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On November 4, the “Innocence and Poetic Heart - Han Yuchen’s Oil Painting Art and European Oil Painting Collection Exhibition” jointly organized by Chinese Academy of Oil Painting of Chinese National Academy of Arts and Hebei Artists Association was opened at Chinese Academy of Oil Painting of Chinese National Academy of Arts
Photo and Report by Wang Baosheng, Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Cultural Figures
Jin Shangyi, Honorary Chairman of China Artists Association and Former President of Central Academy of Fine Arts, delivers a speech
Lian Ji, Former President of Chinese National Academy of Arts, delivers a speech
Yang Feiyun, Honorary Dean of Chinese Academy of Oil Painting of Chinese National Academy of Arts, delivers a speech
Zhang Zuying, Lifetime Member of the Academic Committee of China Oil Painting Society, delivers a speech
Artist Han Yuchen delivers a speech
Lv Zhangshen, Former Director of National Museum of China, announces the opening of the exhibition
Zhang Xiaoling, Former Vice President of China National Academy of Painting and Dean of College of Fine Arts of East China Normal University, presides over the opening ceremony
Leaders and artists attending the opening ceremony of the exhibition take a group photo and wish the exhibition a complete success
Han Yuchen introduces the exhibits to Jin Shangyi, Yang Feiyun and other artists visiting the exhibition
Visitors come to enjoy the exhibition of Han Yuchen Art Gallery
Han Yuchen receives the “Lorenzo il Magnifico” Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor of the XII Florence Biennale
European Oil Painting Collection: Millet’s “Sleeping Shepherdess”
European Oil Painting Collection: Repin’s “Portrait of Yulia Makovskaya”
Han Yuchen’s Oil Painting “Shepherdess”
The “Innocence and Poetic Heart - Han Yuchen’s Oil Painting Art and European Oil Painting Collection Exhibition” to be held from November 4 to December 5 at Chinese Academy of Oil Painting of Chinese National Academy of Arts
Chinese Cultural Figures (Reporter Su Qing) The “Innocence and Poetic Heart - Han Yuchen’s Oil Painting Art and European Oil Painting Collection Exhibition” jointly organized by Chinese Academy of Oil Painting of Chinese National Academy of Arts and Hebei Artists Association was opened at Chinese Academy of Oil Painting of Chinese National Academy of Arts on November 4. This exhibition is the third large-scale exhibition held by Han Yuchen in Beijing, following the oil painting exhibition held at National Museum of China in 2017 and the oil painting and sketching exhibition held at National Art Museum of China in 2022.
The opening ceremony was presided over by Zhang Xiaoling, Former Vice President of China National Academy of Painting and Dean of College of Fine Arts of East China Normal University. Jin Shangyi, Honorary Chairman of China Artists Association and Former President of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Lian Ji, Former President of Chinese National Academy of Arts, Yang Feiyun, Honorary Dean of Chinese Academy of Oil Painting of Chinese National Academy of Arts, and Zhang Zuying, Lifetime Member of the Academic Committee of China Oil Painting Society, delivered speeches. They expressed deep admiration for Han Yuchen’s artistic journey of taking root in life and learning by himself, spoke highly of the sincere feelings and professional artistic standards expressed in his Tibet-themed oil paintings. With decades of creative practice, Han Yuchen has not only inherited realistic expression techniques, but also constructed artistic languages and personality traits that suit himself, achieving outstanding artistic achievements. In the future, he is expected to create more high-quality oil paintings.
In his thank-you speech, Han Yuchen recounted the ups and downs of his artistic journey of 50 years: “The specific social environment propelled me to choose realistic themes for creation, which is based on rational thinking after researching and reviewing the development of Chinese and foreign fine arts. The unique landscapes of mountains and rivers in Tibet have inspired my passion for creation, and decades of insistence on sketching is a process in which I have continued to hone my image building ability and overcome the tendency of picturization. The purpose of holding exhibitions in various countries is to let Chinese culture go abroad, let the world get to know Tibet and understand China.” Han Yuchen’s speech resonated with the attending guests and won their warm applause.
Lv Zhangshen, Former Director of National Museum of China, announced the opening of the exhibition.
Approximately 500 people attended the opening ceremony, including Lin Mao, President of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Yang Huashan, Former Director of the Creation Center of Chinese National Academy of Arts, Zheng Guangxu, Director of the Library of Chinese National Academy of Arts, Shi Lei, Vice Dean of Chinese Academy of Oil Painting of Chinese National Academy of Arts, and Wang Zhong, Former Editor-in-Chief of Art Magazine.
This exhibition features 29 Tibet-themed oil paintings and 54 oil painting sketchings of Han Yuchen, his collection of masters including Millet, Corot, Goya, Repin, and 90 authentic European oil paintings of the 19th century. This exhibition is known as the “2023 Chinese Oil Painting Winter Heavyweight Special Exhibition” due to its high-quality exhibits.
Following the opening ceremony, an academic seminar was held under the auspices of Yu Yang, Professor of Central Academy of Fine Arts and curator of this exhibition. Wang Yong, Researcher of Chinese National Academy of Arts, Ding Ning, Professor of School of Arts of Peking University, Xu Hong, Director of the Exhibition Department of Tsinghua University Art Museum, Feng Linggang, Director of the Policy and Regulation Department of National Cultural Heritage Administration, Ji Pengcheng, Director of China Millennium Monument Art Museum, Chen Ming, Deputy Director of Institute of Theory of China National Academy of Painting, Wan Shaojun, Researcher of China National Academy of Painting, Yang Wei, Professor of Academy of Fine Arts of Hunan Normal University, Wang Rui, Deputy Researcher of Chinese National Academy of Arts and curator of this exhibition, Qian Xiaoming, Senior Reporter of People.cn, and other art critics analyzed Han Yuchen’s works from different perspectives, including their rich artistic expressions and distinct imprints of the times. It is precisely because of these features that his works are highly popular in Europe, which precisely reflects the essence of art. The seminar guests also spoke highly of the artistic value and profound significance of his collection of European oil paintings of the 19th century.
The successful holding of this exhibition fully showcases the spirit of Chinese oil painting artist Han Yuchen’s continuous academic endeavor and his determination to bravely scale new heights, which will surely write a brilliant and glorious chapter in the history of Chinese art. The exhibition will be held from November 4 to December 5.
Han Yuchen is a deputy to the 10th, 11th and 12th National People’s Congress, a distinguished researcher of Chinese National Academy of Arts, an honorary academician of Academy of the Arts of Drawing in Italy, and a visiting professor of Repin Academy of Fine Arts in Russia. He received court training at a young age, enjoys calligraphy, is good at painting, and aspires to become a painter. In the following decades, although encountering many misfortunes, he never gave up, adhering to his artistic ideals while leading his employees to work hard to start a business. He went to Tibet for more than 20 times to sketch and collect folk customs, creating a large number of works, depicting the life of the people of the plateau from multiple angles. He has held personal exhibitions at National Museum of China, National Art Museum of China, France, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries, and has won the "Lorenzo il Magnifico" Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor of the XII Florence Biennale. His oil painting “Shepherdess” won a gold medal at the 152nd Session Art Exhibition of National Salon Artists Francais in France. His oil painting “Pilgrimage (On the Way to Adoration)” was honored with a bronze medal at the 225th Session Art Exhibition of National Salon Artists Francais in France. His multiple works were collected by important art institutions and celebrities and politicians both home and abroad.
(Duty Editors: Zhang Yan, Liu Sheng)
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