Fang Jizhong (1923.6.11-1987.7.18) is a famous Chinese painter. The pen name is Snow Nong. A native of Fangjiaba Village, Wuhou Town (formerly Laocheng Township), Mian County, Shaanxi Province. Influenced by his elder brother and art teacher, he learned painting at an early age. After graduating from Hanzhong High School in 1944, he worked as an art and Chinese teacher in middle and primary schools.
In the 1940s, he studied Chinese painting with Zhao Wangyun.
After 1949, he served as director of the editorial office of Northwest Pictorial, secretary of Northwest Art Association, secretary of Xi'an Art Association and deputy director of the creative committee.
In the 1950s, he worked in the Chinese Painting Research Office of the Xi'an Branch of the Artists Association and was one of the painters of the "Chang'an School".
During the "Cultural Revolution", his family was "transferred" back to the mountainous areas of southern Shaanxi. This kind of life experience enriches the connotation of his art, and his freehand scenes depicting deer in the forest, rockside landscapes, cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi, and the Loess Plateau are filled with a strong flavor of life. The painting "Scenery on Three Sides of the Fortress" uses ocher and green to express the ancient Great Wall in the desert and the river pond with blooming white lotus, which complement each other and create a scene of Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall. The camel caravan and wild goose formation also add interest to the painting and a strong breath of life.
He once served as the executive director of the Chinese Artists Association, the director of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, the vice chairman of the Shaanxi Artists Association, the vice chairman of the Shaanxi Calligraphers Association, the vice chairman of the Shaanxi Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the first president of the Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Painting Academy. Dean. Representative to the Sixth National People's Congress and member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Calligraphy is famous for its running script. His composition is rigorous and the writing is vigorous and powerful. The ink is dry and moist, clear and neat, and has its own look. The exquisite Chinese painting mainly reflects the rural, pastoral scenery and construction scenes of Shaanxi Province. It draws on traditional methods, learns from the past, and is committed to innovation, forming its own unique pastoral painting style.