Shanghai painter Du Haijun won the Yan Wenliang Excellence Award and made his debut at the 5th "Jiangnan Ruhua" Exhibition at Suzhou Art Museum
The 5th "Jiangnan Ruhua - Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition" recently opened at the Suzhou Art Museum. The exhibition showcases a total of 213 works, including 189 selected works, 22 judges' works, and 2 specially invited works, interpreting the beauty of Jiangnan through oil painting. It is worth mentioning that Shanghai painter Du Haijun won the Yan Wenliang Excellence Award, making him the first Shanghai painter to receive this award.
Exhibition site
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The "Jiangnan Ruhua" exhibition is jointly organized by the Suzhou Municipal People's Government and the China Oil Painting Society. Since 2015, it has become an authoritative academic brand in the field of oil painting and a professional exhibition with national influence. This exhibition received a total of 6494 registered works. Through preliminary evaluation, re evaluation, and original selection, the expert evaluation committee selected 189 exhibition works and voted to select 10 works for the Yan Wenliang Art Award and 10 works for the Yan Wenliang Excellence Award. Artists from all over the country focus on Jiangnan culture, creating high-level oil paintings that attract audiences to enter art museums and appreciate the beauty of Jiangnan expressed in the form of oil paintings.
Exhibition site
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Xu Jiang, President of the China Oil Painting Society, Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Vice Chairman of the China Artists Association, said, "Thank you to the young artists from all over the country who have come enthusiastically to participate in this exhibition and present their latest works. These works have gathered together and gradually formed a unique appearance. The water like atmosphere and scenery of the Jiangnan water town are forming a style of oil painting expression."
Yan Wenliang Art Award winning work: "Picking up Shadows" by Ye Qingqing, 195cm x 155cm
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"The works of this oil painting exhibition highlight the customs and traditions of the Jiangnan region more prominently on the screen, especially in depicting the scenery of Jiangnan. I also feel the unremitting pursuit of language art and the improvement of oil painting skills by these young oil painters." Yu Xiaofu, member of the Academic Committee of the China Oil Painting Society and Dean of the School of Fine Arts at Shanghai Normal University, said that the "Jiangnan Like Painting" oil painting exhibition has attracted a large number of Chinese oil painters, especially young oil painters, to actively participate. These participating works have rich styles and high compatibility with the theme of Jiangnan culture.
Shanghai painter Du Haijun won the Yan Wenliang Excellence Award for his work "High Buildings on the Sea". In the work, towering skyscrapers are like huge exclamation marks, expressing humanity's dream of reaching the sky since ancient times and also documenting the development of cities. In the tide of reform and opening up, towering skyscrapers rapidly grew on both sides of the Pujiang River. Under the painter's pen, dense buildings are scattered along the winding banks of the Huangpu River. He uses rich but not abrupt colors to make the tall buildings crowded but not oppressive. The dense and winding windows appear to be casual, but are carefully arranged in the building's lines, reminding the story that is happening in the city.
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Yan Wenliang Excellent Award winning work: "High Buildings on the Sea" by Du Haijun, 150cm x 100cm
It is worth mentioning that at the "Window - Du Haijun Art Exhibition" in Shanghai last year, a 4-meter large artwork from the "High Buildings on the Sea" series was also exhibited. This is also the first time Du Haijun has brought this series of works to Suzhou for appearance. City is one of his important creative themes, and he used his paintbrushes to construct the Shanghai in his heart. He said that it was his first time participating in the "Jiangnan Ruhua" exhibition, and he originally had a try and see mentality, but did not expect to win the prize. "'Jiangnan Ruhua 'has reached its fifth edition and is a very successful oil painting art brand. We hope to use this platform to let Suzhou audiences understand the Shanghai style in oil painting."
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The exhibition will continue until October 15th.