【Artist Profile】
Xie Houxing, male, Wu Qiong, Han nationality, born in 1936, is a native of Wushan, Chongqing, and a national first-class artist. In 1961, he graduated from the Department of Drawing and Drawing of Southwest Normal University, specializing in painting for 5 years, and was taught by Su Baozhen, Li Jike, Duan Xugu, Liang Baiyun, Shang Mozong, Liu Yiyi, Yang Yongqing, His Majesty Yiliu and other elders.
After graduating from university, he successively taught art at Peng Shi and Peng No. 1 Middle School. In August 1976, due to work needs, he was transferred to the Pengzhou Cultural Center, engaged in the city's mass art creation counseling and training, and worked hard until retirement.
His works have been selected to participate in large-scale art exhibitions in provinces and cities and sent to France, Bulgaria, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other places to participate in exhibitions, and won the Gold Award, 1.2. Award and Excellent Work Award. Some of his works are in People's Daily; Sichuan Daily; Chengdu Evening News; Sunset; Guangdong Population Daily; Modern Enterprise Daily; Workers' Daily; More than 10 newspapers and periodicals such as "Urban and Rural Construction News" have been published and compiled into "Anthology of Chinese Art Works"; "Anthology of World Art Works"; "New Works of Calligraphy and Painting"; More than 10 kinds of albums such as "World Art Masters in a Century" have been published, some of which have been published by the Chinese Art Museum of Australia; Ishikari Town Government, Hokkaido, Japan; Collected by friends from Southeast Asian countries and people from all walks of life in China. The entry and personal resume are included in the "Dictionary of Modern Artists of the World"; Chinese-English Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Artists and Calligraphers; Dictionary of Chinese Experts; "Celebrity Database of Chinese Literature and Art"; "Aphorisms of Chinese Celebrities"; More than 20 dictionaries such as "Famous Sayings of Chinese and Foreign Philosophies" have been published and distributed.
He is the author of "Sketching Formulas"; "A Preliminary Study on the Creation of Modern Ink Painting"; "Analysis of Ink Grape Technique Lesson Diagram"; "Introduction to Modern Chinese Ink Painting Techniques", etc. He has published albums such as "International Art Leaders" Liu Dawei and Xie Houxing; Huo Songlin, Shen Peng, Xie Houxing, "Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Threesome"; "Hanmo Life" Su Shishu and Xie Houxing; "Chinese Famous Artist Xie Houxing"; "National Treasure Literary and Art Archives Contemporary Famous Artists - Xie Houxing Special Issue"; "World Art Century-old Masters of World Art, such as Qi Jia, Van Gogh, Qi Baishi, Xie Houxing, Li Keran, Monet, Qi Gong, Shakespeare, Fan Zeng" 9 (Hong Kong); "Collection of Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting Masters Xie Houxing" and "Gift to the 70th Anniversary of the Birth of New China", there are 10 collections in order, including Xie Houxing, Jin Shangyi, Ouyang Zhongshi, Liu Wenxi, Shen Peng, Fan Zeng, Su Shishu, Huang Yongyu, Zhang Xu, Han Meilin, etc. solemnly commemorate the 90th anniversary of the 918 Incident, "Artists of Peace"; In order: Oleg Trofimov of Russia, David of United States. Leffel, Lucian, United Kingdom. Sigmund Freud, Pierre Bon-Campan, France, Xie Houxing, Han Meilin, Fang Fang, China, Anselm, Germany. Kiefer, Japan Imdon Lingxue, Italy Pino. Déeni et al., a total of 10 authors from 8 countries were included.
In October 1984, he joined the Chengdu Artists Association as a director; In January 1988, he joined the Sichuan Branch of the Chinese Artists Association; On January 15, 1993, it was incorporated into the Sichuan Artists Association; On December 20, 1998, he joined the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Society; On September 24, 1993, he joined Jiusan Society; On June 1, 1996, he was appointed as a visiting professor at the Academy of Oriental Fine Arts. On December 8, 2011, he was appointed as the Honorary President of the Institute of Chinese Culture. In June 2012, he was hired as a lifelong art consultant of the China International Artists Association. In July 2016, he was appointed as the honorary vice president of the Chinese Artists Collection Association; In May 2018, he was appointed Honorary President of Beijing Contemporary Global Academy of Painting and Calligraphy.
Honors: In November 2004, the International Art Collection Association (Hong Kong) awarded the title of "Contemporary Hanmo Master"; In June 2007, in the "Large-scale Art Activity to Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's Death" jointly organized by the Chinese Celebrity Painting and Calligraphy Research Institute, the Celebrity Weekly Magazine and the Beijing Qianhe Painting and Calligraphy Institute, the Chinese painting "The Forest is Dyed" won the gold medal and was awarded the honorary title of "Chinese Celebrities and Top 100 Contemporary Art Masters". In 2011, he was awarded the honorary title of "Chinese Cultural Celebrity" by the Institute of Chinese Culture; In July 2013, the Chinese Society of Sinology awarded the honorary title of "Gold Award for the Highest Achievement in Culture and Art to Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of China's Reform and Opening-up"; In August 2013, the Chinese Society of Sinology awarded the honorary title of "Contemporary Scholar of Virtue and Art"; In September 2018, the Beijing Oriental Great Power Painting and Calligraphy Institute was invited to compile a large-scale art collection of "Oriental Art Masters" to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and was awarded the honorary title of "Oriental Art Masters"; In November 2018, he was jointly awarded the honorary title of "National First-Class Poetry, Calligraphy and Painter" by the China Outstanding Literary and Artistic Artists Research Association, the National Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Network, and the Chinese Traditional Art and Wood Association, and in May 2023, he was hired as a visiting professor of CCTV's "Art Inheritance". In May 2024, he was appointed as the vice president of the World Intangible Cultural Heritage Research Institute. (For details, please check the Internet).
