Jiang Linhe
Jiang Linhe (Chinese: 姜林和, b. December 1947) is a Chinese painter, famous for depictions of nature.
Jiang Linhe is also a member of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, and is a congressman at the Seventh and Eighth National People's Congress.[1]
Life[edit]
Jiang was born in Shexian, Anhui province. Jiang claims to have had no formal training in art, but learned to paint by watching customers of the Shexian Ink Stone Company and later at the Shexian Ink Company, where he worked in his youth.[2]
Growing up near Mt. Huangshan, the landscape inspired many of his works; a 2015 exhibition in Shanghai consists of forty prints of scenes around the mountain.[3] He is also known for bird-and-flower paintings, particularly paintings of peonies, which caused one critic to call him "The Peony King."[4]
He has had solo exhibitions hosted at the National Art Museum of China, as well as smaller art museums across China, such as Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei, and Zhuhai. His destinations abroad to present lectures or exhibitions include Japan, Singapore, and the United States. His works are included in the collections of the Zhongnanhai, the Great Hall of the People, and Beijing Rong Bao Zhai in China,[2] as well as the Helen Foster Snow collection at Brigham Young University.[5] He has published three volumes of collected paintings, entitled Jiang Linhe Huaji (姜林和画集).[1]
Jiang Linhe is a member of Chinese Artists Association and the honorary chairman of Huangshan City Artists Association (黄山市中国画研究院院). In 2002, he became president of the newly founded Chinese Painting Research Institute of Huangshan (黄山市中国画研究院).[6]
Further reading[edit]
- Yuan Zhishang and Zhang Yunzhi. Jiang Linhe, Master of Hui Ink Stick Painting. Hefei: Anhui mei shu chu ban she, 1994.
- Hu Lizhi 胡立之. "为黄山铸魂 替牡丹传神——姜林和的绘画艺术." Wenhua Shikong《文化时空》, 2003年第12期
References[edit]
- ^ a b "姜林和". 安徽省人民政府参事室. August 30, 2012. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- ^ a b Jiang Linhe website biography
- ^ 徐颖 (April 27, 2015). "姜林和展出"印象黄山"". news.163.com. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- ^ 若无 (March 31, 2011). "姜林和 绘画与生活：记画家姜林和". News.artxun.com. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- ^ Register of the Helen Foster Snow (1907-1997) Collection, MSS 2219
- ^ 安徽省人民政府参事室. "姜林和馆员创办的"黄山市中国画研究院"十周年书画展在黄山市举办". Retrieved 2015-05-20.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Page at artxun.com