The National Tour Exhibition of Painting and Art Works by Han Shi (9th Round) Is Put on at ZJAM

pubdate: 2019/3/25   author: zjam  source: zjam  click:

At the opening ceremony

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the “Beautiful Landscape: National Tour Exhibition of Painting and Art Works by Han Shi (9th Round)·Hangzhou” hosted by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (ZPDCT) was opened at ZJAM on the morning of March 24. At the opening ceremony, Xiao Feng, former vice chairman of China Artists Association and former president of China Academy of Art; Li Yonglong, former political commissar of People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts; Diao Yuquan, deputy director of the ZPDCT; Zhou Guofu, former deputy director of the Committee on Literature, History and Learning of the CPPCC and former chairman of the CPPCC of Zhejiang Province, delivered speeches, respectively. Professor Han Shi gave a thank-you speech. Finally, Liu Feng, former deputy director of the Committee on Literature, History and Learning of the CPPCC and former chairman of the CPPCC of Zhejiang Province, announced the opening of the exhibition. This exhibition included more than 150 pieces or sets of calligraphy and painting masterpieces created by Professor Han Shi in recent years as tributes to this flourishing times, including “Ode to the Great Wall” (《长城颂》), “Everlasting Country” (《江山永固》), and “Ode to Chinese Famous Cities” (《中华名城赋》). These works were classified into three chapters named “The Extraordinary Times of the Chinese Nation”, “The Great Beauty of the Country” and “Ode to Hangzhou”. They collectively represented his creative ideas to celebrate the people, the times and the revival of the nation, as well as his tribute expressed in a cultural way to the era of prosperity and his deep affection to the motherland and the people. The exhibition was held in Exhibition Hall 8, 9 and 10 of ZJAM, and will last until April 7.

Xiao Feng, former vice chairman of China Artists Association and former president of China Academy of Art, delivering a speech

Li Yonglong, former political commissar of People’s Liberation Army Academy of Arts, delivering a speech

Diao Yuquan, deputy director of the ZPDCT, delivering a speech

Zhou Guofu, former deputy director of the Committee on Literature, History and Learning of the CPPCC and former chairman of the CPPCC of Zhejiang Province, delivering a speech

Professor Han Shi, dean of the Cultural Management Department of People’s Liberation Army Academy of Arts, giving a thank-you speech

Liu Feng, former deputy director of the Committee on Literature, History and Learning of the CPPCC and former chairman of the CPPCC of Zhejiang Province, announcing the opening of the exhibition

Han Shi (also named Wen Jinrang) was under the tutelage of the late Chinese scholar Mr. Rao Zongyi who was president of Xiling Society of Seal Arts. Han Shi is now dean of the Cultural Management Department of People’s Liberation Army Academy of Arts and professor of the National Defence University of People’s Liberation Army. Professor Han is absorbed in the theories and creation of calligraphy and painting, and he is good at landscape painting, flower-and-bird painting, figure painting and different calligraphy styles. The exhibits show his deep attainments in traditional techniques and his attention to creation and development. His deep understanding and mastery of calligraphy essence can be sensed from his boundless and vigorous seal character works, his unbridled and romantic cursive script, his antique and flexible official script, and his straightforward and flowing running script. His masterpieces, especially “Ode to Hangzhou” (《杭州赋》) and “Ode to Nanjing” (《南京赋》), are good representations of his profound skills and humanistic accomplishments. His Chinese paintings on display come in various types that combine freehand brushwork and fine brushwork. These colorful and magnificent works fully embody the artistic temperament of this literati painter who pursue an attainment with calligraphy as bone and poetry as soul.

In January 2017, Professor Han Shi launched his personal “National Tour Exhibition of Painting and Art Works”, which has so far been successfully held in 8 cities: Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Taiyuan, Xi’an and Sanya. Hangzhou is the ninth city to welcome the exhibition. This exhibition is a systematic cultural project that includes “display, donation, lecture, and assistance”. Professor Han Shi donated 15 series (more than 50 pieces) of paintings and calligraphy works to the Fujian Provincial Art Museum, Taiyuan Archives, and the Imperial Edict Museum. His donations not only enrich the collection of the beneficiary museums, but also effectively promote academic and artistic exchanges. Professor Han Shi practically lives up to the responsibility and role as a literary and art worker. He also has the confidence and determination to carry on this public cultural undertaking and create more new works that keep pace with the times. He will practice calligraphy and paint for people and the motherland forever.

At the exhibition hall