Representatives of Realism

In the history of Chinese art, there have been many art groups composed of like-minded people, but a group like the Chinese Realist Painting School, composed of a group of painters with huge influence in contemporary China, is rare. School of painting such as Chen Yifei, Ai Xuan, Yang Feiyun, Wang Yidong, He Duoling, etc., have been highly recognized leaders of Chinese oil painting since the 1980s, and their works have always attracted the attention of the art world and the public. focus.

The members of the Chinese Realistic Painting School include Ai Xuan, Yang Feiyun, Wang Yidong, Liu Kongxi, Yuan Zhengyang, Xia Xing, Long Liyou, Zhang Li, Zheng Yi, Weng Wei, Li Guijun, Zhang Yibo and Zhu Chunlin from Beijing. It consists of 18 famous oil painters including Chen Yifei and Xu Mangyao from Shanghai, He Duoling from Sichuan, Leng Jun from Hubei, and Guo Runwen from Guangdong. The late famous painter Chen Yifei played a crucial role in the formation of the Chinese Realist Painting School.

The painters of the Chinese Realist School grew up after the reform and opening up, and most of them became famous in the 1980s. An open environment not only allowed them to feel the impact of Western modern art, but also allowed them to see traditional Western paintings as the target of modern art. They follow their inner choices, disdain to be excluded by contemporary art, and work hard to achieve their goals. Finally, in May 2004, they reunited and decided to showcase their painstaking and emotional works to the public in the form of an annual exhibition. Because they know the needs of the public. In a sense, popularity is the most contemporary. A society cannot be just a society for a few people; culture should not be a culture for a few people; the public has the right to accept the art they really like.