— A high-end educational and practical program featuring collisions of elite wisdom and showcasing artistic spirituality
Beijing, June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — On the afternoon of June 19, 2015, at the Belt and Road (China) Tourism Brand Strategy Development Summit and the TV Gala of the Belt and Road (China) Brand Recommendation Event held at Beijing Jingxi Hotel, the large-scale art education and practical program "Artists Speak" was officially unveiled and launched.
Launch of the "Artists Speak" Column
The summit consisted of segments including the Belt and Road tourism resource matchmaking meeting, the release of the Belt and Road (China) List of Famous Tourism and Cultural Cities, the Silk Road Q&A Forum, and the unveiling ceremony of the "Artists Speak" column.
As an important part of the summit, the unveiling ceremony of the "Artists Speak" column was jointly initiated by guests such as Liu Zijin (Director of the Liu Zhibai Art Museum), Meng Duoxin (Standing Committee Member of the Changzhi Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Executive Director and Member of the Standing Committee of the Shanxi Artists Association, Chairman of the Changzhi Artists Association, Executive Vice President of the Changzhi Painting and Calligraphy Academy), Zhou Jianguo (renowned painting and calligraphy connoisseur and collector),,Li Lu (Director of the Wenhuatang Art Museum in Songzhuang), Chen Jiawen (scholar of purple clay culture and founder of the cultural symbol teapot), Lü Zi’an (Vice President of the Macao Fujian-Taiwan Chamber of Commerce), Chen Xianjiang (Deputy Secretary-General of the China National Brand Strategy Development Association, Producer of CCTV's "Focus on Brands" column), Lu Jinlong (Executive Secretary-General of the Belt and Road (China) Brand Project), Qu Xinqi (Producer of the "Artists Speak" column, also known as Song Tao), and Wu Dakai (Production Director of the "Artists Speak" column, renowned snow ink painter).
Awarding of plaques for the "Artists Speak" column, its sub-columns, and designated sketch bases
Several artists with artistic dreams and aspirations passionately launched an interview-based program titled "Artists Speak," which delves into the essence of art and reveals profound artistic truths. The show disseminates the insightful perspectives of artists, guides the true direction of art, instills soul into the art world, and inspires artistic life.
The "Artists Speak" column is a high-end, wisdom-driven, spiritually expressive educational and practical program dedicated to sharing the voices of artists, spreading the true, good, and beautiful aspects of art, promoting the main melody of cultural art in the era, and sharing and transmitting positive energy.
Guided by Xi Jinping’s speech at the Forum on Literature and Art, and adhering to the practice philosophy of "forward-thinking viewpoints, mainstream thinking, art above all, and facing the future," the program follows broad cultural vision and unique artistic perspectives. With principles of deep originality, sincerity, simplicity, and natural creativity, it implements the guiding principle of "letting a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend, and cultivating both moral integrity and artistic excellence" in every event.
Through interviews and narratives with artists, the column shares their profound insights, inherits and explores traditional culture, spreads artistic energy, and builds an authoritative, professional program that artists can trust and audiences can love, combining high-end wisdom with strong readability.
Liu Zijin, the Director, presented the plaque for the "Artists Speak" column. On the left is Liu Zijin, Director of the Liu Zhibai Art Museum, and on the right is Qu Xinqi (Song Tao), Producer of the "Artists Speak" column.
The Liu Zhibai Art Museum is a venue dedicated to displaying and researching the art of the master landscape painter Liu Zhibai. Liu Zhibai, originally named Liu Tingtang, styled himself Baiyun, and in his later years used names such as Rulian Laoren (Old Man Like Lotus), Yezhu Weng (Old Bamboo Man), Lao Teng (Old Vine), and Lao Mei (Old Plum). At the end of 2012, the "Rereading Classics – Exploring All the Marvelous Peaks: Selection of 20th Century Chinese Landscape Paintings" exhibition hosted by the National Art Museum of China noted: Liu Zhibai’s art inherited from the Song and Yuan dynasties and connected to the Ming and Qing, not only inheriting the essence of tradition but also emphasizing formal innovation. Ultimately, he modernized ancient methods and created new techniques for Chinese splashed-ink freehand landscape painting, becoming one of the most representative masters of splashed-ink painting in the history of Chinese art. -- The 2012 "20th Century Chinese Landscape Painting Selection Exhibition" organized by the National Art Museum of China stated: Liu Zhibai’s art inherited from the Song and Yuan dynasties and connected to the Ming and Qing, not only inheriting the essence of tradition but also emphasizing formal innovation. Ultimately, he modernized ancient methods and created new techniques for Chinese splashed-ink freehand landscape painting, becoming one of the most representative masters of splashed-ink painting in the history of Chinese art.
