Author:Wang You-Jun

Size:Length:130 x Width:246 (cm)

Size description：87×174 (130×246)

Introduction：Wang You-Jun (1944- ), born in Taichung. He is a full-time professor in the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University, specializing in the study of ink painting, and has reached fifty years to create and teach. While his artistic style is rooted in tradition, it transcends the vocabulary of traditional creators and authentically expresses ink landscape painting. Guided by the spirit of "reading thousands of books is not as useful as traveling thousands of miles", he visited Huangshan 13 times, capturing its beauty from different angles. His creative pointers include Huang Bin-Hong's "thick and luxurious", Zheng Man-Qing's "heavy and blunt", and his own "harmonious and warm" and "bold and majestic". He suggests that "the subject and technique are not important, as long as the painting expresses warmth, moisture, thickness and solidity, the painting will be remarkable". He believes that "seeking innovation" in painting is important, but "seeking excellence" is the ultimate mission. The art world highly esteems his 20th-century ink paintings of Qinglu Mountain and Water, and considers him, along with Pu Hsin-Yu (Pu Ru) and Chang Da-Chien, as the best in the early 20th century; and along with Yuan Zhan, Chou Cheng in the second half of the 20th century.

Paifang Peak is located in the West Sea Scenic Area of Huangshan, left of the West Sea Gate Peaks, in front of Paiyun Pavilion, at an altitude of 1500 meters, not listed among the 72 peaks. Named for its arched shape resembling a giant stone archway, nearby are the "Immortal Sunbathing Boots", "Wu Song Fighting the Tiger" and other ingeniously shaped stone landscapes. All of Huangshan's unique pine trees, hard strange stones, and fleeting clouds are captured in Wang You-Jun's paintings, using multi-layered slow painting techniques to depict the rhythm of drifting clouds and mist. In his paintings, he not only captures the texture and mass of the rocks, but also actively pursues the atmosphere, temperature, and humidity of the environment, all of which reflect his personal painting style.

Accession Number:PT09906200

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