Xuzhou Chinese Painting Academy was founded in 1980. At the beginning of the establishment of Xuzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture. At that time, city leaders Tao Youliang, He, Wang Qihua and other comrades strongly supported, and painters Yu and He Cheng actively helped. This is a great moment. Formerly known as Xuzhou Chinese Painting Museum, it was finally named Xuzhou Chinese Painting Institute. Tong Sultan is the chairman, Zhang Zhiren is the vice chairman, and Wang Guanglin is the branch secretary. Temporarily working in Xinghua Temple in Yunlong Mountain.
After the establishment of China Painting Academy. In view of the fact that most of the creators are from factories and mines, they are amateur writers and have not undergone systematic and strict training. Therefore, artists are first organized to study, study and copy traditional paintings in museums in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou and Yangzhou, and at the same time, basic skills training is strengthened to improve the understanding of national excellent cultural traditions. Broaden your horizons. After that, starting from reality, with the characteristics of giving full play to the advantages of the theme, through thematic creation. Open up the situation and expand the influence. Painters traveled around the original Huaihai battlefield separately, sketching, visiting and collecting materials, and went to China Military Museum and Huaihai Campaign Memorial Hall to read a lot of military historical materials. Two years later. -A number of paintings and calligraphy works were born. These works are mainly based on figure paintings, supplemented by landscapes, flowers and birds, and calligraphy. They show the heroic fighting spirit of Huaihai's children who are not afraid of sacrifice and the close military-civilian relationship like fish and water from many angles. Praise the new face of new socialist construction on the land of Huaihai. After the exhibition was exhibited in Beijing, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Lianyungang and Xuzhou, it was well received by all walks of life. It has been widely publicized by major domestic media and achieved great social impact.
Only in this way can we constantly improve our artistic skills and enrich our strength. The college overcame its financial difficulties. Seven painters were sent to Central Academy of Fine Arts, Chinese Painting Research Institute, China Academy of Fine Arts and Jiangsu Chinese Painting Academy for further study. A systematic and in-depth study of the expressive techniques of Chinese painting has greatly improved the artist's skill. Life is the source of art. Artists are not confined to this hot land under their feet, and they have to cross mountains and rivers and sketch almost every year. The five mountains are magnificent, the three rivers are mighty, the mountains and rivers in the north are magnificent, and the scenery in the south is charming. The vast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the vast sea of Wang Yang, the sheep at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, the camel team on the Gobi Desert and the fierce Kangba people. Beautiful Dali girl ... it's all in the artist's wrist. This painting paints a colorful picture of life.
The college has always advocated artistic democracy and creative freedom, encouraged exploration and supported innovation. Inspire painters to get inspiration from life and develop tradition with modern spirit. Thoughts and feelings, pen and ink forms and artistic styles should all reflect "keeping pace with the times". Especially in the era of artistic pluralism. The Academy of Painting advocates that painters should display their individuality, create their own artistic style and use different artistic characteristics. Appreciators who meet different levels, hobbies and aesthetic requirements.
The academy attaches great importance to expanding the influence and improving the painter's popularity. Constantly encourage creation by organizing art exhibitions and holding exchange activities. 1984 went to Beijing Liulichang twice after holding the exhibition in Beijing, 1985 and 1986. 1988, we go all out. Go into the Central Art Museum again and hold a large-scale art exhibition. After years of hard work, the painters of Xuzhou Painting and Calligraphy Institute have become a strong force in the painting world. They have won the praise of the capital painting circle and people from all walks of life with their strong local flavor, strong local characteristics and distinctive personal style. At that time, contemporary artists Li Keran and Liu Kaiqu, famous art theorists Cai Ruohong, Dani, Wang Chaowen and nearly 100 painters and painters watched the exhibition with great interest and congratulated them. Fully affirmed the achievements made by the Academy of Painting, and put forward guiding opinions on the development of the Academy of Painting. CCTV, China National Radio, Xinhua News Agency and major newspapers and periodicals in the capital all made reports, and published works columns and commentary articles, which had great influence. After that, the college held art exhibitions in Nanjing and Shenzhen. And support and encourage painters to actively participate in calligraphy and painting exhibitions organized by artists associations at all levels, engage in joint exhibitions and solo exhibitions, and actively participate in various academic exchange activities. Through frequent exhibitions, awards, publications and collections, the influence of the college has been expanded in all directions. There are various praises one after another: People's Daily and China Youth Daily praised him for "Chu Hanying's heroic writing style"; "Xinhua Daily" praised it as "a big wind and a moving stone city"; "Shenzhen Special Zone Daily" said that "Han Yun's writing style is magnificent"; Wen Wei Po praised: "Pengcheng School of Painting started in Xuzhou". Li Keran, Liu Kaiqu and Dani, masters of contemporary art, have always paid close attention to and cared about the Academy. The Society held four exhibitions in Beijing, and they all personally directed the exhibitions. Affirm the "right path" taken by the Academy of Painting, on the one hand, pay attention to tradition, on the other hand, pay attention to life, innovate constantly and advance by leaps and bounds. Warn the painter wearily. "There is no royal road to the peak", which has high hopes for the Academy.
Since the 1990s. The college extends its influence to the whole world. Ouyang Long, the former president, and Zhou Changhai, the president of the theater, went to France to hold an exhibition of paintings. Ma Fengxin, the former president, also held calligraphy and painting exhibitions in Austria and Australia and carried out a series of academic activities. Very popular. Other painters have also held exhibitions in Thailand, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates and other places, and participated in joint exhibitions many times. At present, the works of painters in Xuzhou Painting and Calligraphy Institute have been widely spread overseas through various channels. Not only is it becoming more and more famous, but it also actively promotes international cultural exchanges.
Time has entered 2 1 century, and the Millennium the Year of the Loong happens to be the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Academy of Painting. The college celebrated it with exhibitions and paintings. At the same time, it puts forward new measures to face the society, open doors and run hospitals, and strive to open up the art market. Hold all kinds of art calligraphy training classes and provide various forms of paid services. In recent years. The level of calligraphy creation in Xuzhou has advanced by leaps and bounds. Known as the "hometown of calligraphy". In order to adapt to the rapid development of the situation, with the support of the municipal party committee and government, and to encourage calligraphy and painting to fly in Qi Fei, the "China Painting Academy" was changed to "Calligraphy and Painting Academy". This is an important measure to practice Theory of Three Represents and develop advanced culture, which will surely play an important role in inheriting Chinese excellent cultural traditions and prospering the cause of calligraphy and painting creation in our city.