In its initial phase, the "Artists Speak" column will focus on sharing content through new media and mainstream media, while simultaneously publishing a series of books under the "Artists Speak" label. In the medium term, it will collaborate with China Central Television and China Education Television to broadcast classic content from the column. In the later phase, it will work with experts and scholars from prestigious universities such as Tsinghua, Peking, and Fudan to connect art topics with cultural and educational practical activities in creative industry parks.
"Handful of Clay" is a column that fully explores each ceramic artist’s personal "artistic symbol" in the sequence of fingertips, craftsmanship, and memory, to create an artistic way of life.
On the occasion of the unveiling and launch of the "Artists Speak" column, the summit officially awarded plaques to the Taihang Licheng Xierhe Sketch Base and the Yabuli Snow Village Sketch Base, both designated as special locations for the "Artists Speak" column. It also unveiled and awarded a plaque for the sub-column "Handful of Clay" and simultaneously launched the compilation ceremony for the "Handful of Clay" series of books. The "Artists Speak" column also launched the "Belt and Road" TV.micro-video platform.
First Batch of Advisors for the "Artists Speak" Column (in no particular order)
1. Academic Advisors:
Liu Zijin: Male, son of splashed-ink landscape master Liu Zhibai, Director of the Liu Zhibai Art Museum
Li Lu: Male, Director of the Wenhuatang Art Museum in Songzhuang
Meng Duoxin: Male, Standing Committee Member of the Changzhi Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Executive Director and Member of the Standing Committee of the Shanxi Artists Association, Chairman of the Changzhi Artists Association, Executive Vice President of the Changzhi Painting and Calligraphy Academy
Zhou Jianguo: Male, renowned painting and calligraphy connoisseur and collector
Fan Weiqun: Male, Jiangsu Provincial Ceramic Art Master, member of the China Arts and Crafts Association, Senior Arts and Crafts Engineer at research institute level, founder, chief craft master, and artistic director of Fanjia Pot Workshop
Yang Shiming: Male, renowned scholar of purple clay research
Yue Feng: Male, member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, council member of the Beijing Calligraphers Association
Zhang Xiulun: Male, member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, Secretary-General of the Tongzhou Collectors Association in Beijing
Chen Jiawen: Male, scholar of purple clay culture, founder of the Cultural Symbol Teapot
Liu Yuanjiang: Male, renowned Chinese writer, thinker, and people's educational artist; Chief Advisor and Production Director for Ultimate Simplicity Thought at CCTV TV Program Production Center, Deputy Secretary-General of the Board of Directors of China Reform News Agency under the National Development and Reform Commission
Cheng Jianhua: Male, Editor-in-Chief of China Calligraphy and Painting Forum, General Manager of Beijing Beautiful Culture Co., Ltd.
2. Special Hosts:
Li Zheng: Female, Senior Journalist and Host at the New Media Center of the People's Daily Overseas Edition
Li Guangxue: Male, General Manager of Yixing Deyizhai Cultural Art Development Co., Ltd.
3. Marketing Consultants
Wen Yux? (Text garbled), General Manager of Brand Development (Text garbled)
Qin Wei: Female, China News Service Financial Business CenterChief Editor
Liu Songjing: Male, Secretary-General of the China Tourism Brand Development Promotion Association
Chen Xianjiang: Male, Deputy Secretary-General of the China National Brand Strategy Development Association, Producer of CCTV's "Focus on Brands" program
Lu Jinlong: Male, Executive Secretary-General of the Belt and Road (China) Brand Project
Suo Zhiguo: Male, Standing Committee Member of the China Planning Experts Guidance Committee, Expert of the China E-commerce Association, President of the China Practical E-commerce Association
Zhai Hongwu: Female, Editor-in-Chief of China Enterprise E-commerce Network, General Manager of Times One Network (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
4. Exhibition Planning Consultants
Wang Yuanyuan: Female, painter and renowned exhibition planner
Wang Shijun: Male, renowned exhibition planner
5. Intellectual Property Legal Consultant
Gao Fangfang: Female, Senior Lawyer and Partner at Beijing Tengjun Law Firm
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