The Exhibition of Paintings by Zhou Zongdai Kicks Off in Changsha

The Exhibition of paintings by the famous Hunan artist Zhou Zongdai kicks off on July 8th at Tan Guobin Contemporary Art Museum in Changsha. The Exhibition was held by Hunan Provincial Museum, Tan Guobin Contemporary Art Museum, Hunan Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Hunan Artists Association, Hunan Calligraphers Association and Xiangtan Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

Zhang Dandan, the famous local TV host, chaired the opening ceremony. The artist himself Zhou Zongdai, leaders from Hunan Provincial Museum, Hunan Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics and representatives in the circles of literary, fine arts and calligraphy attended the ceremony. Li Jianmao, deputy director of Hunan Provincial Museum, said in the ceremony: “Zhou is a master in Hunan art circle. He studies the art for many years and his works interpret very well the technique and inheritance of Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy. Hunan Provincial Museum tried the best way to present his works and pass down his art spirits and pursuit for beauty.”

Li Jianmao, deputy director of Hunan Provincial Museum, delivers a speech.

Then, Zhou donated his representative work “Charming Hunan Mountains” to Hunan Provincial Museum. Chen Jianming, director of Hunan Provincial Museum accepted his gift and gave him a certificate of collection.

Chen Jianming, director of Hunan Provincial Museum presents Zhou with a certificate of collection.

Zhou Zongdai, born in Changsha, Hunan in 1937, is a famous painter and calligrapher. He loves art and finds great delights in reading and writing. He has ever published several works and articles in many magazines, while holding several exhibitions in Hengyang, Nanjing and Japan.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony

This exhibition highlights many representative works of Zhou, which are of great aesthetic value. His flower-and-bird paintings and water-and-mountain paintings show different life experiences in a perfect way. His flower-and-bird painting, though mainly describing common subjects as plum blossom, chrysanthemum, red leaves, iris and winter birds, uses western expression method, realizing the deconstruction and recombination of the Chinese traditional painting elements. The great passion of artist is thus transformed into spirit power in visual art.

In the galleries

The exhibition is opened to the public for free in Tan Guobin Contemporary Art Museum from July 9 to August 9, 2015.