In the vast expanse of the art world, a brilliant star is shining with its unique light: Yang Hailun, also known as "China's Monet." Yang Hailun, with the courtesy name Jinglun and the pseudonym Qinglian Huazhe (Clear Lotus Painter), is the Vice President of the China National Academy of Painting, Vice President of the Lanting Painting Academy, a director of the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Cultural and Art Foundation, and a film producer. Hailun, with her poetic and picturesque artistic achievements, has become a dazzling and outstanding female painter in the art field.
Recently, the Louvre Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition held at the National Stadium, along with activities to welcome the Chinese athletes to the Paris Olympics, came to a successful conclusion. Hailun and over 200 other calligraphy and painting artists jointly created a calligraphy and painting scroll over 330 meters long, like a silent epic telling the story of artistic inheritance and innovation. The judges were amazed by the scroll's exquisite craftsmanship and magnificent aura. Eventually, after fierce competition among many excellent works, Hailun's paintings "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains" and "A Thousand Li of Fine Horses" stood out with their unique artistic charm and profound cultural connotations, winning the gold award. Among them, "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was collected by Professor Wang Ze, the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for China; "A Thousand Li of Fine Horses" was collected by Xie Jieming, the ambassador of the Nigerian Embassy, which shows its high artistic value.
Hailun's monumental oil painting "Millennium Canal," created in collaboration with the renowned painter and philosopher Di Wei, along with her individual oil paintings "A Thousand Li of Fine Horses," "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains," the water lily "Awakening," and the traditional Chinese painting of peony "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance," were successfully selected for the World Culture in Action – 2024 Sino-French Cultural and Sports Extravaganza Art Exhibition. These works were exhibited at the Beijing Bird's Nest and the Louvre Museum in France on July 25, 26, and 27, attracting global attention.
Hailun excels at capturing the subtle changes of light and shadow, depicting poetic and beautiful scenes with delicate colors and lively brushstrokes, and is known as an "interpreter of the beauty of nature," showing the beauty and mystery of nature to the fullest. Not only is she an inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture and art, highly respected and praised in China, but she is also a dazzling figure on the international stage. The exhibition of her works in both countries, as well as their brilliant presentation in related activities at the National Stadium, has added a colorful stroke to the cultural exchange and profound friendship between China and France. I think it's great to see artists like her bringing cultures together through their work!
In the long journey of art, Yang Hailun has always stayed true to her original aspirations, constantly exploring, exchanging ideas with many famous artists, learning from others' strengths, and drawing inspiration. With her neoclassical romantic style, she has injected new vitality into Chinese painting art, becoming a well-deserved pride of the Chinese art world.
