Haixi International Oil Painting Center

11/07/2012

Photos about the Hwa Xia Gellery, about the artists and their arts.

华夏艺术
中国书画艺术，是中华文化的重要组成部分，它体现了中华民族艺术精神和独特的智慧。李文皆董事长本着对书画的爱好，成立 “华夏艺术有限公司”，为更好的弘扬中华书画艺术，让中国书画走出国门，为搭起中马这座艺术桥梁，让海外的华夏朋友逐渐理解、欣赏中国书画，促进文化交流、加强友谊，适时彰显我们的文化理念和价值观念，了解正在日益蓬勃发展的书画事业，积极传承中国古文化，发扬千百年伟大的书画艺术。

Hwa Xia Gallery
The art of Chinese calligraphy is an important part of Chinese culture, displaying the spirit of Chinese art and wisdom. The president of Hwa Xia Gallery, Li Wen Jie, established the company due to his deep interest in Chinese calligraphy. He aims to further promote the art of Chinese calligraphy into the international level. The company acts as a platform for Malaysian citizens to further understand and appreciate Chinese calligraphy, to promote cultural exchange, strengthen the national relationship between China and Malaysia, and highlight the company’s cultural and value views. Hwa Xua Gallery displays the development of Chinese calligraphy industry, and it plays a role in magnifying the importance of ancient Chinese culture, further promoting this art that carries history over a thousand years.

11/07/2012

One of the most important tool of Chinese Calligraphy is the ink brush!

Ink brushes (simplified Chinese: 毛笔; traditional Chinese: 毛筆; pinyin: máo bǐ) are used in Chinese calligraphy. They are also used in Chinese painting and descendant brush painting styles. The ink brush was invented in China, believed to be around 300BCE. Together with the inkstone, inkstick and Xuan paper, these four writing implements form the Four Treasures of the Study.

Brushes differ greatly in terms of size, texture, material and cost.
Stalk: Usually normal bamboo, exotic brushes instead may use materials like gold, silver, jade, ivory, red sandalwood or spotted bamboo.

Hairs source: Normally the brush is made from goat, Siberian Weasel (黄鼠狼 huángshǔláng, Yellow-rat-wolf), pig, mouse, buffalo, wolf and rabbit hair, while exotic ones can be made from tiger, fowl, deer and even human hair (from the first haircut a baby gets, said to bring good fortune while taking the Imperial examinations).

Hairs texture: soft (軟毫 ruǎnháo), mixed (兼毫 jiānháo) or hard (硬毫 yìngháo) hairs. Certain textures are better for writing certain styles than others are.

Hairs size: Generally classified as either big (大楷 dàkǎi), medium (中楷 zhōngkǎi) or small (小楷 xiǎokǎi); most calligraphy is written with a medium-sized brush. The smallest brushes are used for very small pieces and for fashioning designs for seals. Medium brushes are the most widely used; wielded by a skilled artist, a medium brush can produce a variety of thicknesses of line, from very thin to fairly thick. The largest brushes are used only for very large pieces.

The hairs one chooses to use depends on one's needs at the moment, certain kinds of brushes are more suited to certain script styles and individuals than others are. Synthetic hair is not used. Prices vary greatly depending on the quality of the brush, cheap brushes cost less than a US dollar while expensive can cost more than a thousand.
Currently, the finest brushes are made in the town of Shanlian, in the district of Huzhou, Zhejiang province.

11/07/2012

Let`s learn a bit about the famous Chinese Calligraphpy:

Chinese calligraphy is a form of calligraphy widely practiced and revered in the Sinosphere, which often includes China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
The East Asian calligraphic tradition originated and developed from China. There is a general standardization of the various styles of calligraphy in this tradition. Chinese calligraphy and ink and wash painting are closely related, since they are accomplished using similar tools and techniques.
Chinese painting and calligraphy distinguish themselves from other cultural arts because they emphasize motion and are charged with dynamic life.
According to Stanley-Baker, "Calligraphy is sheer life experienced through energy in motion that is registered as traces on silk or paper, with time and rhythm in shifting space its main ingredients."
Calligraphy has also led to the development of many forms of art in East Asia, including seal carving, ornate paperweights, and inkstones.

