He Jianguo

He Jianguo (Chinese: 何建国 born 1951) is a contemporary Chinese idiosyncratic and self-taught calligraphy artist.[1] He Jianguo is regarded as a twentieth-century artist who is continuing the literati tradition. His brushstrokes and calligraphy are unorthodox with no fear of turning his back on traditional methods. He Jianguo draws on traditional subjects with his own interpretation depicting typical Beijing scenes including acquaintances' lives.

He Jianguo is inspired by the works of Matisse, Picasso, Cézanne and Kandinsky. He is conservative, irrespective of his work, but he's not part of the ‘avant-garde’ rather one of the ink painters who are working creatively with what in lesser hands is a stultifying tradition.

Bibliography

Paintings

Collection of He Jianguo[2]

Year Title Place of Origin Credit
Mid-Late 20th Century Serenity (Calligraphy)[3] China Gift of Sun Yu 1990
Mid-Late 20th Century Drinking under the Moon[4] China Anonymous Gift 1990
1985 Portrait of Chen Lang[5] China Purchased 1993
1987 Still life[6] China Purchased 1993

Publications

Year Title Author Publisher Notes
2006 Rule of Beauty He Jianguo, Zhang Zikang Hebei Education Publishing ISBN 7-5434-5967-1
2006 Today's Chinese Calligraphy Artist He Jianguo He Jianguo Hebei Education Publishing ISBN 7-5434-6405-5
2006 Chinese Most Representative Artist Series He Jianguo, Linuo Today Art Museum, China -
2006 Chinese Paintings: Artist of today He Jianguo He Jianguo, XuLei Today Art Museum, China -
2006 INK: Whiteley and others He Jianguo The Brett Whiteley Studio New South Wales, Australia -
2004 The Porcelain from He Jianguo He Jianguo Hebei Education Publishing ISBN 7-5434-5130-1
2003 The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales He Jianguo, Jackie Menzies Art Gallery of New South Wales -
1998 Contemporary Chinese Artist He Jianguo He Jianguo Hebei Education Publishing ISBN 7-5434-3168-8
1995 Art of the Brush: Chinese & Japanese Painting Calligraphy He Jianguo, Jackie Menzies Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales -
1994 The Art Gallery of New South Wales collection He Jianguo, Ewen McDonald Art Gallery of New South Wales -
1993 Kreatief: Literair En Kunstkritisch Tijdschrift He Jianguo, Mieke Bongers Belgium -
1992 New Art From China-Post-Mao Product He Jianguo, Claire Roberts Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales -

References

  1. ↑ Bio of Jianguo (Chinese) Art Today, retrieved February 27, 2011
  2. ↑ Works by HE Jianguo Art Gallery NSW, retrieved February 27, 2011
  3. ↑ Serenity (Calligraphy) 445.1990 Art Gallery NSW, retrieved December 19, 2011
  4. ↑ Drinking under the Moon 446.1990 Art Gallery NSW, retrieved December 19, 2011
  5. ↑ Portrait of Chen Lang 325.1993 Art Gallery NSW, retrieved December 19, 2011
  6. ↑ Drinking under the Moon Still life 326.1993.a-c Art Gallery NSW, retrieved December 19, 2011

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