Hard Work Pays Off: Liang Zhichao's Exquisite Gongbi Heavy Color Paintings Exhibition Opens in Beijing

On the morning of December 23rd, the grand opening of "Hard Work Pays Off: Liang Zhichao's Exquisite Gongbi Heavy Color Paintings Exhibition," hosted by the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting and co-organized by the Gongbi Heavy Color Painting Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting and China Art Brand Network, with the assistance of Gu'an Jihe Culture Media Co., Ltd., and supported by the China Asia Economic Development Association, the Beijing Liaison Office of the Kaifeng Municipal Government, the Kaifeng Bian Business Federation, and the Beijing Kaifeng Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, took place at the Art Museum of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting in Daxing, Beijing.

Zhang Jinrun, President of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, Sun Guocai, Vice Chairman of the Kaifeng Municipal Political Consultative Conference, Jiao Jinpu, Chairman of China Gold Coin Group Co., Ltd., Zhu Jiaqiang, Director of the Beijing Liaison Office of the Kaifeng Municipal Government, Zhu Taizhong, Chairman of the Kaifeng Bian Business Federation, Zhang Yipeng, Chairman of the Gu'an Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Zhang Yonghong, Curator of the Gu'an Liu Lingcang Guo Muxi Art Museum, Gao Jinsheng, Chairman of Gu'an Zhongfu Group, and Liang Zhichao, the protagonist of the exhibition, cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony. Nearly 100 people from all walks of life attended. Each attendee received a print of a meticulous painting personally signed by Mr. Liang Zhichao.

Mr. Zhang Jinrun, President of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, presented Mr. Liang Zhichao, a renowned Gongbi painter, with a letter of appointment as Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting and Dean of the Gongbi Heavy Color Painting Research Institute. Xiao Erxi, Executive Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Han Hailiang, General Manager of Gu'an Jihe Culture Media Co., Ltd., on behalf of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, aiming to provide better comprehensive services to calligraphers and painters from all walks of life on the platform of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting in various forms.

Speech by Mr. Zhang Jinrun, President of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting

At the opening ceremony, Zhang Jinrun, President of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, stated that the academy's appointment of Mr. Liang Zhichao as its Vice President and Dean of the Gongbi Heavy Color Painting Research Institute is based on Mr. Liang Zhichao's significant achievements in the research of heavy color Gongbi painting. He expressed confidence that the Gongbi Heavy Color Painting Research Institute would make a difference on the platform of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, allowing more Chinese people to understand and love Gongbi heavy color painting, and promoting the time-honored Gongbi heavy color painting in today's China, making new contributions to the great development and prosperity of China's cultural undertakings.

Speech by Mr. Sun Guocai, Vice Chairman of the Kaifeng Municipal Political Consultative Conference

Speech by Mr. Zhang Yipeng, Chairman of the Gu'an County Federation of Literary and Art Circles

Speech by Mr. Gao Jinsheng, Chairman of Gu'an Zhongfu Group

Speech by Zhang Yonghong, Curator of the Liu Lingcang Guo Muxi Art Museum in Gu'an

Sun Guocai, Vice Chairman of the Kaifeng Municipal Political Consultative Conference, Zhang Yipeng, Chairman of the Gu'an County Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Gao Jinsheng, Chairman of Gu'an Zhongfu Group, spoke highly of Mr. Liang Zhichao's character and artistic works, unanimously recognizing him as an outstanding and virtuous artist in the contemporary art world. Zhang Yonghong, Curator of the Gu'an Liu Lingcang Guo Muxi Art Museum, pointed out in his speech that Mr. Liang Zhichao's works well inherit the Gongbi techniques of the famous Gongbi heavy color painter Jiang Caiping, and are very characteristic in terms of color application and composition. He considered this a point of pride for the new Gu'an people and congratulated Mr. Liang Zhichao on his appointment as Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting and Dean of the Gongbi Heavy Color Painting Research Institute, believing that this exhibition would play a positive role in promoting cultural exchanges between Gu'an and Beijing.

