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Exhibition pays homage to late artist
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THE exhibition, “Spiritual Fusion: the Paintings of Zhou Bichu (1903-1995),” is running at the SPSI Art Museum in Shanghai through August 25.
The museum operated by the Shanghai Painting and Sculpture Institute has featured famous Chinese artists such as Chen Yifei (1946-2005), Zhang Chongren (1907-1998) and Ha Ding (1923-2004).
Born in Pinghe, Fujian Province in 1903, Zhou went to Paris in 1925 to study at L’Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Arts where his teacher was Emest Laurent and his classmates included Xu Beihong (1895-1953), Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) and Yan Wenliang (1893-1988). Five years later, he returned China and taught at art schools in Xiamen, Shanghai and Hangzhou.
“Compared with his classmates Xu Beihong, Yan Wenliang and Lin Fengmian, Zhou’s artistic achievement has been undervalued,” said Xiao Gu, director of the Shanghai Painting and Sculpture Institute. “It is our duty to introduce Zhou’s achievement in art creation and education to more people.”
Visitors to the show are greeted by a huge portrait of Zhou Bichu. The artist’s oil paintings of still-lifes and landscapes, particularly the Yellow Mountain, reveal his masterful work to fuse Chinese and Western styles of expression.
The 50 oil paintings and 20 sketches were provided by his family for the show.
“The number of original paintings is the biggest among our master series and some artworks are shown to the public for the first time,” said Fu Jun, deputy curator of the museum.
“Personal items shown alongside the artworks trace the development of Zhou’s art.” These items include Zhou’s notebooks, identity cards and posters he created.
As one of the pioneers in Chinese oil painting, Zhou has taught many students. The most famous of them are Chen Yifei, Xia Baoyuan and Qiu Ruimin.
His fame also spread to Indonesia where he lived from 1955 to 1965, once working as art consultant for Indonesian President Bung Sukarno. Life in the tropical country influenced his paintings of impressionism.
After he returned to Shanghai, Zhou taught briefly at the local art school and then became a full-time oil painter at the Shanghai Painting and Sculpture Institute.
“This exhibition took two years to prepare and is the most complete summary on Zhou Bichu and his art. We hope this is the best recognition of his achievement,” Xiao said.
Date: Through August 25, 10am-4pm
Venue: SPSI Art Museum
Address: 111 Jinzhu Rd
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