Master Gao Hong visits Cuixi, discussing Wei Stele (Weibei) with host Xu Yadong
Documents Master Gao Hong's visit to Cuixi Villa, in conversation about Wei Stele (Weibei) with Xu Yadong, host of Cuixi Villa.
Introduction
Gao Hong, born Wang Gaosheng in 1962 in Changtai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, is a painter, calligrapher, and art critic who studied under renowned masters such as Fan Zeng, Fang Zengxian, Feng Yuan, and Shi Guoliang. His calligraphy works have been selected for many national exhibitions; his Chinese paintings "Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove" and "Eight Immortals at the Wine Table" are permanently collected by Rongbaozhai. In 2018 he was named "Calligraphy and Painting Figure of the Year".
Principal Roles & Titles
- Member, Chinese Calligraphers Association
- Mentor, Advanced Research Class, China Academy of Art
- Specially-appointed painter, Rongbaozhai
- Specially-appointed professor, Jinghua Art Museum
- Specially-appointed professor, Hebei Academy of Fine Arts
- Member, Fujian Art Theory Committee, China Artists Association
- Member, China Prose Writers Association
- 2018 Calligraphy and Painting Figure of the Year
Area of Practice
Gao Hong is known for his "three-pronged" practice across calligraphy, Chinese painting, and art criticism. His calligraphy draws on Ming-and-Qing running-cursive scripts; his ink-figure works blend traditional bone with a contemporary spirit, with subjects spanning landscapes, flowers-and-birds, figures, and calligraphy. He has long devoted himself to Chinese painting and calligraphy creation, art education, and critical writing, and has published several collected works of painting and calligraphy as well as essay collections.
Cuixi Visit Footage
The following records Master Gao Hong's cultural activities at Cuixi Villa.
Master Gao Hong visits Cuixi, discussing painting Zhong Kui
Documents Master Gao Hong's visit to Cuixi Villa, in conversation about painting Zhong Kui (the demon queller) with Xu Yadong, host of Cuixi Villa.
Cuixi Book Gift
Cuixi donated the out-of-print book "Wenchang Changtai" to the renowned calligrapher and painter Master Gao Hong.
Live Creation of "Three Altars, Drunken Eight Immortals"
Master Gao Hong, a "Dahongpao" painter (featured in China's prestigious Dahongpao art-album series), improvised and created "Three Altars, Drunken Eight Immortals" at Cuixi Villa.
Gift Painting "Fragrance of Southern Fujian Fruits and Vegetables"
Master Gao Hong, a "Dahongpao" painter, created on-site and gifted the painting "Fragrance of Southern Fujian Fruits and Vegetables" at Cuixi Villa.
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