Chinese Culture People Magazine 2018 Special Issue Huo Chunyang
Huo Chunyang, a doctoral tutor of China National Academy of Arts, a researcher of Chinese National Academy of Painting, curator of Tianjin Art Museum, is one of the most representative painters of traditional brush painting of flowers and birds. During his artistic career of more than half a century, he devotes himself to the tradition of Chinese literati painting, absorbs academic and cultural nourishment from fine traditional Chinese culture and commits himself to the revival of the spirit of Chinese literati painting.
The delicate lotus flower seemed to speak –by Huo Chunyang
Lotus in Peace –by Huo Chunyang
Pool overflow is sweet –by Huo Chunyang
It is not enough to return a pen –by Huo Chunyang
The green pond was full of bright lotus flowers –by Huo Chunyang
New Looks of Xishi –by Huo Chunyang
The faint lotus flowers look like autumn –by Huo Chunyang
Ooze mud without stain –by Huo Chunyang
At the beginning of bath –by Huo Chunyang
Fine dew and bead –by Huo Chunyang
The little root came out –by Huo Chunyang
In artistic practice, Huo Chunyang takes “purification of souls” as his creation tenet and admires the gentlemen’s spirit of “neutralization, profundity and supremacy”, pursuing the peaceful and intangible artistic realm attentively.
Peach blossoms bloom first in spring–by Huo Chunyang
Red Flowers Compete for Blossom in the Garden on the Morning of Spring, Fallen Petals of the Peach Blossoms along the River Banks Make a Colorful Brocade –by Huo Chunyang
Purple snow and spring wind–by Huo Chunyang
Serene Spring–by Huo Chunyang
Shadows in Dense Dewdrops–by Huo Chunyang
Spring comes in beautiful colors–by Huo Chunyang
Very beautiful–by Huo Chunyang
It's probably priceless–by Huo Chunyang
A face without make-up–by Huo Chunyang
Peonies Hard to Paint–by Huo Chunyang
The flowers were fresh at dawn–by Huo Chunyang
Peculiar fragrance–by Huo Chunyang
The peony after rain is like the feeling of sleeping in spring–by Huo Chunyang
Clouds want flowers and clothes–by Huo Chunyang
Huo Chunyang’s paintings which demonstrate density, complexity, exuberance and significance respectively with lightness, simplicity, sparseness and softness, have a far-reaching realm. They deeply reflect the profound cultural background of the painter, the deep and unique understanding of the artistic spirit of Chinese paintings and traditional philosophy, as well as the perception of life and therefore can be called contemporary “leisure works”.
Far away–by Huo Chunyang
The Universe Keep me Peaceful, While Fame and Wealth Keep me Restless–by Huo Chunyang
No Hastening, East Wind–by Huo Chunyang
Green Hills in a Warm Breeze–by Huo Chunyang
Silent Fallen Flowers–by Huo Chunyang
Be a student in heaven –by Huo Chunyang
Breeze Stays for the Green–by Huo Chunyang
Humble–by Huo Chunyang
Bamboos and Rocks–by Huo Chunyang
Bamboos–by Huo Chunyang
Bamboos–by Huo Chunyang
The rain was xiaoxiao –by Huo Chunyang
Breeze Stays for the Green–by Huo Chunyang
Huo Chunyang has been teaching at the Chinese Painting Department of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. In art education, he emphasizes cultivation of “ability besides painting”, “moral quality represents artistic quality”, integration of body and mind, and unity of technology & art, content & form, theme & skill and so on.
Beauty Shadows in Dew–by Huo Chunyang
The artistic realm of painting –by Huo Chunyang
Tranquil Trees in Clear Autumn–by Huo Chunyang
The autumn wind black chrysanthemum –by Huo Chunyang
The leaves of nennen like to discuss carefully unfolding –by Huo Chunyang
The object –by Huo Chunyang
When the spirit of Chinese aesthetics was impacted by multiculturalism and faced with the threat of alienation, Huo Chunyang diagnosed the dilemma of contemporary bird and flower paintings and published “Nine Debates of Chunyang”, in which he dispelled the mist of inheritance and innovation of contemporary Chinese paintings with philosophical wisdom, enhanced cultural willpower and confidence, dedicating to the worldly cause for the heaven, the earth, the people, the ancient sages and the descendant with a surpassing heart.
Learning from Fachang’s Painting Style–by Huo Chunyang
Learning from Fachang’s Painting Style–by Huo Chunyang
Romantic Charm in Golden Autumn–by Huo Chunyang
Shadows in Dense Dewdrops–by Huo Chunyang
A ripe red colour after frosting –by Huo Chunyang
Tranquil Autumn in Huarong–by Huo Chunyang
The fresh green unfolded in the wind –by Huo Chunyang
Cauliflower is getting attractive –by Huo Chunyang
The dew contains the scent of flowers –by Huo Chunyang
Dew-soaked petals –by Huo Chunyang
Best Aroma in the World–by Huo Chunyang
Huo Chunyang, a doctoral tutor of China National Academy of Arts, a researcher of Chinese National Academy of Painting, curator of Tianjin Art Museum, is one of the rare leisure works painters in contemporary Chinese painting circle. He adheres to traditions, commits himself to inheriting and carrying forward spirits of Chinese aesthetics, practices meditation of peace, perseverance and reflection, uniting knowledge, intention, emotion and action.
Intoxicating Autumn–by Huo Chunyang
Clouds break the moon to make shadows –by Huo Chunyang
There is no day without spring wind –by Huo Chunyang
Elegant Flowers–by Huo Chunyang
There is no day without spring wind –by Huo Chunyang
The first sweet –by Huo Chunyang
Refreshing Fragrance–by Huo Chunyang
Fragrance to –by Huo Chunyang
Brightness and Fairness on Earth –by Huo Chunyang
Fine Flavor–by Huo Chunyang
Observing the Verdant Mountain from Far –by Huo Chunyang
Huo Chunyang has been deeply cultivated in traditional culture and seeks the “secluded mind without whispering” with the state of simplification and harmony. He cherishes the spirit of “dedicated to the heaven, the earth, and people”, practices the concept of harmony between man and nature, and holds on simplicity and naivety.
The doctrine of the mean –by Huo Chunyang
Aesthetics Ideology in Chinese Calligraphy–by Huo Chunyang
Li Bai · Invitation to Wine (selected)–by Huo Chunyang
Chuyuelou The essays on calligraphy –by Huo Chunyang
The way to get a pen is better than the way to get a body –by Huo Chunyang
Zhuangzi knows the north –by Huo Chunyang
The nature of Chinese calligraphy –by Huo Chunyang
Wang Wei · Twilight Scenery in Autumn While Living in Mountains–by Huo Chunyang
Standard Cursive Script of Yu Youren–by Huo Chunyang
Carving the Literary Dragon (Selected Sentences)–by Huo Chunyang
Huo has engaged in the cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, and visited countries such as Japan, the United States, France, Germany, Belgium, and Australia to offer lectures and exhibitions. Taking the art as a bridge, he has contributed his wisdom and efforts to the diffusion of excellent traditional Chinese culture and the internalization of Chinese culture.
