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The art continues in a continuous line. 2019 invitational exhibition of artists' works in Shanghai. It was exhibited on gallery at Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts on March 29th and April 23rd. A grand opening ceremony was held at 3pm yesterday. In addition to officials of the Shanghai Culture Department, experts and scholars, and representatives of teachers and students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Shanghai, more than 30 of Shanghai's most authoritative and influential oil painters attended the opening ceremony with their works. This is the first big gathering of Shanghai artists in the New year.

In 2018, the first Art vein Exhibition was held at Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall. It is said that this is due to a painting by Wu Changshuo. The giant of Shanghai-style traditional Chinese painting tried to depict peonies in western colors in his later years. His "peony pictures" are a blend of China and the West, with strong contrast and rich colors. To this end, last year, on the occasion of commemorating the 175th anniversary of Wu Changshuo's birth, a group of painters in Shanghai, mainly oil painters, gathered at the Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall to appreciate ink treasures, discuss academic studies, display works, inherit the spirit of exploration of their predecessors, and promote the development of Shanghai-style oil painting. The art exhibition has had a great impact on the industry.

I walked for more than 40 minutes. I arrived at gallery in advance at 02:00 in the afternoon. along the way, I passed through Shanghai Donghua University, Shanghai Foreign Studies University, Shanghai University of Foreign Trade, and arrived at gallery of Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts. I have seen the beautiful campus scenery of different universities, the buildings of different styles, the magnificent places of culture, sports and entertainment for teachers and students in the university town, and the European style markets, etc., and feel the vigorous spirit of today's college students. strong learning atmosphere and excellent learning and living environment created by the state for college students. When we think about the hard times when we were in college, we can't compare them with each other.

Although I arrived in advance, many painters, school teachers and students, and non-local visitors who came to see the exhibition first entered the exhibition hall to enjoy the works of art.

The exhibition displays more than a hundred classic oil paintings created by Shanghai-style artists in recent years. At the same time, there are also some excellent works by teachers and students of the School of Visual Arts. Wandering among the high-grade masterpieces, I am eagerly savoring the rich connotation, artistic techniques and light and color treatment of the works. Special attention is paid to the prominent national character of artists when they take the road of integration of China and the West.

Xinghe is splendid out of it, and the exhibition aims at pursuing the Shanghai spirit and in-depth exploration, advocating artists to give full play to their creativity and profoundly embody the new era: sharing the future. Artists insist on keeping pace with the times in their creation, taking the people as the center, dedicating the people with fine works, and leading the fashion with Ming de, discovering the theme of creation and capturing the inspiration of innovation from the great pioneering works of contemporary China. profoundly reflect the great changes in the history of our time, depict the spiritual map of our time, portray the portraits of the times, write biographies of the times, and enlighten the morality of the times.

The context of Chinese art indicates the existence and development of Jiangnan culture. Responsible, realistic, business-oriented, people-oriented, wise, trustworthy, exquisite, fashionable, open, flexible, innovative and inclusive are the important features of Jiangnan culture. The characteristics of Jiangnan art vein are elegant, exquisite, gentle and innovative, with international vision and the radiation of time, space and history. Jiangnan Art vein pays attention to the local accent, remembers nostalgia, maintains the green mountains and rivers, and tells the story of Jiangnan. The historical opportunities and regional advantages of Shanghai-style oil painting come down in a continuous line with Shanghai-style traditional Chinese painting, comply with the trend, integrate with each other, keep pace with each other, and lead the atmosphere of the times.

Works such as "Morning", "Winter Snow", "a bag of dried fruits", "poetic Shanghai", "Ancient Village", "Shanghai Green Lung East Beach Wetland", "Deep Forest", "Tajik Bride", "Bund 2017", "Green", "January Moon", "Chinese Opera" and other works attach importance to the grasp of structure, control of rhythm, interpretation of colors and lyric charm.

While we were soaring in the art world, a staff member reminded us that the opening ceremony began immediately and invited us to join us. When we came to the newly installed gallery ceremony hall, there was already a lot of people, and the front rows of folding chairs were filled with oil painters and guests attending the opening ceremony. On the back of each chair are the names of the painters. Liao Jiongmo, Li Zui, Fang Shicong, Wei Jingshan, and Xia Baoyuan are all famous at home and abroad, and they are all masters of oil painting. Although most of them are white-haired and wrinkled, they are imposing and full of spirit. They greet each other, learn from each other, and fall in love with each other. More than 30 artists consciously practice and perform on the same stage under the banner of the same vein of art. It is indeed a rare opportunity, and we all cherish the rare good time.

The opening ceremony was hosted by a well-known female host in Shanghai, and the dean of the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts expressed congratulations and welcomed and thanked the artists for coming to the college to spread classics, lead innovation, and promote the professional growth and artistic creation of young students. Liao Jiongmo, an artist in his 80s, spoke on behalf of the painter, brimming with the ambition that the old horse in the stable still wanted to run a thousand miles and the ardent expectation of the young artist!

Zhu Gang, dean of the Academy of Fine Arts of Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, recalled his feelings since the first Art vein Exhibition was held in Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall in 2018, and said affectionately: since the establishment of SIVA school more than 10 years ago, adhering to the concept of opening the door for running a school and inheriting and innovating, it has trained a large number of artistic talents for the society. The exhibition will be held in SIVA, where teachers, alumni and students will join in to communicate and learn from each other, which will help to revive Shanghai-style oil painting, promote creative transformation and innovative development. I think, with the rise of Shanghai's international cultural metropolis, Shanghai-style oil painting will once again deduce the spiritual outlook of this city with its heavy cultural accumulation. I wish the exhibition a success!

Shanghai, March 30, 2019