Modern Express News (reporter Tao Zhan) Cultural feast, like a sweet spring, let the coastal clear heartland in the hot summer. On July 17th, the "Facing the Sea and Langfeng - Yu Guocheng Chinese Painting Exhibition" held in the county seemed to use ink to paint a new chapter of common prosperity for the county, cheering and cheering!
At the same time, the county also held the first launch of the "Collection of Colorful Coastal Calligraphy and Painting Famous Artists' Stamp Collection" and the unveiling ceremony of the sculpture of "The Second Saint of the Book". More than 200 calligraphers and painters from all over the country and lovers of calligraphy and painting witnessed this grand event. Jiang Wanqiu, former deputy director of the Yancheng Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice president of the Municipal Huhai Art and Culture Society, announced the opening of the painting exhibition.
The Modern Express reporter learned that Yu Guocheng, born in 1963, is a member of the Chinese Artists Association, a director of the Jiangsu Provincial Chinese Painting Society, a vice chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Art Association, a director of the Jiangsu Provincial Flower and Bird Painting Research Association, graduated from the Chinese Painting Advanced Research Class of the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, and served as the director of the Stability Maintenance Office of Yandu District of Yancheng City and the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau. His works have been published by many mainstream media such as People's Daily, Fine Arts, Chinese Painters, and China Painting and Calligraphy. The exhibition exhibited more than 30 Chinese paintings from Guocheng, covering themes such as tigers and Yellow Sea wetlands.
At the event site, the citizens and calligraphy and painting lovers who came to the exhibition stopped in front of their favorite works from time to time to appreciate, discuss and exchange. "I like Chinese painting, and I usually paint some flowers, birds and fish." Mr. Wang, a citizen, said happily that he had benefited a lot from coming to the exhibition this time, not only enjoying the spiritual and cultural feast, but also greatly promoting and improving my painting level.
"Painting is not only my hobby, but also the makeup of my life." Yu Guocheng told reporters that he would use the brush in his hand to record this beautiful era, praise the lovely hometown, explore the expression method of wetland themes, and render the fantastic wetland with pen and ink to render the appearance in his heart.
On that day, the binhai city cultural living room was filled with an incomparably rich cultural atmosphere and artistic atmosphere. Compiled and printed by Binhai County Urban Construction and Development Co., Ltd. and selected by Binhai County Huhai Art Literary Society, the "Collection of Colorful Binhai Calligraphy and Painting Famous Artists' Stamp Products" has a limited edition of 500 copies, including the fine works of 33 famous calligraphers and painters from Binhai County. These works have a variety of artistic expressions, elegant styles, skillful techniques, and strong appeal. At the same time, China Post provides high-quality stamps related to the art of calligraphy and painting, making the volume more appreciated and collectible.
Xia Yidong's sculpture "Two Saints of the Book" is made of bronze, using the calligraphy sages of traditional culture as the allusions "The Love Goose of Righteousness" and "Zhang Xu Taking Off his Hat" as the creative materials, and using freehand techniques to create, which is the inheritance and dialogue across time and space. "Xi's Love Goose" writes ink, and the form is open; "Take off the hat" converges and implies, its meaning is unity, and the connotation of sculpture is in line with the emphasis on "outer circle and inner square, yin and yang opening and closing" in Chinese calligraphy, reflecting the inclusiveness of traditional culture and expressing the spirit of the book to carry the Tao. The two figures are colored with a blue-lime stone color, and the shape dynamically echoes, and the overall shape resembles a mountain and stone pan, symbolizing the evergreen cornerstone of culture.
At the unveiling ceremony of the sculpture "Two Saints of the Book", Hou Dezhi, deputy governor of Binhai County, said that in recent years, the calligraphy art of Binhai has shown a vigorous atmosphere of the times, and the "Two Saints of the Book" landed on the coast, aiming to let the people of Binhai feel the charm of calligraphy in the form of sculpture, so that the excellent traditional Chinese culture can rejuvenate the vitality of the times.
"This event not only gave us the privilege of seeing the calligraphy creation of informal ink, the art of sculpture, and the magic hand of Conveying Divine Portrayals, but also let us feel and appreciate the beautiful edification and enlightenment of the white snow and yang spring and the extraordinary beauty of China's excellent traditional culture and art." Cai Yingcui, vice chairman of the Binhai County CPPCC Committee, said in her speech that the Coastal Cultural and Art Circles will take today's activities as an opportunity to keep in mind their duties and missions, continue the original cultural intention, and forge ahead into the journey of the times.