陈镁Chen Mei

Chen Mei, also known as Chang Yue, female, of Tu ethnicity, born in 1963. Formerly served as the Director of the Office and the Director of the Art and Photography Department at the Qinghai Provincial Cultural Center, the President of the Qinghai Branch of the Red Flag Drifting Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition, a specially appointed researcher at the Qinghai Provincial Institute of Culture and History, and a representative of the 13th People's Congress of Qinghai Province. Member of Qinghai Artists Association and Qinghai Calligraphers Association. Senior Researcher at China International Modern Art Research Center. National first-class artist, calligrapher and painter. Researcher at Global Hanmo Culture and Art Institute.

 

I have been practicing and creating Chinese painting since 1983, specializing in Chinese flower and bird painting. Everything comes to him who waits. The dedicated study of Chinese painting over the past thirty years has begun to be recognized by the social art community. In 2005, she participated in the "Dream of a Strong Country" National Calligraphy and Painting Competition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Anti Japanese War and the World Anti Fascist War, and won the second prize. The Chinese painting "Fragrant Condensation" created in 2006 won a silver award at the "Good Premier of the People - Commemorating the 108th Anniversary of Zhou Enlai's Birth National Large scale Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition". In 2007, the work participated in the third "Golden Tripod Award" National Calligraphy and Art Exhibition and won a silver award, and was specially awarded the honorary title of "Top 100 Chinese Artists". In 2008, the artwork "Flowers" was exhibited at the 8th China Painting Exhibition in Qinghai Province, and won the gold medal in the "China Cup" International Painting, Calligraphy, and Photography Exhibition that same year. In 2009, his work, "The Prosperity of the Motherland and the Revitalization of the Nation", participated in the "Mount Huangshan Cup" National Calligraphy and Painting Competition on the 30th anniversary of reform and opening up and won the gold medal. In 2011, the work "Spring in the Snowy Land" won the gold medal in the 20th "Lanting Cup" National Calligraphy and Painting Competition. In the same year, his work "National Beauty" won the "Glorious Life" - Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the founding of the CPC - the Excellence Award of the First National Press and Publication Industry Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition held by the General Administration of Press and Publication. In 2012, the work "Ruyi Fugui Tu" won the Excellence Award at the "2012 National Exhibition of Outstanding Art and Calligraphy Works by the Masses"; Won the gold medal in the "Jinggangshan Sun Red Commemoration of the 85th Anniversary of the Victory Meeting of Jinggangshan and the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Chairman Mao" Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Masters Competition; In the same year, to commemorate the 115th anniversary of the birth of Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, and Peng Dehuai, a global invitation exhibition of works by Chinese calligraphy and painting masters won the gold medal. In 2014, the work "Autumn Rhyme" participated in the "Silk Road Western Cultural Tour Qinghai Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition" and was collected by the Qinghai Provincial Museum of Culture and History. In 2015, participated in the "Blood Casting Stele" National Painting and Calligraphy Masters Competition to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti Fascist War, won the gold medal, and was awarded the honorary title of "Top 100 Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Masters"; In the same year, three works including "Welcoming Spring" participated in the "Golden Sheep Welcoming Spring - Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Invitation Exhibition" held by the Confucius Temple National Essence Art Museum and the Guozijian Art Museum. In May 2016, "National Colors and Fragrance - Chen Magnesium's Collection of Traditional Chinese Painting Works" was published and distributed. In October 2017, I participated in the "Fourth Chinese Poetry and Calligraphy Exhibition" organized by the State Council Counselor's Office and the Central Research Institute of Culture and History in Kaifeng, Henan. One Chinese painting was exhibited, and three were collected by the State Council Counselor's Office and the Central Research Institute of Culture and History. In September of the same year, at the invitation of the Thai China Thailand Friendship Association and the Thai "the Belt and Road" Research Association, the "Xining Bangkok, Thailand Calligraphy and Painting Exchange" activity was organized. In October 2018, the Chinese painting work "Autumn Rhyme" was exhibited at the "Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Tour" organized by the State Council Counselor's Office and the Central Museum of Culture and History in Xi'an, Shaanxi. The Chinese painting works created in September 2019 participated in the calligraphy and painting exhibition celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China held by the Qinghai Provincial Counselor's Office and the Provincial Museum of Culture and History.

