Oil on canvas; 164 x 375 cm.


He was born in 1932 in Hankou, and his ancestral home is in Amoy, Fujian Province. During his youth he learned painting in Yucai School founded by Tao Xingzhi. In 1950, he went from Shanghai to be enrolled in the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, but he missed the examination date. However, the art works he brought for registration captured the attention of Xu Beihong, President of the Academy who made an exception in admitting him. In 1953 he graduated from the painting department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He graduated from the Graduate Class of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1955 with Xu Beihong, Wu Zuoren and Dong Xiwen as tutors. After graduation, he devoted in teaching and painting at Shaanxi Art Gallery, Xi-an Artists’ Association, Shaanxi Provincial Art Creation Group and Xi-an Academy of Fine Arts.

From the end of the fifties to the seventies, taking the rural life in Northern Shaanxi as sketches and the historical revolutionary struggle of old liberated areas as themes, he created a series of historical paintings which are in conformity with political requirement, and possess higher artistic standard and historical truthfulness as well. One of his art works, “Torch of Yan-an” has been published for over ten times. His painting of Chairman Mao Zedong was printed on the textbook of primary schools. In 1982, under the policy of opening all avenues for people of talent, especially at the earnest invitation of Mo Pu and Xiao Feng, he left Xi-an for Hangzhou and taught in the oil painting department of Zhejiang Institute of Fine Arts. From the end of the fifties to the seventies, taking the rural life in Northern Shaanxi as sketches and the historical revolutionary struggle of old liberated areas as themes, he created a series of historical paintings which are in conformity with political requirement, and possess higher artistic standard and historical truthfulness as well. One of his art works, “Torch of Yan-an” has been published for over ten times. His painting of Chairman Mao Zedong was printed on the textbook of primary schools. In 1982, under the policy of opening all avenues for people of talent, especially at the earnest invitation of Mo Pu and Xiao Feng, he left Xi-an for Hangzhou and taught in the oil painting department of Zhejiang Institute of Fine Arts.

Apart from historical paintings, he also made numerous genre paintings which were mainly based on old liberated areas of Northern Shaanxi. Some were taken from sketches in his travel. His paintings bear the resonant coloring of folk art and the cultural features of folklore. In the middle of the eighties, he traveled abroad and feasted his eyes with the famous spots of European countries. He broadened his horizons and made extensive sketches and exercised in drawing. With art language he continued to develop the features of folklore art and persisted in depicting the local conditions and customs of Northern Shaanxi, his second hometown. His works are permeated with charms of lucidness, liveliness, simplicity and plainness, showing a breath of youthful vividness. On the other hand, he never forgets to devote his talent and art works to the cause of artistic education. Apart from historical paintings, he also made numerous genre paintings which were mainly based on old liberated areas of Northern Shaanxi. Some were taken from sketches in his travel. His paintings bear the resonant coloring of folk art and the cultural features of folklore. In the middle of the eighties, he traveled abroad and feasted his eyes with the famous spots of European countries. He broadened his horizons and made extensive sketches and exercised in drawing. With art language he continued to develop the features of folklore art and persisted in depicting the local conditions and customs of Northern Shaanxi, his second hometown. His works are permeated with charms of lucidness, liveliness, simplicity and plainness, showing a breath of youthful vividness. On the other hand, he never forgets to devote his talent and art works to the cause of artistic education.

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Oil on canvas; 210 x 165 cm.

He was born in 1932 in Hankou, and his ancestral home is in Amoy, Fujian Province. During his youth he learned painting in Yucai School founded by Tao Xingzhi. In 1950, he went from Shanghai to be enrolled in the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, but he missed the examination date. However, the art works he brought for registration captured the attention of Xu Beihong, President of the Academy who made an exception in admitting him. In 1953 he graduated from the painting department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He graduated from the Graduate Class of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1955 with Xu Beihong, Wu Zuoren and Dong Xiwen as tutors. After graduation, he devoted in teaching and painting at Shaanxi Art Gallery, Xi-an Artists’ Association, Shaanxi Provincial Art Creation Group and Xi-an Academy of Fine Arts.

