Xie Tiancheng

Xie Tiancheng

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Xie Tiancheng is a versatile calligrapher and painter. In calligraphy, oil painting, Chinese painting (figures, landscapes, flowers and birds) in various fields have good performance. His works were also selected by Sotheby's in New York, a world art auction giant, and sold at a reserve price of $30000. Although he has been living abroad for a long time, many of his works have appeared frequently in China's auction companies in the past two years, and they have been collected by some collectors at a good deal price. His works have been affirmed by China's calligraphy and painting circles and collectors. He agreed that Mr. Xie Tiancheng's works combined the essence of ancient and modern Chinese and Western paintings, and promoted the exchange and development of Chinese and Western painting culture.

Basic introduction

Xie Tiancheng, born in November 1950 in Xinyi County, Maoming City, Guangdong Province, is an all-round calligrapher and painter. In calligraphy, oil painting, Chinese painting (figures, landscapes, flowers and birds) in various fields have very outstanding performance. His works were successfully selected by Sotheby's auction house in New York, the world's art auction giant, and sold at a reserve price of $30000. Although he has been living abroad for a long time, many of his works also appear frequently in our auction companies, and are collected by some collectors at a good deal price. His works have been affirmed by China's calligraphy and painting circles and collectors. He agreed that Mr. Xie Tiancheng's works combined the essence of ancient and modern Chinese and Western paintings, and promoted the exchange and development of Chinese and Western painting culture. His works are ingenious in conception, difficult in creation, novel in technique and strong in artistry, showing everyone's strength everywhere, and has a broad appreciation space in China.

Present position

Xie Tiancheng is currently president of Liu Haisu Art Research Institute; visiting professor of resource College of Peking University; Honorary Professor of Traditional Culture College of Beijing Oriental University; visiting professor of Shanghai Academy of Film Arts: member of the National Steering Committee of urban sculpture construction; vice president of the World Federation of artists of the United States; art director of the world Chinese Association; art director of the World Federation of collectors; art director of the World Federation of collectors; In June 2013, he also served as a visiting professor in the school of art, Guangxi University.

Painting style

He inherited Liu Haisu's wild and magnificent painting style, and created his own school. He created the vertical splash ink landscape and figure painting. In 1995, Xie Tiancheng lived in the United States and began his life in the western painting world. He boldly combined Chinese ink and wash, pigment, rice paper, abstract consciousness and modernist color feeling, and introduced western painting concepts and techniques into the creation of Chinese painting, which greatly enriched the performance effect of Chinese painting. He has created a number of works with Tibetan Buddhism as the theme and profound charm. The thick texture of the picture highlights the light and dark effect of Western painting. His unique line processing, skilled techniques and great personality reflect his profound calligraphy and painting skills.

Life of the characters

Learning career

Born in November 1950 in Xinyi County, Guangdong Province, he loved art since childhood. At the age of 7, he practiced calligraphy, painting and carving. At the age of 13, he received formal sketch training. At the age of 17, he was admitted to the attached middle school of Guangzhou Academy of fine arts. He graduated from the middle school attached to Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1968. In 1982, he exhibited his paintings in Guangzhou, and his works were appreciated by Liu Haisu, an art master. He invited him to study Chinese painting and Western painting in Huangshan on September 9, and was accepted as a disciple by Liu Haisu. In 1983, Hong Kong (Ta Kung Pao) introduced Chinese cultural celebrities, including Feng Youlan, Zong Baihua, Wang Li, qigong and Xie Tiancheng. In 1983, the National Fine Arts magazine published ink splashing long volume "Lijiang Yanbo still"; the people's Daily published ink splashing "Jiangshan Yanyu".

academic exchange

In 1986, he went to Tokyo for art exchange at the invitation of the famous master of water and ink painting, Mr. Kato Baden, President of Tokyo South Painting Academy. His works were appreciated and collected by Japanese painting giants Kuiyi Toyama and Takeo Hirayama. in 1987, he was invited by the president of the New Orleans Academy of fine arts, Coleman, to hold art exhibitions in the United States, and went to New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. for art exchanges. He was employed as an honorary professor of art by the New Orleans Academy of fine arts. The Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House publishes the annual exhibition of works of famous Chinese artists Li Keran, Bai Xueshi, Liang shunian, Zhang Bu and Xie Tiancheng; the exhibition is held in Shanghai, and the closing ceremony is attended by Shen Rujian, chairman of Shanghai Art Association, Cheng Shifa, famous painter and Han Tianheng, seal cutter. Wen Wei Po, Jiefang Daily and Shu Yu Hua commented on his art.

