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Gu GanGu Gan was born in 1942 in the Hunan Province of China, and he attended art school in Beijing. During the Cultural Revolution, he served in the printing industry for 10 years. He considers himself to be an “indigenous modernist.” The chairman of the Modern Calligraphy and Painting Society in China, Gu Gan was one of the forerunners of the Modernist movement in calligraphy. His abstract renderings embody a blending of traditional form and modern style. His diverse influences, from Chinese to German masters, create a global, harmonious unity throughout the body of his work. His works have been shown worldwide in locations such as the British Museum and the Museum for Eastern Art in Cologne. Learn more and view the artwork of Gu Gan. |
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Yuan XikunKnown as a portrait diplomat, Xikun has depicted more than 200 heads of international organizations, including face-to-face renderings of political and social celebrities such as former United Nation Secretary General Kofi Annan, former United States President Bill Clinton, Cuban President Fidel Castro, former South African President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, and International Olympic Committee Honorary Life President Juan Antonio Samaranch. Born into a well-known family of traditional Chinese painters, Xikun built the Jintai Art Museum as a venue of frequent gathering for political visitors to China. It is a platform for bringing together Western and Chinese cultures. The museum features unique five-pyramidal roofs that symbolize metal, wood, water, fire and earth. "Painting infuses sculpture with new blood and sculpture is a succession of painting," believes Xikun. His sculptures resonate with classicism, romanticism and realism. Learn more and view the artwork of Yuan Xikun. |
