Gaochun, the hometown of Ma Weiding, Jiangsu Province, is one of the cradles of Wuyue culture, with rich flavor of poetry, calligraphy and painting. Grandpa is a famous sculptor in the village. He can carve figures and flowers on wood. My father inherited the unique skills of his ancestors and became an expert in restoring ancient cultural relics in the county. Ma Weiding loved calligraphy and painting since childhood, which laid a good foundation for his artistic career.
1984, Ma Weiding joined the army and became a projectionist. 65438-0985 Attended the art class organized by Tonghua Group Art Museum, and studied under the famous ink figure painter Li Shinan in China. After the art class, Ma Wei borrowed a large number of Li Shinan's works from Wang Chunxin, the curator of the Art Museum, and brought them back to the army for copying, which benefited a lot.
From 65438 to 0988, Ma Weiding was transferred to a certain department in Huaihua, Hunan Province, where he met Professor Yi Tujing, who was good at freehand brushwork of flowers and birds, and became a disciple of Yi Tujing. After three years' training, Ma Weiding has created profound pen and ink skills.
1993 was admitted to the Fine Arts Department of PLA Art College with excellent results, and was admitted to the postgraduate class of Chinese Painting Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts for further study after graduation. Because of his solid pen and ink skills, his sketches and Chinese paintings during his study in the Central Academy of Fine Arts were collected by the Chinese Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts. From 65438 to 0994, Ma Weiding ink figure painting "When the Lusheng Blows" was selected for the Eighth National Art Exhibition, and later banner calligraphy and ink figure painting were selected for the national exhibition of the whole army and won prizes.
1988 held a personal painting and calligraphy exhibition in Tonghua city, which was photographed by TV station. 199 1 won the second prize of the People's Liberation Army Calligraphy Grand Prix, and held a personal painting and calligraphy exhibition in Huaihua City in the same year; 1992 works "Song of Time Flowing" participated in the 65th anniversary art exhibition; 1994 "When the Lusheng Blows" was selected for the 8th National Art Exhibition; 1996 The work "Woman, Sunflower" won the Silver Award of the National College Students Art Exhibition; 1997 introduction to the first issue of modern calligraphy magazine. The work "White Clouds as usual" won the international "Maple Leaf Award" Excellence Award, and the work "My predecessors" was selected for the ninth art exhibition of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army and won the second prize of the TV Calligraphy Grand Prix of the People's Liberation Army. 1999 "The Call of the Red Star" participated in the 9th National Art Exhibition and won the Outstanding Works Award of the People's Liberation Army; 200 1 CCTV filmed the feature film "The painter's trip to the southeast of Ma Weiding", and the work "Impression of the South Lake Canal Morning Market" was collected by the Chinese Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. His work "I am a soldier from the common people" participated in the art exhibition of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In the same year, he participated in the calligraphy exhibition of the whole army and published "Ma Weiding Ink and Wash Figures Painting Collection". In 2002, a joint exhibition was held in Beijing Museum of Contemporary Art, and the work "Biography of Children" participated in the 10th Art Exhibition of the PLA and was rated as an excellent work. In 2003, the works Biography of Children and Plum Blossoms were collected by the Bayi Building of the Central Military Commission. In 2005, he held a joint exhibition in Beijing Yanhuang Art Museum, a personal painting and calligraphy exhibition in Yantai, and a joint exhibition in Peking University Centennial Lecture Hall in 2006.