Wang Zhongyi
Wang Zhongyi, Chinese painter, associate
professor, was born in Xi’an in 1949. Now he is a
professional painter of Tong Chuan Traditional Chinese
Painting Academy, the standing vice president of Shanxi
Chinese Painting Academy, a member of Shanxi Chinese Culture
Research Society and the professor of Xi’an Oriental Arts
College for Advanced Studies.
While he was a little boy, he practised
Chinese Kungfu. Later, he attended school. It was not until
he was in his 30s that he began to study Traditional Chinese
Painting. After eight-year long self-study with great will
and perseverance because of not having been accepted as a
disciple, he grasped a good opportunity and was recommended
by professor Luo Ming to attended the Traditional Chinese
Painting Department of Xi’an Art Academy. There, he has
learned flower and bird painting for three years from Mr.
Liu Baoshen and Mr. Zhang Zhiguang. After graduation, he has
stayed in Liao Xinlou for seven years, which is located in
the south of Chang’an city, and put his heart and soul into
Chinese Painting creations with great concentration. He
learns Zen well and always comments on paintings from Zen’s
perspective. His creations are involved in Traditional
Chinese Medicine, folk-customs and people. He consults the
Book of Tactics, combines Kungfu with poetry writing in
Chinese Painting creation, expressing the essence of
paintings through daily life trivia and telling the
philosophically words through common people’s words.
When he draws, he draws in a impressive
way. Between consciousness and unconsciousness, his painting
is changeable constantly and the whole process of painting
is extremely enjoyable. His works is remarked by other
painters in the circle like this “ it is both delicacy and
uninhibited just as a warrior will not lose it mighty while
he is in gentle temper. It is natural, unrestrained and
reasonable like a hermit will not lose delightfulness though
living in a humble house.
Being highly valued the research on
morality and rule, he has special views on the layout of
Traditional Chinese Painting. Dissertations like on the
Layout of Traditional Chinese Painting, On Imagery,
Trail Research, Wushu and Traditional Chinese Painting, Dao
and Techniques of Drawing and Using Chinese Ink were
published respectively.
Until now, Wang Zhongyi has held five
exhibitions of his works successfully. His works are
collected by Collection of Elaborated Works of
Contemporary Famous Painters of Chang’an, Collection
of the Works of Chinese Contemporary Famous Painters of
Flower and Bird and Collection of Sino-Japan Exchange
Exhibition on Calligraphy and Drawing. His personal
biography brief is compiled into Modern Masters in Fine
Arts. Besides, in 2000 and 2001, he was awarded a golden
cup for Talents of Shanxi Province in 2002, in the same
year, another golden cup was awarded to him in the First
Flower and Bird Drawing Exhibition by Arts Society of
Shan’xi.
His works is popular with many people, especially
collectors. In recent years, many paintings have won prizes
for him. Wang Zhongyi is really a powerful painter.

Wang Jinling
Zhang Zhiguang
Wang Zhongyi