"Caotang Chuandeng - Feng Chaoran's Painting Art and Inheritance Special Exhibition" Appears in the Exhibition Area of Lu Yanshao Art Academy | Feng Chaoran | Art
The "Caotang Chuandeng - Feng Chaoran's Painting Art and Inheritance Special Exhibition" launched by the Lu Yanshao Art Academy will be held from July 15th to October 8th. The exhibition focuses on Feng Chaoran, the teacher of Lu Yanshao, to explore, review, and present the works of this representative artist in the development history of Shanghai style painting in the early 20th century from different perspectives, in order to present the development of Shanghai style painting.
Feng Chaoran, a famous modern calligrapher and painter from Changzhou, Jiangsu. As a traditional painter, Feng Chaoran excels in landscapes, figures, flowers and birds. In the 1930s and 1940s, he was known as the "Three Wu and One Feng" along with Wu Hufan, Wu Beiqiu, and Wu Zishen, becoming an important representative of the maritime art scene at that time. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Feng Chaoran served as a researcher at the Institute of Ethnic Art at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and a director of the East China Artists Association. His painting studio "Songshan Caotang" has trained painting talents such as Lu Yanshao, Zhang Gunian, Zheng Mukang, Cheng Jiuzi, Chen Xiaocui, and Tang Yifang.
During his lifetime, Feng Chaoran not only did not hold personal art exhibitions, but also did not hold teacher-student exhibitions with his students. Therefore, the "Caotang Chuandeng - Feng Chaoran's Painting Art and Inheritance Special Exhibition" was the first time since the founding of the People's Republic of China that Feng Chaoran's works were presented as a personal thematic art exhibition. The exhibition collected more than 70 sets of works, among which many of Feng Chaoran's works and literature were first made public. The Lu Yanshao Art Institute will also replace some of its works during the exhibition, presenting more exciting works to the audience.
This exhibition is divided into two parts. The first part is the literature display area, which includes some textual and documentary displays on the background of the Shanghai style, personal experiences, and teacher-student interactions. The second is the exhibition area, which displays a set of 53 works by Feng Chaoran and a set of 24 works by his disciples. The Lu Yanshao Art Academy has selected representative works from 9 disciples, including Lu Yanshao, Zheng Mukang, Zhang Guinian, Wu Yifeng, Chen Xiaocui, Tang Yifang, Feng Rangxian, Sun Qionghua, and Tang Guanyu, for exhibition. Although the 9 artists are all disciples of the "Feng Gate", their works have different appearances, which can reflect the artistic concepts and style choices of different individuals inherited by art masters of the same origin and sect.
During the nearly three months of the exhibition period, the Lu Yanshao Art Institute will focus on "Wednesday Art Education Day", "Thursday Academic Day", and "Friday Cultural and Creative Day" as the main theme, conducting various art activities such as seminars, art lectures, curator tours, on-site teaching at art museums, and online cloud promotion; And launched a series of activities called "Night Tour Art Museum", enriching the evening entertainment life of citizens through the delayed opening of exhibition halls and evening art classes. With a trinity model of "art museum+exhibition+public education", we will continue to develop night cultural and tourism activities.
In addition, Lu Yanshao Art Academy will also rely on exhibits and cooperate with Shanghai Yachang Art Network Information Technology Co., Ltd. for the first time, selecting representative works and launching a series of cultural and creative works in conjunction with exhibition and educational activities. The Collection of Works of Feng Chaoran's Painting Art and Inheritance Special Exhibition, "Passing Lanterns in Caotang", will also be published through exhibitions, providing new materials for artist case studies.
This exhibition is jointly organized by the Cultural and Tourism Bureau of Jiading District and the Jiading District Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Shanghai Chinese Academy of Painting, Jiading Museum, and Zhejiang Wu Yifeng Memorial Hall are supporting units, organized by Lu Yanshao Art Academy, and co organized by Xinzhishe Art Museum, Jiading District Federation of Literary and Art Circles Calligraphy and Painting Work Committee, Jiading District Juyuan New Area Community Party and Mass Service Center, Shanghai Yachang Art Network Information Technology Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Yongle Jiaheng Film and Television Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.
