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He
was born in 1931, the Man nationality, and a native of Gai County,
Liaoning Province. He graduated from the Painting Department of the
Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1953. He completed his graduate course at
the Ink and Colour Painting Department of the same academy in 1955, and
also graduated from the oil painting training class held by the experts
from the Soviet Union. From then to the present he has been teaching in
the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Now he is holding the posts such as
professor of the above-mentioned academy, standing councillor of Chinese
Artists’ Association, chairman of Chinese Oil Painting Art Committee and
chairman of Chinese Oil Painter Society.
His main works include “Five Heroes on
Langya Mountain”, “A Song on the Plateau”, “Tide”, “Green
Field” and “Populus Diversifolia on Sand Dunes”, etc. His works took
part in many important exhibitions at home and abroad, and successively
won various awards such as the golden medal of All-China Art Works
Exhibition and the first prize of Beijing Arts Exhibition, etc. He is a
representative figure of the utmost importance among the oil painters of
the same time. As one of the leaders of the Chinese circles of oil
painting, he has made great contributions towards the cause of Chinese oil
painting for his remarkable achievements. He has a high judgement for
painting art, with outstanding technique of painting. In his works, it is
shown the momentum, unrestriction and sense of beauty full of power of
emotion, acquiring a high appraisement by
collectors overseas.
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