Sha Gang
In June 1981, Sha Gang was born in Xinyong New Village, Tangxi Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo. Tangxi is a place where outstanding people and celebrities have emerged in large numbers. Dozens of revolutionaries, scientists and artists have emerged in modern times. Tangxi Shashi is famous for his calligraphy master Sha Menghai and oil painter Sha Menghai, who is known as China's "Van Gogh". Sha Gang was born in a land famous for his art. When he was born, Sha Gang was no different from other children. However, an accident at the age of three completely changed the life trajectory of him and his family. The young Sha Gang basically lost his hearing due to severe damage to his auditory nerve. From then on, he could only live in a In a silent world. The legendary experience of this special boy, who was physically disabled but strong-willed, persisted in his dream of becoming a painter and traveled half of China alone, traveling and sketching, aroused widespread attention on both sides of the Yongjiang River.
Chinese name: Sha Gang
Foreign name: Thesand
Nationality: Chinese
Ethnicity: Han
Place of birth: Ningbo, Zhejiang
Date of birth: June 25, 1981
Occupation: Artist
Graduation school: Zhejiang Radio and Television University School of Special Education< /p>
Representative works: "Bamboo", "Huangshan", etc.
Personal News
On May 10, Sha Gang's personal painting exhibition was held at the Ningbo Art Museum. His 100 recent works are mainly landscape oil paintings and sketches. Because Sha Gang is a deaf-mute, this exhibition attracted special attention.
31-year-old Sha Gang is from Tangxi Town, Yinzhou District. Although he has lost his hearing since childhood, he uses his paintbrush to present to people an inner world of love for life and persistent pursuit. By chance, Sha Gang started to venture out alone. So far, his footprints have covered half of China, with a total mileage of about 100,000 kilometers. In the past 7 years, he recorded unique scenery in various places in the form of oil paintings, and created more than 200 oil paintings.
Sha Gang has always had a wish, that is, to hold an exhibition at the most professional art institution in Ningbo. This time, Ningbo Art Museum fulfilled his wish.
In Sha Gang’s view, this solo exhibition is a turning point in his painting career and will also become a new starting point. He told reporters that after the Ningbo Art Exhibition, he will go to his alma mater, the School of Special Education of Zhejiang Radio and Television University, to hold a solo exhibition. His next dream is to travel half of China and hold another art exhibition in five years.
Personal profile
Born in Ningbo in June 1981
1991-1998 Yinzhou Special Education Center
1998-2001 Zhejiang Huaqiang Middle School Vocational College (Secondary Vocational School)
During 2001-2004, while studying at Zhejiang Radio and Television University School of Special Education (Higher Vocational School), I have been studying oil painting with great concentration, copying famous works, and mainly studied painting techniques from Pan Haihong, Huang Azhong, Xu Beihong, and Han Peisheng. and other techniques, and become familiar with the inner world of famous masters, including Van Gogh, Monet, Wu Guanzhong, Sha Qi, etc.
In 2007, he went out to sketch from home, mainly landscapes and architectural relics in Ningbo
In 2009, he went out of the province alone to sketch, mainly in Shaanxi and the Yellow River Basin.
In 2010, he traveled to Hubei, Zhejiang, Shandong, Fujian and other places, and went to Tibet alone. He starved in the wilderness several times, escaped death several times, and finally completed sketching step by step with his strong will. , and climbed the holy land in my heart - Mount Everest
In 2011, he created sketches in Lijiang, Yunnan, Chenzhou, Hunan, northern Shaanxi and other places. He climbed the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain alone at an altitude of 5,200 meters. In the same year, he suffered from "blindness" ".
In 2012, he successively created works in Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and other places. Although his knees were injured, he still insisted on completing the works in Mingshi Pastoral, Guangxi.
Personal Achievements
The "Sha Gang Realizes His Dream" exhibition was held at Yinzhou Wanda Plaza in Ningbo from June 17th to 30th, 2011. The 21 oil paintings on display were a tribute to Ningbo The real-life sketches from various places allow the visiting citizens to personally experience the development and changes of Ningbo. This exhibition attracted a large number of citizens to visit the exhibition. We drew portraits and sketches of 8 people and sketched portraits of nearly 20 people on site. Frequently received good reviews.
The "Sha Gang Personal Painting Exhibition" was held at the Ningbo Art Museum from May 10th to 20th, 2012. One hundred oil paintings were exhibited for the first time, and thousands of famous calligraphy and painting artists and enthusiasts came to the exhibition. Come and watch, Ningbo TV Station, Yinzhou TV Station, Ningbo Evening News, Southeast Business News and other almost all Ningbo media have reported on it.
The "Sha Gang Personal Oil Painting Exhibition" was held at Zhejiang Special Education College from May 24 to June 1, 2012, with fifty pieces of i oil paintings on display.