On July 25, 2024 (the day before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games), the "2024 Paris Olympic Games International Art Exchange Exhibition" hosted by the Beijing Olympic Club of the United Nations Economic and Social Department's Center for the Promotion of Legal-France Chinese Exchange was held in Paris. Mr. Zhao Mingzhen's works have always attracted many viewers with their unique artistic style and profound humanistic connotation. Being able to appear on the global stage of the International Art Exchange Exhibition this time is not only a high recognition of his personal artistic achievements, but also a wonderful appearance of Chinese culture in international sports events.
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Diana · Coubertin, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee and France Olympic Committee, delivered a speech on stage
Coubertin IV, Founder of the Modern Olympic Games, Diane Navacelle de Coubertin, Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee, Monsieur Kane Papa saly, President of the France Paralympic Games, Jean Pierre Mougin, Secretary-General of the France Olympic Committee, Marietta Bantchev, President of UNESCO Association, Cai Chuibiao, President of the Centre for the Promotion of French and Chinese Exchange of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Claude Azéma, President of the World Bowling Association and President of the France Small Ball Association, Geva ·de Gaulle, grandson of former President Charles de Gaulle of the former France, Xin Shaoying, Chairman of the French Chinese Exchange Promotion Center, Cen Chuanli, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the China Olympic Journey, and Zhu Qiaoyan, the Sino-French Cultural Exchange Ambassador, were invited to participate in the exhibition, showing the spirit of oriental aesthetics, showing the historical cultural feast, and feeling the charm of cultural exchanges and mutual learning between China and the West to France France and even the global audience. Widespread attention and praise from the collecting community.
Zhao Mingzhen won the highest award at the Paris Olympic Exhibition in France
This time, Zhao Mingzhen's works were displayed together with outstanding artworks from all over the world, providing an excellent opportunity to promote exchanges and collisions between different cultures. With its unique charm, his works have attracted the attention of countless international friends, making them have a strong interest and love for Chinese calligraphy and painting.
This is a moment of personal glory for Mr. Zhao Mingzhen, and it is also the pride of our entire art world. His success has set an example for the majority of calligraphy and painting artists, inspiring more people to adhere to the pursuit of art, continue to innovate, and contribute to the promotion of Chinese culture and the development of art.
Zhao Mingzhen was born in 1956 in Shenqiu County, Henan Province, and now lives in Beijing. I have loved calligraphy since I was a child, and I often practiced writing large characters at school when I was a child. Over the past decades, no matter what job he is in, he has persistently practiced calligraphy, integrated the past and the present, learned from others, and participated in various calligraphy training courses for many times, entered famous schools and worshipped famous teachers, and the level of calligraphy creation has been continuously improved.
He is now a member of the Beijing Calligraphers Association, a member of the Calligraphers Association of the Central State Organs, the most collectible artist in China, a national first-class calligrapher, a standing member of the Celebrity Calligraphy and Painting Art Development Committee of the China Popular Culture Society, a member of the China Couplet Society, a researcher of the Zhongxuan Shengshi International Calligraphy and Painting Institute, the chairman of the National Federation of Celebrity Calligraphy and Painting Art Circles, a member of the Calligraphers Association of Mentougou District, Beijing, a member of the Zhongxuan Shengshi Culture and Art Exchange Center of the China Couplet Society, and a master of the revitalization hall.
His works have participated in various exhibitions across the country for many times and have been collected by many units and book friends. In 2017, he performed well in the activities of entering the countryside in Baiquan Village---, Zhejiang Province, organized by the Working Committee of Chinese Culture into Ten Thousand Homes, and was known as the "Chinese Culture into Ten Thousand Homes Calligraphy and Painting Art Contribution Award". In 2018, calligraphy works were included in the compilation of Chinese culture into ten thousand homes, and in 2018, exquisite desk calendars were awarded, and won trophies and certificates. In 2022, his works were selected for the large-scale subway tour exhibition of "Art Inheritance", and appeared in the Beijing subway as a representative of outstanding artists, which was well received by all walks of life.
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Figure right; Cen Chuanli (08 Olympic CCTV Commander-in-Chief CCTV Senior Editorial Director)
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