·Introduction to the Artist·
Lin JichangAlso known by his art name Jichang. An independent artist, Vice President of the Guangdong Modern Writers Research Association, and Curator of the Humanities Art Museum. He is a painter, poet, and art critic, who has held solo exhibitions at art museums including the Art Museum of Guangdong Painting Academy, Li Xiongcai Art Museum, as well as art institutions in Seoul, South Korea and Qingdao, China.
As an advocate of new forms of calligraphy, he has curated numerous international exhibitions such as the Red Figurine Calligraphy Modern Culture Exhibition, Calligraphy and Expression International Exhibition, and China-Italy-France Contemporary Artists Invitational Exhibition. His personal publications include Cliff · Dream, Chaos of the Floating World, Alternative Notes on The West Chamber, Prose Collection of the Floating World, Poetic Fables, and The Secret of Freedom · Lin Jichang's Ink Paintings.
In 2019, he was invited by the Venice EMG.ART Foundation to participate in the 58th Venice Biennale (Zen Palace Pavilion). He has also taken part in the 8th and 9th Asian Humanities Art Exhibition (Hangzhou), and the 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th AAmA (Asia-Europe-America International Alliance) International Touring Exhibition, for which he was awarded the Artistic Multicultural Contribution Award at the 18th AAmA International Exhibition. His works have been featured in touring exhibitions at institutions including the National San Martín Cultural Center of Argentina, Villa Biancardi Art Museum of Italy, Monte Carlo Contemporary Art Center of Monaco, Castillo de Vicalís Museum of Spain, National BITOLA Cultural Palace of North Macedonia, National Museum of Art in Cluj-Napoca of Romania, and the Museum of Comparative Art of Romania.
He Fu
Original name: Huang Hefu, also known as Huang Dafu. Male, born in 1974 in Raoping, Guangdong, currently resides in Guangzhou. Freelance painter.
Major Exhibitions:
2022
Land Sailing Boat | Wave WAVE Contemporary Art Exhibition (Nanjing)
2018
Ink Painting "Drama" – Comparative Exhibition of Portrait Paintings by Chi Junqing and He Fu (Qingdao)
Monster Cries Catch Monster – He Fu's Works Touring Exhibition (Chaozhou/Jieyang)
2017
Monster Cries Catch Monster – He Fu's Works Touring Exhibition (Chao'an/Shantou)
Extension – Macau Contemporary Oil Painting Art Exchange Exhibition (Macau)
2016
A Beginning: Multiple Faces of Poetry (Guangzhou)
2015
Plundering Colors – He Fu Solo Exhibition (Foshan)
2014
[He Fu on the Left, Zhao Bi on the Right] – Joint Exhibition of Works by He Fu and Chen Sib i (Shantou)
In Search of Fragrance on a Sunny Day – He Fu Solo Watercolor Exhibition (Guangzhou)
2013
Independent Character – 2013 Potential Artists Annual Nomination Exhibition, Nomination Award
"Child's Words" – He Fu Solo Exhibition (Guangzhou)
Hengyi 2013 Summer Art Auction (Guangzhou)
To Shanghai – Artron Contemporary Art Group Exhibition (Shanghai)
2012
China Hai'an 523 "Contemporary Art Thought Forum" (Jiangsu)
Overflowing Colors – He Fu Watercolor Exhibition, Zhuzi Art Museum (Guangzhou)
E Jinghua Part II – Artron Artists Joint Exhibition (Beijing)
Art Guangdong International Collectibles and Art Fair (Guangzhou)
2011
"In Search of Fragrance on a Sunny Day" – Chinese Watercolor Six Artists Exhibition, Zhuzi Gallery, Guangzhou
Dialogue – Joint Exhibition of Works by Tian Liusha and He Fu (Guangzhou)
2010
Art Guangdong International Collectibles and Art Fair (Guangzhou)
15th Guangzhou Art Fair Young Painters Promotion Exhibition, Guangzhou International Conference Center, Guangzhou
2009
"Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form" (Second Edition) – Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition (Changde)
2008
"Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form" – First Chinese Art Exhibition, Shifang Art Museum, Zhengzhou
Major Publications:
He Fu’s Works · Child's Words, China Fine Arts Publishing House
He Fu’s Watercolor Works, China Fine Arts Publishing House
Artists: Lin Jichang, He Fu
Title: The Path of Cultivation
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 126 × 68 cm
Year: 2023