Artistic achievements

In 1988, with Master Liu Haisu going to Huangshan ten years ago, he and master Liu Haisu prepared to build Lijiang painting and Calligraphy Academy. In December of the same year, Lijiang painting and Calligraphy Academy was established, with Xie Tiancheng as president. In 1989, he cooperated with James, an American modernist painter, in painting. According to the Chinese artist's bulletin, this cooperation "opened a new way for the integration of Chinese and Western painting". He went to Hong Kong to meet with Master Liu Haisu, who wrote a letter to French painting master Zhao Wuji, introducing Tiancheng's meeting with master Zhao Wuji in Paris. In the same year, he held an art exhibition in Taiwan, where Taiwan artist introduced Xie Tiancheng's art. People's Daily reported on the exhibition. Special report of Taiwan times. In 1990, he was selected into the dictionary of contemporary Chinese painters; he participated in the joint exhibition of Chinese paintings at the Greenwich Museum; his works were praised by the world painting master Francis Bacon; he participated in the taipei exhibition of modern famous artists of song, Ming, Qing and Republic of China, and was published in the artist of Taiwan. Artistic exchange with Hu nianyi, a famous painter in Taiwan. In 1991, he cooperated with the famous Malaysian painter Xie Tiansong in painting. He participated in the calligraphy and painting exhibition of Chinese cultural celebrities sponsored by the Asian Cultural Exchange Center. In the same year, he went to Macao to hold an art exhibition. Macao Daily and Macao TV covered his art. in 1992, he participated in Tokyo International Art annual exhibition, with the participation of Xie Tiancheng, Matisse, Monet, Ding Shaoguang, Chen Yifei, etc. "People's Daily" published its splash ink landscape painting "hazy autumn charm"; Chen shuqun, speaker of Singapore parliament, was interviewed. At the invitation of the Asia Pacific Museum in Los Angeles, the exhibition was held successfully and was appointed as the director of the Association for the promotion of Sino US cultural and artistic exchanges. In 1993, he shot Xie Tiancheng's splash color landscape painting techniques in Guilin, while CCTV shot Xie Tiancheng's art feature film in Guilin. In 1994, he was selected into the dictionary of famous Chinese contemporary writers and artists; on March 16, he went to Shanghai to attend Master Liu Haisu's centenary birthday; the founding documents of Guilin Research Institute of Liu Haisu's Art (published in Shanghai Cultural daily) were read by him; on August 18, he went to Shanghai to attend the memorial service for his death; and in December, he went to Los Angeles for art inspection at the invitation of Hollywood film art circles. in 1995, he held an art exhibition at the sky Gallery in Los Angeles. The star island daily, the world daily, the international daily and the overseas Chinese daily all featured on Xie Tiancheng's art world. In March, he went to New York to participate in the New York National Art Fair. His modern paintings and Dunhuang characters were praised by the art circles. in 1997, he visited Hawaii at the invitation of the governor of Hawaii, who collected his works. He invited Xie Tiancheng to paint and present it to President Jiang Zemin who will visit Hawaii in the name of the governor. in July 1998, he held an exhibition of modernist painting in the famous gallery of SOHO District, New York City, USA, and his works were collected by the National Library of the United States. In August, he created a statue of the world famous monk master Xingyun and his mother in Los Angeles, USA. in 1999, he created a huge ink and wash portrait of former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in Los Angeles. In the same year, Taiwan's father of the nation Memorial Hall received Xie Tiancheng's cloud mountain painting. In March 2000, he participated in the academic seminar of Chinese painting in the new century, attended by famous art critics such as Zou Dazhen and Zhou Shaohua. In 2001, he was awarded the title of honorary citizen by the famous Los Angeles City of barshadina. In the same year, he created Guilin landscape paintings for the newly elected president of the United States, W. Bush. In 2001, former US President Bill Clinton met with Xie Tiancheng and collected his work Guilin landscape. In March 2003, Chinese ambassador to Singapore Zhang JiuHeng presented a work by Xie Tiancheng to the foreign minister of Singapore. In March, CCTV filmed Xie Tiancheng's artistic life (30 minutes). In October, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall in Beijing collected Xie Tiancheng's works and issued a collection certificate. In January 2004, he won the National Western Landscape Painting Exhibition Award. Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House signed a contract to publish Xie Tiancheng's new technique of splashing ink on landscape. master Xingyun, the world Buddhist leader, received Xie Tiancheng and collected his works. three works of Xie Tiancheng were collected in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, and the collection certificate was issued. In June, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing presented the works of Xie Tiancheng to the foreign minister of Indonesia and the speaker of the house of representatives of Malaysia. The first auction of Chinese landscape painting was held by Beijing Oriental ink painting Co., Ltd. in June. In August, during the Centennial commemoration of Deng Xiaoping, the general office of the CPC Central Committee collected Xie Tiancheng's works "missing the sons and daughters of Lijiang River" and issued a collection certificate. In October, Tang Jiaxuan, State Councilor of the State Council of China, presented the works of Xie Tiancheng as a national gift to the Prime Minister of Thailand. In October, he participated in the 10th National Art Exhibition, and Xie Tiancheng's work the legacy of the Tang Dynasty was selected. in January 2005, Xie Tiancheng signed a contract with the agent of the US Presidential Council to create a series of color splashing paintings with Tibetan customs (the lowest price of works is US $30000). In June, Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto met with Xie Tiancheng and collected his works (in Beijing).

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