his unique artistic characteristics are soft and strong, light and heavy, and his works are full of his thinking about life and the pursuit of beauty, and have high artistic value.
Yun Qicang, a famous professor and oil painter at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, commented that Xu Zhaoqian was a very good talent, "Military feelings have laid a deep imprint on Xu Zhaoqian's creation, revolutionary veterans always appear under his brush, have a persistent pursuit of art, and in recent years he has been obsessed with calligraphy and is an artist who never decays." ”
Li Zhengtian, a professor at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, said that his background in a military family makes him and Xu Zhaoqian have a lot of spiritual similarities, "I think his works have the freehand spirit of calligraphy and cliff carvings in the Central Plains. It is hoped that in the future artistic creation, the narrative, femininity, and yin and yang of the cliff carvings can be integrated into the works and make greater progress. Pan Jiajun, former vice chairman and secretary general of the Guangdong Artists Association, fully affirmed Xu Zhaoqian's solid basic skills and strong and active creative ideas and abilities, "Xu Zhaoqian has a multifaceted cultural accomplishment, loves life, has a high artistic pursuit and rich life experience, he is keen on collecting, and has his own unique artistic vision for the old ** and ink cartridges. ”
Sun Li, a member of the Oil Painting Art Committee of the Chinese Artists Association and former vice chairman of the Guangdong Artists Association, talked about the "era" and "national" characteristics of Xu Zhaoqian's creations in his speech, "Xu Zhaoqian is an artist worthy of attention, his early works are mainly based on theme creation, closely connected with the times, and the times are clearly presented in his works, which is an artist's choice, responsibility and responsibility;At the same time, he has a strong national character, he appropriately integrates portrait figures and Chinese freehand spirit, and uses classical techniques to make useful explorations in light, color, shape, and meaning. Zhang Shaocheng, honorary president and artistic director of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, praised the unwavering political quality and accomplishment of the military painter Xu Zhaoqian, and fully affirmed the artistic and market value of his works, "Xu Zhaoqian's paintings are in line with the international trend, and many people's aesthetics have not yet reached this position. I believe that in another twenty or thirty years, his paintings will shine in the art market. ”
Zhong Zhiyuan, former vice president of the Guangzhou Sculpture Institute, said that Xu Zhaoqian is an artist whose life and paintings are very "chic", and he likes his watercolor flowers the most.
The famous oil painter Guan Zeju commented that Xu Zhaoqian's paintings have a "sense of mission": "What I feel is a sense of mission that I insist on in the picture. ”
Ye Xianmin, Chen Wei'an, Xu Guling, Shen Wenjiang, Li Xingtao, Li Jieping, Chen Xu, Wang Ai.
Ye Xianmin, former vice president of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, affirmed Xu Zhaoqian's persistent pursuit of art and praised his never-ending attitude in the face of art exhibitions and competitions.
Chen Wei'an, former president and secretary of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, said, "As the saying goes, 'life is rare for 70 years', Mr. Xu Zhaoqian, who is 73 years old this year, not only does not look old physically and mentally, but also has entered a new peak period of artistic creation. Mr. Xu Zhaoqian can still enter the second spring of artistic creation in his ancient years, I think one is a consistent belief and the diligent pursuit of art painting;The second is extra-painting skills, which are brought about by his research and study of Chinese painting and calligraphy in addition to the main business of oil painting, watercolor and gouache painting, as well as the nutritional feedback of folk antique art collectionsThe third is to slow down the pace of artistic rumination, to summarize, strengthen, revise and even negate his works in different periods, to slow down, stop, and take a step back in order to take a better step forward. It is with these three foundations that Mr. Xu Zhaoqian entered the free kingdom of artistic creation, meditating on the creation of landscapes, flowers, especially soldiers, veterans of the Anti-Japanese War, Dongjiang Column soldiers and other character themes, and gradually presented the state of "a convincing artistic language of his own" that he was looking forward to, the most representative is the 90th anniversary of the founding of the army "Xiongguan Mandao is really like iron" and the 95th anniversary of the founding of the army "Get up, people who do not want to be slaves", the two works are the same theme of anti-Japanese theme creation, reflecting the ** The spirit of the people to defend the country with the same hatred of the enemy, the former is a soldier holding a big knife, and the latter is a common man holding a big knife and a red tassel gun, the use of techniques and colors, the portrayal of character has changed greatly, and the artistic appeal and visual impact are strong, so that people can fully feel Mr. Xu Zhaoqian's self-transcendence. ”
Xu Guling, a Hong Kong Distinguished Librarian of the Guangdong Provincial People's ** Research Museum of Culture and History and a consultant of the Guangdong Chinese Painting Society, congratulated the opening of the exhibition, affirmed Xu Zhaoqian's achievements in art over the years, and emphasized that artists should pursue beauty and pay attention to spiritual enjoyment.
Shen Wenjiang, a senior full-time painter at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and a national first-class artist, believes that Xu Zhaoqian's works are very distinctive and individual, and the study of traditional calligraphy and French painting and the collection of cultural and artistic works have made his works have a more detailed charm.
Li Xingtao, former vice president of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and former vice chairman of Guangzhou Artists Association, affirmed Xu Zhaoqian's active thinking and hard work.
