A Good Magnolia - Xu Jinping's Traditional Chinese Painting Works Exhibition Appears at the Magnolia | Xu Jinping | Works Exhibition
The solo exhibition "A Good Magnolia - Xu Jinping's Traditional Chinese Painting Works Exhibition" by Xu Jinping, a Chinese painter and vice chairman of the Shanxi Artists Association, was held at the Shanghai Xinjinjie Art Space from June 3 to July 10. This exhibition showcases nearly 20 works created by Xu Jinping in recent years with the theme of magnolias.
Xu Jinping
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Xu Jinping's flower and bird paintings combine the overall poetic beauty and fresh charm, showing the special charm of the blending of form and spirit. The thousand branches and ten thousand stamens of magnolia flowers in his pen rise up, as if soaking in snow, showcasing a noble temperament against the backdrop of ancient architecture. Xu Jinping uses clever blank space and exquisite techniques to convey the essence and aesthetic taste of traditional Chinese art in his light and natural brushstrokes.
The exhibition is under the academic guidance of Mao Shi'an, Vice Chairman of the China Association of Literary Critics. He said, "Mr. Xu's magnolia flowers are vigorous in his brushstrokes, with a touch of heroism and strength from the northern land of China. They are adorned with pure ink and green leaves, exuding the vitality of life. They are elegant and leisurely, blossoming one branch after another, as if no one else is reckless. They give people a warm sense of pleasure."
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Mao Shi'an
In 2018, Xu Jinping's solo exhibition "Better Today" landed at the Shanghai Liu Hai Su Art Museum. The traditional Chinese painting circles in Shanghai and Shanxi have engaged in close interaction as a result. Painter Chen Jialing said after observing the exhibition that Xu Jinping learned from Zhang Lichen, followed Pan Tianshou's style, and formed his own unique artistic language. "Due to the cultivation of the master style of the Shanghai style, Mr. Xu's works have both the roughness of the north and the elegance and delicacy of the Shanghai style, blending the north and south, and are very popular with the audience. The theme of the magnolia this time is both elegant and friendly, artistic and living, and the artistic conception of his works is both warm and lofty."
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Chen Jialing
Zhu Junbo, former deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Press and Publication and founding general manager of Duoyunxuan Auction House, stated that Xu Jinping's exhibition on the theme of magnolia is to integrate his artistic thinking into daily life. The sedimentation of Shanghai style art and Shanxi Jincheng is vividly interpreted in the magnolias depicted by painter Xu Jinping.
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Zhu Junbo
Curator Mi Xue said that Xu Jinping's art exhibition brings together his artistic accumulation in recent years. "In recent years, he has had a profound contemplation on the elegant, simple but vibrant theme of magnolias. His magnolias maintain a fresh and natural aesthetic characteristic."
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Mi Xue
In this exhibition, Xu Jinping's work "A Bundle of Magnolias, Appreciating the Spring of the World" combines traditional brushwork with modern spirit through distinct personal techniques and styles. As Xu Jinping said in his article "The Spiritual World of My Ink Painting", "Contemporary painters need to showcase the lives of contemporary people and create techniques suitable for expressing contemporary life on the basis of traditional brushwork. Therefore, traditional Chinese painting creation needs to boldly integrate elements and characteristics of Chinese and Western painting to achieve a perfect state of internal and external integration and mutual benefit."
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