In Huaxia Park, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. The building is modeled after the former residence of Wu Changshuo, Li Jiqing, with four seasons in the north. Wu Changshuo (1844- 1927) is a master of modern Chinese poetry, calligraphy, painting and printing. In the art world, he is known as the "four stops" painter and the leader of the marine painting school. Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall was initiated by Huaxia Cultural Tourism Zone Development Corporation and Wu Changshuo Art Research Association, beginning with 1994. Huaxia Company invested in the construction, with a construction area of 972 square meters and an investment of 3 million. Gong Xueping, Vice Mayor of Shanghai, unveiled the memorial hall. The quaint teak screen is inlaid with the calligraphy "Wu Changshuo". There is a "Wu Changshuo Art Life Exhibition" room in the museum, which is divided into four parts: taking root in fertile soil, honing experience, making a name for itself in Shanghai and establishing its own brand in China. 79 pictures and more than 20 books and periodicals were exhibited. The paintings and calligraphy works of Wu Changshuo, his disciples, descendants and his art researchers, as well as the manuscripts of Four Treasures of the Study, letters and poems he used before his death were also exhibited. More than 100 fine paintings and calligraphy works of Wang Yiting, Wu Changshuo were exhibited in the three exhibition halls, including two representative works and the whole manuscript of paintings and poems. There are landscape paintings, flower-and-bird paintings, calligraphy and other works. Vivid flowers and birds and people with different expressions deeply attracted hundreds of tourists. Wang said in his speech that Huzhou has a profound cultural heritage and is known as the "land of silk, land of plenty, land of culture" and "land of calligraphy and painting". Since ancient times, it has been a place with a strong artistic atmosphere of calligraphy and painting, which has nurtured a large number of masters of calligraphy and painting such as Cao Buxing, Zhao Mengfu, Wu Changshuo and Wang Yiting. History is called "the history of calligraphy and painting in China, half of which is in Huzhou". Among them, two masters, Wu Changshuo and Wang Yiting, are the leading figures of the later maritime painting school, and they have made great contributions to the prosperity and development of the later maritime painting school, and are known as the "two treasures at sea". Their artistic achievements have always influenced the contemporary marine art world. Wang said that Shanghai and Shanghai are geographically close, with similar popularity and historical context. Especially in recent years, Huzhou has fully implemented the strategy of connecting with Shanghai, and the two places have carried out all-round exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy, culture and tourism, forming a brand-new situation in which Shanghai and Shanghai are deeply attached to each other and work together. The smooth development of this fine painting and calligraphy exhibition benefited from the sincere cooperation between the cultural and art circles and collectors in Shanghai and Shanghai; After that, an exhibition of calligraphy and painting by two masters will be held in Huzhou to strengthen cultural exchanges between the two places, deepen understanding, enhance friendship, promote cooperation and better promote the great economic and cultural development and prosperity of the two places.
This exhibition is another large-scale painting and calligraphy exhibition after the "Zhao Mengfu Treasures Home Exhibition" held in Huzhou last year. Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition * * * shows 1 10 the works of famous painters and calligraphers from Wu Changshuo and Wang Yiting, including 40 pieces of Huzhou Museum, 20 pieces of Anji Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall and 50 pieces of Wang Yiting International Cultural Foundation. The Shanghai exhibition will last until 1 65438+1October 23rd, and then it will be exhibited in Huzhou Museum from 65438+February1to 65438+February 20th.
Wu Changshuo and Wang Yiting are both masters of painting and calligraphy in Huzhou, and they are also the leading figures in the later period of "maritime painting school". Among them, Wu Changshuo is the most influential and oldest painter in Shanghai, and his poetry, calligraphy and painting are both excellent. He was the last master of art in the late Qing Dynasty and the first master of art in modern times. He made great contributions to China culture, and his artistic achievements became a monument in the cultural history of China. Wang Yiting, also a friend of Wu Changshuo, is a genius in the history of China's fine arts. He is a painter, a professional, a philanthropist and a Buddhist. In Shanghai, he also founded Shanghai Painting and Calligraphy Research Association, Shanghai China Painting and Calligraphy Preservation Association and Qingyuan Art Society (a painting and calligraphy group mainly composed of Huzhou painters). He enthusiastically helps and sponsors marine artists. Wu Changshuo got help from Wang Yiting, so it was based in Shanghai. It can be said that there is no Wang Yiting. Master Wu and Master Wang are praised as "two treasures at sea" by painting circles at home and abroad.
The exhibition of two masters' fine paintings and calligraphy works in Shanghai is conducive to further promoting the culture of Hubi and building the "Painting and Calligraphy Capital of China", and also lays a foundation for Huzhou to connect with Shanghai, participate in the World Expo and promote cultural exchanges between Shanghai and Shanghai. It is worth mentioning that after the Shanghai exhibition, 65438+February 1 to 65438+February 20th will be exhibited in Huzhou Museum.