Li Jieping, a professional painter at the Guangdong Academy of Fine Arts and a national first-class artist, believes that the title of the exhibition, "The Sword of the Mister", is very suitable for Xu Zhaoqian's personal image and artworks, "I have a lot of exchanges with Zhaoqian, and this kind of exchange should be more and more intense. ”
Chen Xu, a librarian of the Guangdong Provincial Research Museum of Culture and History and a national second-class artist, congratulated the opening of the exhibition, saying that the feeling of "looseness" in Xu Zhaoqian's oil painting was inspired by his daily calligraphy research.
Wang Ai, director of the Lingnan School of Painting Research Center of the School of Chinese Painting of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, maintained an excited and gratifying attitude to browse the exhibition, "Mr. Xu has been exploring the possibility of the evolution of the language of oil painting and even other art categories on the basis of such age and creative achievements. ”
Lu Shiyun, Chen Chuan, Huang Dehua, Tu Guoxi, Zhou Lixuan, Cui Milai, Zhang Shujun, Xu Zhaoqian.
Lu Shiyun, the executive director of the exhibition of Mr. Guangzhou Fine Art Academy, said that this exhibition displays more than 60 works by Mr. Xu, which are all "freehand" oil paintings that he has pursued all his life, and also contain Mr. Xu's mission to history and personal pursuit.
Chen Chuan, director of the creation department of Guangzhou Fine Art Academy, congratulated the opening of the exhibition, gave a brief introduction to the series of brands of Mr. Art Gallery, and explored the cultural level of Xu Zhaoqian's paintings. Mr. Xu's understanding of the exhibition and the summary of the stages of artistic life are very good references for future generations, and we can walk forward from his path and the light he gave us, and our hearts are also very warm. ”
Huang Dehua, a first-class artist of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, said that Xu Zhaoqian is an old-timer who often brings up the younger generations, and expects him to burst out more violent energy in his future creations.
Tu Guoxi, a full-time painter of Guangzhou Fine Arts Academy and a national first-class artist, said that painting is for happiness, and wished Mr. Xu good health and evergreen art.
Zhou Lixuan, a full-time painter of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and a national first-class artist, said that Mr. Xu has been diligent and tireless for decades, and has been constantly pursuing art, and is a versatile artist.
Cui Milai, a full-time painter of Guangzhou Fine Art Academy and a national second-class artist, said that Mr. Xu's attitude towards art has benefited me a lot. Personally, I particularly appreciate the work "Rise Up, People Who Don't Want to Be Slaves", the combination of personal language and theme is very organic, and the rough brushstrokes and the clarity of the theme of the picture have given me a lot of inspiration.
Zhang Shujun, former art creator of the Literary and Art Creation Office of the Political Department of the Guangzhou Military Region, said that Xu Zhaoqian has made many achievements in art, and his spirit has always made me admire, and he regards painting as an indispensable necessity in life, and I want to learn from Xu Zhaoqian.
In his final speech, Xu Zhaoqian said, "Thank you to all the leaders, senior teachers and friends for coming to the exhibition site, and thank the party and the country for establishing this art academy for us and creating good conditions for all the old artists." After retirement, I enjoyed being alone and enjoying this kind of 'sitting on the cold bench'. I think I am very passionate about creating and I hope to keep doing so. ”
Appreciation of Xu Zhaoqian's works
Up, People Who Don't Want to Be Slaves 160cm 190cm Oil on canvas 2018.
Xiongguan Mandao is really like iron, 160cm, 180cm, oil on canvas, 2011.
The remnants of the ancient alleys. 80cm×90cm
Gouache on paper.
Year 2006.
One of the portraits of a young girl.
60cm×50cm×4
Oil on canvas. In 2016.
Portrait of a veteran of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
60cm×50cm×9
Oil on canvas. In 2020.
Staring. 80cm×70cm
Oil on canvas. In 2008.
The girl in red. 80cm×70cm
Oil painting. Authoress. 100cm×80cm
Oil on canvas. In 2016.
One of the dancers.
100cm×80cm
Oil on canvas. In 2017.
The second dancer.
100cm×80cm
Oil on canvas. In 2017.
Sunset. 50cm×70cm
Oil on canvas. In 2023.
Great view. 80cm×100cm
Oil on canvas. In 2023.
Flower. 40cm×25cm
Watercolor on paper. In 2012.
Red bouquet. 42cm×36cm
Watercolor on paper. Year 2002.
Bouquet with water bottle.
45cm×32cm
Watercolor on paper. Year 2006.
Sunflower. 45cm×33cm
Watercolor on paper. Year 2006.
Peony Flower No. 7.
40cm×30cm
Oil on canvas. In 2017.
Watercolor figures. 60cm×50cm
Watercolor on paper. In 2023.
Watercolor figures. 60cm×50cm
Watercolor on paper. In 2023.
Peony Flower No. 6.
40cm×30cm
Oil on canvas. In 2017.
Pond in the sun.
120cm×140cm
Oil on canvas. In 2018.
Organizer: Guangzhou Fine Art Academy.
Organizer: Mr. Art Gallery of Guangzhou Fine Art Academy.
Exhibition time: November 28 - December 28, 2023.
Exhibition Venue: Mr. Art Gallery of Guangzhou Fine Art Academy (No. 130, Shuiyin Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou).
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts***