The city of Huzhou is a prosperous place with much literary in Zhejiang province. It has many celebrated personages asgreat artists,from Zhao Mengfu in Yuan dynasty to Wu Changshuo,Wang Geyi,Zhu Lesan,Tan Jiancheng in present age.Alltheir works of brush and ink were influenced by the civilization and cultural heritage of ancient Huzhou. Mr. Zheng Shiwu, a member of Chinese Arts and Crafts Association and a member of Shanghai Crafts and Arts Design Association,is a famouscontemporary artists in this area.
Mr. Zheng was born in 1947.His father, Mr. Zheng Yifei was a local famous painter in Huzhou.Mr. Zheng who loveschinese paintings and calligraphy fervently from his childhood is diligent and modest in his assiduous study.He majored inthe subjects of aesthetics and sketch at Zhejiang Arts College in his early years.He worked in Shanghai Chinese Painting Bureau in 1960s,then served as a professional painter in Shanghai Arts and Crafts Factory. During this period,his comicbooks and propaganda paintings were published to the public.
Mr. Zheng achieves his own characteristics and proficient techiques through a comprehensive study of all kinds of artistic styles.He is proficient in each traditional subject such as landscape,flower and birds,figure,and also animals.The areas which he involved are extensive and diversiform. His paintings not only have chinese painting conventionality and also absorb western drawing skills such as shape and structure,colorful and unique expression and so on..The volume of his works is filled with delicate tone,in which there are dark green valleies,clear running streams,peonies with dew, great fragrant orchid,plenty of lovable cats, purple rattan in breeze,grey eagles opening the wings,etc..Either the variation of ink colours or the passion and impression of the brush is admirably proficient.
Mr. Zheng has studied intensively in the artistic creation with a kind of plain and simple as notions of life and society for decades. His works has published in native and foreign periodicals for many times,and also been spread to Japan, Singapore,Hongkong and Taiwan.His life is full of fustrations,but he is still eager for artistic study. Mr. Zheng is also specializes in calligraphy.The style of his penmanship is graceful and elegant without vulgarity,just as the style of the man.
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BLUEBIRD ART HOUSE AND ART&ARTISTS LA are pleased to announce the 1st INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION 2009.
Open to all artists in all fine arts media we seek to recognize outstanding quality and diversity in the arts.
The 2009 IJC is open to all artists worldwide, age 18 and older. All works must be original. Entries in the following medias will be accepted: Painting, Drawing, Mixed media, Printmaking, Watercolor, Ceramics, Sculpture, and Photography.
Entry Deadline February 15th 2009.
AWARD
A solo show next winter 2009 at Bluebird Art House and $1500 to the winner. 1 work in the show for each one of the 3 runner up.
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Open to all artists in all fine arts media we seek to recognize outstanding quality and diversity in the arts.
The 2009 IJC is open to all artists worldwide, age 18 and older. All works must be original. Entries in the following medias will be accepted: Painting, Drawing, Mixed media, Printmaking, Watercolor, Ceramics, Sculpture, and Photography.
Entry Deadline February 15th 2009.
AWARD
A solo show next winter 2009 at Bluebird Art House and $1500 to the winner. 1 work in the show for each one of the 3 runner up.
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