Chinese Artists' Overseas Media Exhibition——Shan Yaozong

Abstract: In order to implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important instructions on the development of Chinese excellent traditional culture in the next five years, we will build a strong socialist cultural country in an all-round way in 2035, March into a new journey towards the goal of the second century, base ourselves on the field, seek truth from facts, and launch a number of excellent works of literature and art to show the effectiveness of the development and construction of the new era. The theme of "Overseas Media Exhibition and Broadcasting Project of Chinese Artists" is well planned to create a strong cultural and artistic atmosphere, eulogize and carry forward the spirit of Chinese role models.

Shan Yaozong, named Nanshan Lay Shi, Wuzhou herdsman, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, now living in Beijing. He is a fellow of Harvard Art School and winner of the first International Golden Horse Award. Intelligent since childhood, he was able to sketch characters, animals and landscapes at the age of ten. When he was a teenager, during the turbulent times, he was obsessed with learning painting without fear of hardships. For the research of painting skills widely sought various teachers, moved many masters. Once had Li Kuchan, Li Keran, Zhu Qizhan, Jiang Haiqi and other masters personally taught the art. Li Kuchan of Qi School also learned the strengths of Lingnan School, Shanghai School and Chang 'an School, and collected the essence of hundreds of schools for his own use. He specialized in flowers and birds, as well as landscape figures, and "was one of the few masters in the hundred years who had all the advantages" (Shi Feng Painting Theory). He has been immersed in ink color for decades and has been working hard in the painting world. He has made a major breakthrough in inheriting and innovating heavy color painting. Heavy color painting with large scenery and flowers and birds has become his personal style, just as Shi Feng said, "an unprecedented and amazing master of the new school of establishment in the painting world".

Animal paintings show large animals -- tigers, lions, monkeys, sheep, horses, cows, pigs, etc. In particular, the long scroll of meticulous brushwork, which is dozens of meters long, is used for large animals such as tigers, lions, monkeys, sheep, horses, cows, deer, dogs, pandas, bears, squirrels, cranes and chickens. Based on the Qi School, Lingnan School, Nan School and Chang 'an School, the painting style evolved its own unique style. The painting method is written with the work, and the animals, flowers and birds have their own characteristics. The ink shrimp is a unique, once Qi Baishi disciple, a friend of the high school master highly praised, and wrote a poem to comment on the painting said: "Qi school painting shrimp outstanding people." He created his own large scene flower-and-bird painting with meticulous brushwork and painted directly with raw rice paper. His painting method has won praise from experts at home and abroad. His works have been collected by many major domestic collectors, mainly flowing to the United States, Singapore, France and South Korea. Also in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. His works have won many calligraphy exhibitions at home and abroad and many gold, silver, bronze and other awards. He is now vice chairman of the National Painting and Calligraphy Art Committee, member of the Chinese Artists Association, member of the Chinese Calligrapher Association, National first-class artist of China, special artist of China National gift, Chief art guide of Shanghai Xu Beihong Art Center, vice president of the Chinese Century Da Shufeng Calligraphy and Painting Academy, director of the Beijing Zhongxuan Shengshi International Calligraphy and Painting Academy, director of the Public Relations Department of the World Celebrity Encyclopedia and deputy editor of the Internet.