Mr. Liang Zhichao, the protagonist of the exhibition, delivers a thank-you speech

Mr. Liang Zhichao, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting and Dean of the Gongbi Heavy Color Painting Research Institute, reviewed his decades of artistic experience and expressed his gratitude to the teachers, friends, and family who have supported him on his artistic path. He stated that this solo exhibition at the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting is just the first step in vigorously promoting Gongbi heavy color painting nationwide. In the future, on the platform of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, he will continue to work hard to explore, organize, inherit, and promote Gongbi heavy color painting, so that more people can understand and appreciate it. The establishment of the Gongbi Heavy Color Painting Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting marks that Gongbi heavy color painting will receive more attention and recognition from the whole society, which will greatly benefit the inheritance and development of Gongbi heavy color painting. In the future, it will carry out various forms of artistic exchange and cooperation on the platform of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting to cultivate more Gongbi heavy color painting talents.

Speech by Mr. Han Hailiang, General Manager of Jihe Culture

This event received strong support from Gu'an Jihe Culture Media Co., Ltd. Through this event, the company established a strategic cooperative relationship with the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting and held a signing ceremony at the opening ceremony. General Manager Han Hailiang was appointed as Vice President of the Gongbi Heavy Color Painting Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting. He stated that in the future, he will work together with the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting to comprehensively promote the works of Mr. Liang Zhichao and other contracted artists to the art market through video live broadcasting. At the same time, he issued letters of appointment for art consultants and specially invited painters to several famous painters, including Wang Jinhua, Vice President of the China National Academy of Painting, Wang Dingsuo, Vice President of the Shanxi Modern Gongbi Painting Art Research Institute, Huang Zhenya, President of Anlan Painting and Calligraphy Academy, Xu Guoli, Curator of the Xu Guoli Painting and Calligraphy Art Museum, and He Xianqiu, Researcher of the Wu Guanzhong Art Research Center of Tsinghua University, meaning that Jihe Culture will provide a good platform and comprehensive services for more artists to enter the market in the future.

Han Hailiang, General Manager of Jihe Culture, presents a letter of appointment to the famous painter Shi Bangyao

Han Hailiang, General Manager of Jihe Culture, presents a letter of appointment to the famous painter Xu Guoli

Han Hailiang, General Manager of Jihe Culture, presents a letter of appointment to the famous painter Wang Jinhua

Han Hailiang, General Manager of Jihe Culture, presents a letter of appointment to the famous painter Wang Dingsuo

Han Hailiang, General Manager of Jihe Culture, presents a letter of appointment to the famous painter Huang Zhenya

Han Hailiang, General Manager of Jihe Culture, presents a letter of appointment to the famous painter He Xianqiu

Xiao Erxi, curator of this exhibition, Executive Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, and Editor-in-Chief of China Art Brand Network, said that in many places, the end of an art exhibition means the end of cooperation. However, for solo exhibitions held by the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting for brand artists, the beginning of the exhibition is also the official beginning of cooperation with the artist. In the future, a series of publicity and promotion activities will be carried out for brand artists for a long time. It is hoped that more artists can hold solo exhibitions at the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting. While doing a good job in publicity, it can also enhance the artist's status in the art world, allow the artist to obtain a higher development platform, and allow the artist's works to better enter the art market.

Xiao Erxi, Executive Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting and Editor-in-Chief of Art Brand Network, and Han Hailiang, General Manager of Jihe Culture, sign a strategic cooperation agreement.

Ribbon-cutting ceremony

Group photo of guests

The exhibition featured more than 70 exquisite Gongbi heavy color paintings and more than 20 freehand flower and bird paintings by Mr. Liang Zhichao, which received wide acclaim from people from all walks of life who attended the event.

Author: Qin Lizhen