2024、05、15

Breeze of Success

Kong Weike

Kong Weike, born on June 12, 1956, in Wenshang, Shandong, with ancestral roots in Qufu, is the 78th-generation direct descendant of Confucius. He currently serves as a director of the Chinese Artists Association, Dean of the Shandong Academy of Painting, Vice Chairman of the Shandong Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Executive Vice Chairman of the Shandong Provincial Artists Association, member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Political Consultative Conference, Central Committee member of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, Deputy Chairman of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, specially-appointed researcher at the Chinese Academy of Arts under the Ministry of Culture, and a national first-class artist.

2024、05、15

Banna Fair

Ma Guoqiang

Ma Guoqiang is a painter and news publisher. He was born in Zhoukou City, Henan Province, and is originally from Wen County, Henan Province. He graduated from the School of Art at Henan University, where he studied under Wang Wei, Ding Zhongyi, and Yang Lizhou. In 1982, he was selected to participate in the second phase of the Figure Painting Creation Research Class at the Chinese Painting Research Institute of the Ministry of Culture (now the China National Academy of Painting), where he received guidance from masters such as Ye Qianyu and Huang Zhou. There are also other public figures with the same name, including the general manager of Baosteel, professors, and cultural museum directors.

2024、05、15

Gongbi Birds and Flowers

Aisin Gioro Hongjun

Aisin Gioro Hongjun, also known as Jin Hongjun, was born on September 12, 1937, in Beijing. He belongs to the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, being the 15th son of Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing dynasty, and the 12th generation descendant of the Prince of Shuyu. Specializing in Chinese painting, he graduated from the Flower and Bird Painting Department of the Chinese Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1962 and stayed on as a teacher. He has held positions such as professor, Director of the Flower and Bird Painting Studio, deputy chairman of the Peony Calligraphy and Painting Art Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and deputy chairman of the Beijing Gongbi Heavy Color Painting Association.