The local name for calligraphy is Shūfǎ 書法 in China, literally "the way/method/law of writing"; Shodō 書道 in Japan, literally "the way/principle of writing"; and Seoye (서예) 書藝 in Korea, literally "the skill/criterion of writing".
The calligraphy of East Asian characters is an important and appreciated aspect of East Asian culture. East Asian calligraphy is normally regarded as one of the "arts" (Chinese 藝術 pinyin: yìshù, Japanese 芸術 geijutsu) in the countries where it is practiced. But there is actually a debate as to whether East Asian calligraphy is a discipline or an art. Indeed, both may be true.

As a discipline calligraphy is, at the basic level, a pursuit －書法 Chinese: shūfǎ, "the rules of writing Han characters"－ focused on writing well.
Students aim to obtain the writing characteristics of exemplary pieces of writing.
Elementary school students practice calligraphy in this way, as do elders practicing temporary calligraphy, without aspiring to artistic creation.

Calligraphy is also considered an art － 藝術/艺术 Chinese: yìshù, a relatively recent word meaning "art", where works are appreciated more or only for their aesthetic qualities.

The English word "Calligraphy" refers to that which is "beautiful writing", thus including both aspects.

10/07/2012

Check this video about Xiamen Union Arts Co. LTD

Xiamen Union Arts Co. Ltd Founded in 1995. XiaMen Union Arts CO. LTD is one of leading enterprises engaged in handmade fine oil paintings and frames. They cu...

10/07/2012

Here is a short description about watercolor paintings:

Watercolor, also aquarelle from French, is a painting method.
A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle.
The traditional and most common support for watercolor paintings is paper; other supports include papyrus, bark papers, plastics, vellum or leather, fabric, wood, and canvas.
Watercolors are usually transparent, and appear luminous because the pigments are laid down in a relatively pure form with few fillers obscuring the pigment colors.
Watercolor can also be made opaque by adding Chinese white.
In East Asia, watercolor painting with inks is referred to as brush painting or scroll painting.
In Chinese, Korean, and Japanese painting it has been the dominant medium, often in monochrome black or browns.
India, Ethiopia and other countries also have long traditions. Fingerpainting with watercolor paints originated in China.

10/07/2012

So what is oil painting anyway?
Here is a short description what is it:

Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil, such as linseed, was boiled with a resin, such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body and gloss.
Other oils occasionally used include poppyseed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil. These oils confer various properties to the oil paint, such as less yellowing or different drying times.
Certain differences are also visible in the sheen of the paints depending on the oil. Painters often use different oils in the same painting depending on specific pigments and effects desired.
The paints themselves also develop a particular consistency depending on the medium.

Although oil paint was first used for the Buddhist Paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western Afghanistan sometime between the fifth and ninth centuries, it did not gain popularity until the 15th century. Its practice may have migrated westward during the Middle Ages.
Oil paint eventually became the principal medium used for creating artworks as its advantages became widely known. The transition began with Early Netherlandish painting in northern Europe, and by the height of the Renaissance oil painting techniques had almost completely replaced tempera paints in the majority of Europe.

In recent years, water miscible oil paint has come to prominence, to some extent replacing the usage of traditional oils. Water soluble paints contain an emulsifier which allows them to be thinned with water (rather than with paint thinner), and allows very fast drying times (1–3 days) when compared with traditional oils (1–3 weeks).

09/07/2012

Haixi was visited by students from Taiwan who are enjoying their summer break in a Chinese ummer camp - 07/09/2012

05/07/2012

Zhejiang Wangbin Decorative Material Co., Ltd. was set up in 1993. They have an area of 1,023,000 square meters. They have capital asserts of 50,000,000 and t eir company employs more than10,000 staff They have 6 departments, 20 domestic subsidiaries and 2 foreign sister companies.