From the end of the fifties to the seventies, taking the rural life in Northern Shaanxi as sketches and the historical revolutionary struggle of old liberated areas as themes, he created a series of historical paintings which are in conformity with political requirement, and possess higher artistic standard and historical truthfulness as well. One of his art works, “Torch of Yan-an” has been published for over ten times. His painting of Chairman Mao Zedong was printed on the textbook of primary schools. In 1982, under the policy of opening all avenues for people of talent, especially at the earnest invitation of Mo Pu and Xiao Feng, he left Xi-an for Hangzhou and taught in the oil painting department of Zhejiang Institute of Fine Arts. From the end of the fifties to the seventies, taking the rural life in Northern Shaanxi as sketches and the historical revolutionary struggle of old liberated areas as themes, he created a series of historical paintings which are in conformity with political requirement, and possess higher artistic standard and historical truthfulness as well. One of his art works, “Torch of Yan-an” has been published for over ten times. His painting of Chairman Mao Zedong was printed on the textbook of primary schools. In 1982, under the policy of opening all avenues for people of talent, especially at the earnest invitation of Mo Pu and Xiao Feng, he left Xi-an for Hangzhou and taught in the oil painting department of Zhejiang Institute of Fine Arts.

Apart from historical paintings, he also made numerous genre paintings which were mainly based on old liberated areas of Northern Shaanxi. Some were taken from sketches in his travel. His paintings bear the resonant coloring of folk art and the cultural features of folklore. In the middle of the eighties, he traveled abroad and feasted his eyes with the famous spots of European countries. He broadened his horizons and made extensive sketches and exercised in drawing. With art language he continued to develop the features of folklore art and persisted in depicting the local conditions and customs of Northern Shaanxi, his second hometown. His works are permeated with charms of lucidness, liveliness, simplicity and plainness, showing a breath of youthful vividness. On the other hand, he never forgets to devote his talent and art works to the cause of artistic education. Apart from historical paintings, he also made numerous genre paintings which were mainly based on old liberated areas of Northern Shaanxi. Some were taken from sketches in his travel. His paintings bear the resonant coloring of folk art and the cultural features of folklore. In the middle of the eighties, he traveled abroad and feasted his eyes with the famous spots of European countries. He broadened his horizons and made extensive sketches and exercised in drawing. With art language he continued to develop the features of folklore art and persisted in depicting the local conditions and customs of Northern Shaanxi, his second hometown. His works are permeated with charms of lucidness, liveliness, simplicity and plainness, showing a breath of youthful vividness. On the other hand, he never forgets to devote his talent and art works to the cause of artistic education.

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He was born in 1932 in Hankou, and his ancestral home is in Amoy, Fujian Province. During his youth he learned painting in Yucai School founded by Tao Xingzhi. In 1950, he went from Shanghai to be enrolled in the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, but he missed the examination date. However, the art works he brought for registration captured the attention of Xu Beihong, President of the Academy who made an exception in admitting him. In 1953 he graduated from the painting department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He graduated from the Graduate Class of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1955 with Xu Beihong, Wu Zuoren and Dong Xiwen as tutors. After graduation, he devoted in teaching and painting at Shaanxi Art Gallery, Xi-an Artists’ Association, Shaanxi Provincial Art Creation Group and Xi-an Academy of Fine Arts.

From the end of the fifties to the seventies, taking the rural life in Northern Shaanxi as sketches and the historical revolutionary struggle of old liberated areas as themes, he created a series of historical paintings which are in conformity with political requirement, and possess higher artistic standard and historical truthfulness as well. One of his art works, “Torch of Yan-an” has been published for over ten times. His painting of Chairman Mao Zedong was printed on the textbook of primary schools. In 1982, under the policy of opening all avenues for people of talent, especially at the earnest invitation of Mo Pu and Xiao Feng, he left Xi-an for Hangzhou and taught in the oil painting department of Zhejiang Institute of Fine Arts. From the end of the fifties to the seventies, taking the rural life in Northern Shaanxi as sketches and the historical revolutionary struggle of old liberated areas as themes, he created a series of historical paintings which are in conformity with political requirement, and possess higher artistic standard and historical truthfulness as well. One of his art works, “Torch of Yan-an” has been published for over ten times. His painting of Chairman Mao Zedong was printed on the textbook of primary schools. In 1982, under the policy of opening all avenues for people of talent, especially at the earnest invitation of Mo Pu and Xiao Feng, he left Xi-an for Hangzhou and taught in the oil painting department of Zhejiang Institute of Fine Arts.

Apart from historical paintings, he also made numerous genre paintings which were mainly based on old liberated areas of Northern Shaanxi. Some were taken from sketches in his travel. His paintings bear the resonant coloring of folk art and the cultural features of folklore. In the middle of the eighties, he traveled abroad and feasted his eyes with the famous spots of European countries. He broadened his horizons and made extensive sketches and exercised in drawing. With art language he continued to develop the features of folklore art and persisted in depicting the local conditions and customs of Northern Shaanxi, his second hometown. His works are permeated with charms of lucidness, liveliness, simplicity and plainness, showing a breath of youthful vividness. On the other hand, he never forgets to devote his talent and art works to the cause of artistic education. Apart from historical paintings, he also made numerous genre paintings which were mainly based on old liberated areas of Northern Shaanxi. Some were taken from sketches in his travel. His paintings bear the resonant coloring of folk art and the cultural features of folklore. In the middle of the eighties, he traveled abroad and feasted his eyes with the famous spots of European countries. He broadened his horizons and made extensive sketches and exercised in drawing. With art language he continued to develop the features of folklore art and persisted in depicting the local conditions and customs of Northern Shaanxi, his second hometown. His works are permeated with charms of lucidness, liveliness, simplicity and plainness, showing a breath of youthful vividness. On the other hand, he never forgets to devote his talent and art works to the cause of artistic education.