"What a Big Tree... Six-foot bucket square
Adhere to the dual practice of inheritance and innovation
——Appreciation of the works of the famous painter Xie Houxing
Mr. Xie Houxing has studied and cultivated in the world of Chinese painting for decades, and has become a master of freehand brushwork. His understanding and practice of Chinese painting started from the technical level, but beyond the skill to the height of literature and philosophy, when creating can be the spirit of traditional brush and ink for deep excavation, and then the modern aesthetic consciousness, to make a clever fusion of inheritance and innovation, the pattern of brush and ink is extraordinary, both the brush and ink style of the ancients, but also without losing the spirit of personal innovation, forming a unique new style. In his works, plum blossoms are not static scenery, but a noble gentleman who is not fighting for spring, flowers and birds with ecology from nature, condensing emotional sustenance, pen abundance and difference, everywhere is beyond the visual art chapter!
Mountain Grapes
When it comes to Mr. Xie Houxing's Chinese paintings, it is amazing that the forms of flower and bird works are diverse, especially the grape series has become a proprietary brand of contemporary aesthetics. Mr. Xie Houxing's grape picture uses the pen to apply the bone method, and the color and ink are quasi-ecological, so that the grapes can witness the story of life, show the profound pen and ink skills, and convey the unforgettable ideological taste. These works are not only delicate depictions of natural objects, but also profound reflections on the philosophy of life, grapes are the crystal beads in the painting symbolizing the joy of harvest, the sweetness of life, and the precipitation of years...... The infinite personification connotation allows people to reverie infinitely while appreciating.
"Godson" (for sale)
Ambition in the Sky (Three-foot Bucket Square)
Mr. Xie Houxing's pursuit of painting is far more than the beauty of form, he pays more attention to the artistic conception and cultural intention of his works. His works, whether they are flowers, birds or figures, are not simple piles of pictures, but carefully constructed scenes, which contain rich life perceptions and cultural connotations. The warmth of family affection is such as "Godson", inspirational and inspirational such as "Lingxiao Flower", the praise of pastoral life is such as "Aoxue Grape Picture", and the discussion of life philosophy is such as "First Bitter and then Sweet Freehand Bitter Melon Picture", the theme is sublime and opens a window for painting to carry the Tao. Through the works, you can see the painter's spiritual world, and feel the love of life, the reverence for nature, and the insight into human nature. It is pleasing to the eye, can be read repeatedly, and it is indeed a masterpiece of some benefits to people.
Aoxue (three-foot bucket square)
First bitter and then sweet (four feet wide)
While sticking to the tradition, Mr. Xie Houxing has never stopped exploring and innovating. In his works, there is also the brilliance of ink color practice abstract creation, using the unique language of ink color to show the cosmology of heaven and earth, and express the philosophical thinking of "Tao is Tao, very Tao". These innovative attempts have expanded the field of expression of Chinese painting and injected new vitality into the development of Chinese aesthetics. Mr. Xie Houxing's abstract works seem to break through the boundary between art and philosophy, proving that Chinese painting can not only carry profound cultural heritage, but also express the spiritual concept of modern aesthetics, providing inspiration and inspiration for artistic innovation in various disciplines, and is a perfect interpretation of "inheritance and innovation". His works are full of respect for the inheritance of tradition, and have a passionate exploration and practice for the future, promoting Chinese painting to connect the past and the present across time and space, forming a new charm that is vigorous towards the future!
Famous calligraphy and painting art critic Liu Zhenming
Written in Beijing on July 9, 2024
【Appreciation】
Pretty Bu Zheng (four-foot bucket square) has been sold
"Morning Song... Four-foot Open (Sold Ready)
Jasper Crystal
"Harvest... Four-foot bucket square》
"Words of the Harvest Year" (Sold Only)
"Morning Song... Four-foot bucket square》
"Twilight Love... Six-foot bucket square
"Carnival Night... Four-foot bucket square》
Mother and Child
Listening to the Sounds of Heaven
Pipa Walk
Queen of the Vineyard (sold)
Rose... Four-foot bucket square》
"The First Days... Four-foot bucket square》
"Blue Sky Cuts Out Golden Hibiscus"
Autumn Sound
"Spring Flying with Half a Sky Cloud"
"Three Thoughts... Four-foot bucket square》
Late Autumn. Silk Ground》
"Sweet Honey... Six-foot bucket square
Pearl Rain
"Journey Song... Open Four"
Zhong Kui Statue. Open Four"
"Drunk Too White"