Learning from the Past and Establishing the Present - Zheng's Three Generations Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition Appears at Duoyunxuan Zheng Wuchang | Oil Painting | Duoyunxuan
The "Learning from the Past and Establishing the Present - Zheng's Three Generations Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition" opened on July 8th at Duoyunxuan on Nanjing Road. The exhibition showcases more than 70 calligraphy and painting works by three generations of artists, Zheng Wuchang, Zheng Xiaotong, and Zheng Rengang. Some of Zheng Wuchang's works are on display for the first time, and Zheng Xiaotong and Zheng Rengang's father and son have carefully created some new works for this exhibition. In addition, some precious publications and medals are also on display. The "Zheng Wuchang Maritime 30 Years" seminar was also held after the opening ceremony.
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Zheng Wuchang's son and painter Zheng Xiao gave a speech at the opening ceremony of the exhibition
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Zheng Wuchang, named Chang and styled Wuchang, has served as an editor of literature and history at Zhonghua Book Company, director of the art department, and professor at the National Art College. In 1929, Zheng Wuchang's "A Complete History of Chinese Painting Studies" was the culmination and new transformation of Chinese painting studies. In 1932, he founded the Hanwen Zhengkai Printing Company in Shanghai and pioneered a complete set of Chinese characters in regular and movable type, breaking the monopoly of foreign companies on the publishing industry. He was praised by Cai Yuanpei as a "great contribution to China's cultural cause". In 1939, his landscape paintings won the Golden Statue Award at the New York International Art Fair.
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Zheng Rengang and Zheng Wuchang's 2023 canvas oil painting 97x100cm
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Zheng Wuchang's works on landscapes, flowers, and characters are not limited to any particular style, with a particular emphasis on landscape painting. He is also proficient in poetry and calligraphy, and is skilled in painting theory. He advocates for "learning from ancient methods and establishing my own style", forming his own unique style. Zheng Xiaotong, the son of Zheng Wuchang, has successively received education from Zheng Wuchang, as well as Chen Peiqiu, a disciple of Zheng Wuchang and a renowned figure of the Shanghai School. Zheng Xiaotong's landscape paintings are elegant and beautiful, embodying both traditional Song and Yuan charm and contemporary artistic charm. Zheng Rengang, the son of Zheng Xiaotong, received a family education and started with traditional Chinese painting. Later, he studied interior design, and after working for more than ten years, he went to Ukraine to study architectural art and oil painting. He said, "Using oil painting to reflect the context of Chinese painting is my pursuit of creation."
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Zheng Xiaotong, Don't Speak Out of Danger in 2022, Colored Bodhi Leaf Lens 39x28cm
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Zheng Xiaotong Tonglu Poetry 2008 Color Paper Vertical Axis 126x51cm
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The Zheng Family's Three Generations Painting Exhibition began in 2008 with the "Passion of Fire - Zheng Wuchang, Zheng Xiaotong, and Zheng Rengang's Three Generations Painting Exhibition", with the exhibition name inscribed by Chen Peiqiu. Over the past 15 years, the exhibition has been exhibited at the Xuhui Art Museum, Han Tianheng Art Museum, Shanghai Yunjian Art Museum, and Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Museum in Shanghai. It has also been exhibited in Quzhou, Zhejiang, New York, Berlin, Germany, and Hong Kong, China. Although the names of each three generation exhibition are similar, the content is not entirely the same.
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Zhengwu Changjiang Township, early summer 1950, color paper, vertical axis 90x35cm
Zheng Wuchang's overlapping peaks and clear autumn, Xie Zhiliu's inscription and postscript 1952-1982. Colored paper based lenses 92x175cm
This year marks the 130th anniversary of Zheng Wuchang's birth. The father and son of Zheng Xiaotong and Zheng Rengang not only presented their family collection of treasures, but also mobilized some friend collectors to showcase Zheng Wuchang's masterpieces, bringing the total number of Zheng Wuchang's works to nearly 40 in this exhibition, satisfying the audience. The exhibition will end on July 13th.
Zheng Rengang's solidified landscape oil painting on canvas 97X107cm