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| Chinese impressionist starts artistic residency in Liverpool | Chinese impressionist starts artistic residency in Liverpool |
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| Liverpool has got a Chinese artist in residence for the next two months and already some of its citizens have been immortalised in his oils. | Liverpool has got a Chinese artist in residence for the next two months and already some of its citizens have been immortalised in his oils. |
| Zhao Zhu has chosen to find an Oriental take on the traditionally European art of oil painting and has made a considerable name for himself in Guizhou province where he teaches at the university in the capital, Guiyang. | Zhao Zhu has chosen to find an Oriental take on the traditionally European art of oil painting and has made a considerable name for himself in Guizhou province where he teaches at the university in the capital, Guiyang. |
| His enthusiasm for modern portrait artists, particularly distinctive ones such as Lucian Freud, has led to a fusion of work influenced by their style with distinctively Chinese touches. He first had a go at painting as a ten-year-old schoolboy, much like another English counterpart, David Hockney, and was soon out with crayons and later tubes of paint and canvases, sketching people, landscapes and still life. | His enthusiasm for modern portrait artists, particularly distinctive ones such as Lucian Freud, has led to a fusion of work influenced by their style with distinctively Chinese touches. He first had a go at painting as a ten-year-old schoolboy, much like another English counterpart, David Hockney, and was soon out with crayons and later tubes of paint and canvases, sketching people, landscapes and still life. |
| He won a place at China's Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing in 1983 and there began to adapt his experience of his own country with techniques from overseas, especially the European impressionist tradition. He says: | He won a place at China's Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing in 1983 and there began to adapt his experience of his own country with techniques from overseas, especially the European impressionist tradition. He says: |
| Oil painting was introduced into China from the western world and I was impressed by the great masters. I adore the work of Lucian Freud and during my studies and my practice I was able to develop my own distinctive style. | Oil painting was introduced into China from the western world and I was impressed by the great masters. I adore the work of Lucian Freud and during my studies and my practice I was able to develop my own distinctive style. |
| I look at my subjects from eye to eye and from heart to heart and capture what I see on the canvas. My aim is to capture the whole character of the person in my work. | I look at my subjects from eye to eye and from heart to heart and capture what I see on the canvas. My aim is to capture the whole character of the person in my work. |
| His residency at Liverpool's View Two gallery in Mathew Street coincides with his first UK exhibition and the chance to paint protraits of Europeans. Liverpool's Three Graces have often been compared with or even mistaken for Shanghai's Bund and Zhou says: | His residency at Liverpool's View Two gallery in Mathew Street coincides with his first UK exhibition and the chance to paint protraits of Europeans. Liverpool's Three Graces have often been compared with or even mistaken for Shanghai's Bund and Zhou says: |
| I chose Liverpool because of the city's links with China, particularly the sister links between Liverpool and Shanghai. | I chose Liverpool because of the city's links with China, particularly the sister links between Liverpool and Shanghai. |
| His visit follows successful stints for the exhibition, entitled Face to Face, in Shanghai and at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. Since arriving on Merseyside, he has done portraits of the architect and owner of View Two, Ken Martin, and businessman David Doyle. Next week, at a private view on 6 September, he will unveil his third commission, of Brian Wong, a considerable figure in Liverpool's Chinatown. | His visit follows successful stints for the exhibition, entitled Face to Face, in Shanghai and at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. Since arriving on Merseyside, he has done portraits of the architect and owner of View Two, Ken Martin, and businessman David Doyle. Next week, at a private view on 6 September, he will unveil his third commission, of Brian Wong, a considerable figure in Liverpool's Chinatown. |
| More details of the View Two exhibition are online here. | More details of the View Two exhibition are online here. |
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