They mainly produce wooden moulding (gold and silver leaf and painting), PS moulding, decorative moulding, refinement frames, hand-carved frames, photo frames and all kinds of framed arts and framed mirrors. They also produce paperboards drawing, resin arts, embroidery drawings, well--made wooden boards, flake boards, hot stamping paper, album and all kinds of machines and accessories for frame industry.

Their company believes that technology is the first productivity and they respect knowledge and talents. They have more than 400 high-grade technicians, with more than 100 researchers among them. Meanwhile, they focus on technological devotion. Their products have high quality and quick renovation.
They insist on the spirit of "guaranteed quality, good credit and mutual benefit". Till now, they export to the USA, the UK, Canada, the UAE, Egypt and more than 20 countries in Northeast Asia.

03/07/2012

Learing Calligraphy painting with Master Chen in Haixi International Oil Painting Center - 01/07/2012 : Master Chen had a painting demonstration on Sunday. He showed us how to paint roses with two-tone petals and how to paint a bamboo forest. The key to his technique was creating individual features in one stroke - one stroke per flower, leaf, and stalk segment. Master Chen was skillful at varying the wetness of the ink and the size of his strokes so that the ink did not bleed. He showed us a painting he did that consisted only of black ink he diluted (to make different tones) or varied the brushstrokes of (to make trees, houses, a mountain range). We tried painting our own bamboo forests and even put houses in paintings. It takes skill to write a calligraphy poem on a Chinese painting. Afterwards there was a demonstration of the cursive style of calligraphy. We each received a painting to take home, with our name on it.2012年7月1日，四位国际交流生在本中心的浔阳艺苑，向陈明泉老师了解中国的国画。陈老师向学生解说国画的技巧掌握，也现场示范画了一幅花卉图与可楷书。陈老师是著名书画家，高级工艺美术师。他在中国画创作研究上成就显著，擅长山水、花卉画。

02/07/2012

The Wounded Angel – Chen Zi Rong
Born in 1983, Chen Zi Rong is an extremely talented artist whom originated from Taiwan. She met an accident while she was only 3, and had mental retardation. She had been conveying message through art and drawing since age 6, and through art, her condition had been improving gradually. Fortunately, she is exceptionally gifted in arts, and through 11 years of medical treatment and guidance in drawing, she is now a professional artist. She even had her own art exhibition in year 2009.

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E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Phone: Professor Zhao 0933-398-792


陳姿蓉
「她是折翼的天使，無法展翅飛翔，但可以在彩虹的雲端找回天堂的路」

趙嗣強教授:
三歲時因一次嚴重車禍從此言語遲鈍，記憶喪失，身心發展遲滯，甚至腳不良於行，六歲時只有塗鴉才能代替語言，感謝老天垂憐，她擁有極佳的繪畫異稟。

在指導這女孩的過程中，因言語、內容、感情與一些抽象事物難以溝通，曾經使我痛苦萬分。不過，在這漫長十一年的藝術醫療過程中，這女孩漸漸有了起色，

如今在創作過程中無論在色彩、架構、內容的表達，她已具備了巨匠般的創作能力。

(2009.6.13)這女孩幸運地能邀請總統 馬英九先生來為她第二次個人巡迴展揭幕，這份殊榮無疑帶給這位女孩至高無上的鼓勵。

(2010.10.20)應中國國務院邀請參加上海世博會展覽，他的創作終於躍上了國際舞台。

(2011.6.6 )台灣TVBS一步一腳印採訪了姿蓉，讓更多人認識了她。

(2012.05.01)受邀參加首屆廈門油畫節。

我真的非常感謝，十一年前的一場因緣際會，有幸結識這位女孩，雖為這位天才型畫家的指導老師，卻更是與有榮焉，這十一年的努力，終於有了堪可告慰的結果。如今，她的話不多，可是，她，笑了，十ㄧ年了。我都叫她─陳姿蓉。 指導老師 遠東科大趙嗣強教授

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02/07/2012

Check this short video about Haixi`s famous and amazing pictures!

it`s a slideshow of Haixi International Oil Painting Center, full with famous and amazing oil paintings

02/07/2012

Check it out!

It`s a news interview in ixi International Oil Painting Center - 2012. June