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Artist Statement:
I like both oil paintings and
Chinese paintings. In oil
painting I like the richness
of its colours. I love to
cover my canvas with a
profusion of colours in their
dream-like imageries. I am
often inspired by nature, like
Renoir I believe that a
painting should be beautiful.
Most of my paintings are
conceptual realistic in style,
that is to say my paintings
appear very realistic but
there are always some
imaginative elements in the
composition of my works. My
paintings are integrations of
the real and the
imaginative....
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Zhen Lian Biography:
| Biographical information for Zhen Lian can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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60
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
Buddhist |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
painting,listening to music,watching tv, travelling |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Expressionism - (1940 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Buffet,Vangoh,Monet,Manet,Renoir
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| Favorite Work of Art |
There are too many to just mention one
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
I wish that one day my paintings will be hanging in the museums |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I have loved painting since childhood, but I have been too much occupied by daily chores to have any time to devote to painting until after I retired from my job of art teacher. Now I devote all my time to painting, I am inspired in whatever I paint, in fact I have more inspirations in my paintings now than when I was young. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
My name is Zhenlian, I am an artist from China, I was born in China in 1948. ¡®Zhenlian¡¯ is my pseudonym, it means ¡®True Lotus¡¯ which is a ¡®Buddhist philosophy. My full name is Zhen Lian Xiu, but I like to sign all my paintings with my pseudonym, since I have some personal emotional attachments to Buddhism. Painting helps me attain the status of ¡®Zen¡¯ which is a branch of the Buddhist philosophy. The concept of ¡®Zen¡¯ is to live every moment of your life as it is eternity. When I am at my painting I forget that time is running and when I finish a painting I feel happy and bliss, I almost feel¡¯ Perfection¡¯ , The moment you feel perfection in your life that is ¡®Zen¡¯ Of course one cannot feel perfect all the time, but in the life of creation there are always moments of perfection.
I was graduated from Teachers Training College in Hong Kong as a qualified art teacher in 1969. Since then I had worked as art teacher in both Primary and Secondary schools in China.
In fact due to financial stringencies and daily chores, I have not been able to devote myself to painting until I am retired. I have retired from my work since 2002, since then I have devoted myself to painting. I like to experiment with new medias which I have not had much experience before, such as acrylic and Chinese paintings. |
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