To Celebrate the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and China for 50 years, the Exhibit“Master and Master”---- the art works exhibition of Xu Beihong and France Academy of Fine Arts came to Henan hand in hand. Henan Museum , Beihong Memorial Hall,the World Art Museum of China Millennium Monument and Paris Higher Learning Academy Fine Arts four units hosted the opening ceremony jointly in Henan Museum on Aug. 14, 2014.
At the same time, in order to guide and help the visitors to understand the exhibition better, being the sponsor, Henan Museum carefully orchestrated a series of theme activities. Such as: French special seminars--- French planner Philip Jacqueline, Chinese expert speeches---Xu qingping the son of Xu Beihong and some other several activities in the history classroom of Henan Museum.
It was side that the exhibition will last to Oct.19, 2014.
Xu Beihong, 1895-1953, Jiangsu Yixing Qi Pavilion bridge people,Founder of Chinese modern art, Outstanding painter and fine arts educator,First President of the Central Academy, Chairman of the Chinese artists ' Association.
Xu Beihong was most influential in the modern Chinese painting masters, His father Xu Dazhang was a local famous painter, not only good at painting, and are good at poetry, calligraphy and seal cutting. At an early age with his father to learn poetry and calligraphy, 1916 into the French Department of Fudan University in Shanghai, work, and study sketches. In 1917, Japan to study fine arts, returning in the near future, descriptive studies instructor at Peking University. In 1919 went to France to study, 1923 into the national school of fine arts in Paris. Learn oil painting, sketching, and traveled from Western European countries, view the examination, study art. Returning in 1927,he served as president ofthe ShanghaiSouthlandart departmentdirector,Centre Collegeart professor,Peking UniversityCollege of the arts. In 1933, in France, and Belgium, and Italy and the United Kingdom, and Germany and the Soviet Union held exhibitions of fine art and painting.
After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war, he was in Hong Kong, Singapore, and India charity exhibition organized, information supporting the war against Japan. Return to the art Department at National Central University to teach art. After people's Republic of China was established, he was Chairman of the all China artists Association (now the China artists ' Association), President of the Central Academy of fine arts. In painting,he advocatedrealismart,emphasizerealism,advocatinglearning from nature. "To make subtle, to the majority. " Opposition conservative, focusing on both storage and collection,
Xu Beihong is good at drawing, oil painting, Chinese painting, His artinto Chinese and Westernpaintingin a furnace,broad and profound,implicitXiongqi,there is continuity,future. Hissketchmorefigures,portraits,modellingconcise,accurate,pay attention tothe combination of lines and planes; Oil painting is good at figures, landscape, work embodies patriotism and humanitarianism; Chinesepaintinginto westernartinChinesetraditionalart,have a style of his own. And working people, flowers, animals, landscape, especially good at painting horses, Works has demonstrated perseverance and enterprising spirit of the Chinese nation, a representative "cross 500", "Fang Gao" and "Palestinian water", "foolish old man", and so on.
Histeachingadvocated strictbasic training and therealistic creationideas,cultivate a large number offine artstalents. There area variety of collections,research paperspublished. Author of"Xu Beihong artcollection"and so on.Died in Beijing in September 26, 1953.After his death,Beijing has built theXu Beihong Memorial,exhibitedhis worksfocus on preserving.
Xu Beihong's life, with his great spirit of patriotism, outstanding artistic achievements and outstanding contributions to the cause of Chinese art, with deep admiration of the world.