 

Her representative works include "National Colors and Fragrance", "Long Live the Motherland", "Fragrant Fragrance", "Autumn Fruits", "Spring in the Snowy Land", "Wildflowers Without a Fixed Place Without Love", "Clear Lotus", "Welcoming Spring", etc. It has been published in national and provincial newspapers and magazines such as Qinghai Daily, China Tu, Literary Outlook, World Knowledge Pictorial Art Vision, and Shenzhou Poetry and Book Pictorial. Among them, more than 150 works have won awards in national and provincial calligraphy and painting exhibitions, and more than 500 works are collected by calligraphy and painting enthusiasts and overseas Chinese. Works included in the compilation: Collection of Calligraphy and Painting for the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, Masterpieces of Calligraphy and Painting by Contemporary Chinese Outstanding Scholars, Influence on 100 Artists in China (classic volume of flower and bird painting art), Focus on China 2008, Mount Huangshan Cup • Collection of Masterpieces of Calligraphy and Painting of Contemporary Chinese Masters in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Reform and Opening up, 2012 Exhibition of Outstanding Works of Fine Arts, Calligraphy and Photography of Stars, Collection of Works of Calligraphy and Painting of Global Chinese Calligraphers and Painters in Remembrance of Troops Forever, Blood Monument, Collection of National Calligraphers and Painters, Collection of Excellent Works of National Calligraphy and Fine Arts, Grand View of Calligraphy and Painting of Contemporary Chinese Masters, People The good premier of Zhou Enlai, the works collection of famous Chinese calligraphers and painters in commemoration of the 108th anniversary of Zhou Enlai's birth, Calligraphers and Painters Dominating China's Art Circles and other large-scale albums. In July 2020, the Chinese painting "Clean and Honest" won the first prize in the painting category in the "Three Collection" activity for anti-corruption construction organized by the Discipline Inspection Commission of the General Office of the Communist Party of China Qinghai Provincial People's Government.

——On the Traditional Connotation of Chen Magnesium's Flower and Bird Paintings

 

Huang Jinliang (Editor in Chief of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Guide)

 

In the contemporary flower and bird painting world, Chen Magnesium's works are like a delicate breeze, showcasing the profound cultural heritage of traditional culture through his brushwork, and exuding a fresh atmosphere of this era through his color and composition. She uses the delicate perception unique to female painters, with a distinctive style that combines work and writing, and elegant color design. She expresses the spirit and natural charm of flowers and birds through traditional brush and ink language, and constructs a unique artistic world for her in terms of inheritance and innovation.

 

Its style combines both craftsmanship and writing, which is a clever integration of diverse techniques in traditional flower and bird painting. When painting peonies, she used freehand brushwork to depict the vigorous momentum of the flowers and leaves, as well as to finely depict the layers of petals and the texture of the stamens with almost meticulous brushwork, allowing the grace of the "Flower King" to have both freehand freedom and exquisite brushwork, just as Zou Yigui said in the Ming Dynasty's "Xiao Shan Hua Pu": "Write the spirit with craftsmanship and the rhyme with intention. When painting grapes, the ink wash is dripping with vitality, and the blending of each fruit is full of the charm of "ink play". However, it accurately grasps the characteristics of the object in form and spirit, achieving an aesthetic balance between "likeness" and "non likeness". This is a dual response to the spirit of "Yi Bi" in Song Dynasty literati painting and the pursuit of "likeness" in courtyard painting.

 

She is well versed in the color design tradition of the Five Dynasties Huangqi, known as the "Huang Family Wealth and Prosperity", but she is able to break free from the traditional heavy and bright colors, endowing them with a contemporary texture of elegance and transparency. The crimson and bright yellow of peonies, in her writing, are both heavy and elegant; The purple hue of grapes and the interweaving of blue and red chrysanthemums create a bright yet harmonious atmosphere. This kind of color setting not only does not deviate from the ancient method of "coloring according to the type", but also creates an elegant and vibrant visual effect based on women's sensitivity to color, achieving an organic integration of traditional color setting and contemporary aesthetics. The "vivid charm" that runs through its style is a persistent practice of the core spirit of Chinese painting.

 

The flowers and birds in the painting, or the blooming peonies, or the agility of small birds, or the uprightness of bamboo, all convey the rhythm of life through the flow of ink and brush. She incorporated the essence of calligraphy into her paintings, painting bamboo like seal script and branches like cursive script, allowing her lines to combine strength and charm; In terms of composition, there is a balance between density (such as the blooming flowers and blank spaces in the peony series) and movement (such as grapes and birds, chrysanthemums and sparrows), creating a rhythmic atmosphere. This is in line with Sheikh's core requirement of "vivid charm" in his "Six Laws", allowing the work to transcend the surface of objects and directly express spiritual meaning.

 

Chen Magnesium's flower and bird painting style is a brilliant crystallization of the collision between traditional flower and bird painting techniques, aesthetics, contemporary female perspectives, and contemporary aesthetics. She does not deliberately seek novelty, but naturally forms her style traits through the integration of work and writing, the refinement of color design, and the creation of charm; She delves deeply into tradition, yet uses vivid artistic language to bring ancient flower and bird paintings to life in contemporary times. The flowers and birds depicted in her paintings are not only a contemporary interpretation of the painting philosophy of "learning from nature and drawing from the heart", but also an artistic declaration by a female painter who uses style as a bridge to connect tradition and modernity, nature and the soul.