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On 19 December 2024, “The Vicennial Exhibition Celebrating Achievements by School of Chinese Realistic Painting” was unfolded at the CAFA Art Museum. It was jointly sponsored by the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the School of Chinese Realistic Painting, hosted by the CAFA Art Museum, and supported by the Chinese Academy of Oil Painting from Chinese National Academy of Arts and the Beijing Jin Shangyi Art Foundation. A total of 41 artists were invited to present over 220 classic realistic artworks.
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The opening ceremony was attended by senior artists from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, invited artists for this exhibition, including Pan Shixun, Sun Weimin, Gao Tianxiong, and Hu Jiancheng; Lin Mao, President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and Liu Peiyuan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission; Founders of the School of Chinese Realistic Painting: Ai Xuan, Yang Feiyun, and Wang Yidong; school members and family representatives including Xu Mangyao, Liu Kongxi, Yuan Zhengyang, Guo Runwen, Chao Ge, Zhang Li, Long Liyou, Li Shijin, Weng Wei, Pang Maokun, Li Guijun, Ma Lin, Zhang Yibo, Zhu Chunlin, Chang Lei, Wu Chengwei, Yu Ming, Zheng Yi’s wife Xu Hong, Xin Dongwang’s wife Zhang Hongfang, Wang Shaolun’s wife Zhao Xiaoyan, and Guo Yuanchao, Director of the Office for School of Chinese Realistic Painting; Editor-in-chief Duan Jimin, Executive Editor Sun Gang from Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House; Lyu Cunyi, who has supported the activities of the School of Chinese Realistic Paintingfor a long time, as well as heads of relevant departments and representatives of teachers and students from the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
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Lin Mao, President of CAFA , stated in his speech that:
The goal of the “School of Chinese Realistic Painting” is to establish high-caliber Chinese contemporary realistic oil paintings, respect traditional culture, emphasize humanistic and rational spirit, and pursue perfect quality of images. Adhering to this ideal, the “School of Chinese Realistic Painting” follows the changes and development of contemporary society, constantly enriches its own expressive forms, adapts to the new social aesthetic needs, while examining life and nature from the Eastern perspective, and proves the everlasting significance of realism in rationality, morality and aesthetics through persistent artistic practices. It has made outstanding contributions to the creation of thematic paintings in the new era, showing broad prospects and vigorous vitality.
Yang Feiyun, one of the founders of the School of Chinese Realistic Painting and Director of the Chinese Academy of Oil Painting from the Chinese National Academy of Arts, mentioned in his speech that:
Realism is not the purpose of realistic painting, nor is it the end of painting. Realism is an irreplaceable expressive strength and a very vital carrier of painting. In such an era that we have been surrounded by pictures, although some social functions have been replaced by images, the spirituality of the aesthetic role in representational painting is irreplaceable. The School of Chinese Realistic Painting insists on representational visual art to care for the spiritual world of contemporary society, and it maintains an irreplaceable territory of expression in the multi-dimensional world of contemporary art.
Jin Jun, Director of CAFA Art Museum, stated in his speech that:
The School of Chinese Realistic Painting is an important art group representing the achievements of oil painting in the new era. It has been active in the Chinese art field for 20 years since its establishment. With superb skills and profound insight, these artists present their delicate and rich observations of the world in accurate and artistic ways with a humanistic feeling that they cherish life and pay attention to reality. This exhibition has formed a beneficial dialogue with the historical collection of CAFA Art Museum, enabling visitors to intuitively feel the close connection between the School of Chinese Realistic Painting and the inheritance and development of Chinese realistic oil paintings.
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Bringing together representative artists in China, the School of Chinese Realistic Painting adheres to tradition and embraces innovation. The classic works showcased in this exhibition is the best testimony to these artists’ diligent pursuit of excellence.
The exhibition remains on view till January 5, 2025.
Courtesy of CAFA Art Museum, edited (EN) by Sue/CAFA ART INFO
About the Exhibition
Dates: December 17, 2024–January 5, 2025
Venue: The Third-Floor Gallery at CAFA Art Museum
Specially invited artists: Jin Shangyi, Pan Shixun, Sun Weimin, Gao Tianxiong, Hu Jiancheng, Lin Mao
Exhibiting artists: Ai Xuan, Yang Feiyun, Wang Yidong, Chen Yanning, Xu Mangyao, He Duoling, Liu Kongxi, Yuan Zhengyang, Guo Runwen, Wang Hongjian, Chao Ge, Zhang Li, Long Liyou, Xia Xing, Li Shijin, Xu Weixin, Weng Wei, Pang Maokun, Leng Jun, Yin Xiong, Li Guijun, He Hongzhou, Ma Lin, Zhang Yibo, Zhu Chunlin, Xu Qingfeng, Chang Lei, Wu Chengwei, Lai Yuan, Yu Ming, Wang Zijiao, Chen Yifei, Zheng Yi, Xin Dongwang, Wang Shaolun
