INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Life is the source of inspiration
Today, we satisfy the famous Chinese artist Huang Zhou, whose brush once provided voice to stories from Chinas southern shores.They called
From womens militias to seaside towns, and even the animals he fulfilled, Huang Zhous brush caught life in motion, brimming with pleasure
Marking the centenary of his birth, a significant retrospective has opened, bring in crowds in the thousands
We followed Huangs child, Liang Ying, through the exhibition, memories brilliant as ever, often bringing a smile to her face
He enjoyed life –-- wherever he went, he fell for it, Liang said.In just 72 years, how much artistic energy can a person release? Huang
Zhou gave us an extraordinary answer.Born in 1925 in a town in Hebei, he would go on to take a trip everywhere –-- through Xinjiang,
Fujian, and to the South China Sea.The South China Sea, among Chinas 4 major seas, is the countrys largest overseas area –-- and Huang
Zhous long-lasting source of inspiration.He initially traveled there in 1962, at the age of 37, and would return five times, to sketch
frontline life during protective fights in the Xisha Islands, and later on as a cultural envoy of the PLA Political Department
From Hainan to the Xisha Islands, he painted navy sailors, coastal life, leaving behind numerous sketches and images –-- a living visual
There was a militia member who had taken part in the Xisha defense fight
My daddy had sketched him
His kid came across the sketch in one of our books and said, This is my dad
It was truly touching, Liang said
This exhibit highlights Huang Zhous many functions, that of a soldier, a hubby, a dad, a collector, and a key promoter of Chinas arts
industry, stated Wu Hongliang, the president of Beijing Fine Art Academy.Huang was likewise among the founding members of the China
National Academy of Painting, and the founder of Yan Huang Art Museum.From the waves of the Xisha Islands to the shores of Hainan, Huang
Zhou brought pictures of the South China Sea to life –-- a memory recorded in ink, recorded in art
With a brush in hand, he left behind memories that will never ever fade.