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He was born in 1932 in Hankou, and his ancestral home is in Amoy, Fujian Province. During his youth he learned painting in Yucai School founded by Tao Xingzhi. In 1950, he went from Shanghai to be enrolled in the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, but he missed the examination date. However, the art works he brought for registration captured the attention of Xu Beihong, President of the Academy who made an exception in admitting him. In 1953 he graduated from the painting department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He graduated from the Graduate Class of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1955 with Xu Beihong, Wu Zuoren and Dong Xiwen as tutors. After graduation, he devoted in teaching and painting at Shaanxi Art Gallery, Xi-an Artists’ Association, Shaanxi Provincial Art Creation Group and Xi-an Academy of Fine Arts.

From the end of the fifties to the seventies, taking the rural life in Northern Shaanxi as sketches and the historical revolutionary struggle of old liberated areas as themes, he created a series of historical paintings which are in conformity with political requirement, and possess higher artistic standard and historical truthfulness as well. One of his art works, “Torch of Yan-an” has been published for over ten times. His painting of Chairman Mao Zedong was printed on the textbook of primary schools. In 1982, under the policy of opening all avenues for people of talent, especially at the earnest invitation of Mo Pu and Xiao Feng, he left Xi-an for Hangzhou and taught in the oil painting department of Zhejiang Institute of Fine Arts. From the end of the fifties to the seventies, taking the rural life in Northern Shaanxi as sketches and the historical revolutionary struggle of old liberated areas as themes, he created a series of historical paintings which are in conformity with political requirement, and possess higher artistic standard and historical truthfulness as well. One of his art works, “Torch of Yan-an” has been published for over ten times. His painting of Chairman Mao Zedong was printed on the textbook of primary schools. In 1982, under the policy of opening all avenues for people of talent, especially at the earnest invitation of Mo Pu and Xiao Feng, he left Xi-an for Hangzhou and taught in the oil painting department of Zhejiang Institute of Fine Arts.

Apart from historical paintings, he also made numerous genre paintings which were mainly based on old liberated areas of Northern Shaanxi. Some were taken from sketches in his travel. His paintings bear the resonant coloring of folk art and the cultural features of folklore. In the middle of the eighties, he traveled abroad and feasted his eyes with the famous spots of European countries. He broadened his horizons and made extensive sketches and exercised in drawing. With art language he continued to develop the features of folklore art and persisted in depicting the local conditions and customs of Northern Shaanxi, his second hometown. His works are permeated with charms of lucidness, liveliness, simplicity and plainness, showing a breath of youthful vividness. On the other hand, he never forgets to devote his talent and art works to the cause of artistic education. Apart from historical paintings, he also made numerous genre paintings which were mainly based on old liberated areas of Northern Shaanxi. Some were taken from sketches in his travel. His paintings bear the resonant coloring of folk art and the cultural features of folklore. In the middle of the eighties, he traveled abroad and feasted his eyes with the famous spots of European countries. He broadened his horizons and made extensive sketches and exercised in drawing. With art language he continued to develop the features of folklore art and persisted in depicting the local conditions and customs of Northern Shaanxi, his second hometown. His works are permeated with charms of lucidness, liveliness, simplicity and plainness, showing a breath of youthful vividness. On the other hand, he never forgets to devote his talent and art works to the cause of artistic education.

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Oil on canvas; 53.54 x 42.13 in.

Mr. Chai Xiaogang, who was born in 1962 in Guanyun, Jiangsu, China. and graduated from the oil painting speciality of Fine Arts department at the Nanjing Art Institute in 1985.

As one of famous oil painting artists in China and representative figure of the’85 New Art Movement in China. Artist Chai Xiaogang has published more than one hundred works in professional art magazines around the world, including China Art, Art Field in China, Artist, Lion Art, and Collection in Taiwan and Collectors in Hong Kong.

Artist Chai Xiaogang was also featured in Jiangsu Illustrated, Art Literature, and Hong Kong’s Chinese Artifacts. His works have been collected by individuals and art institutions around the world.

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