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Lan Zhenghui graduated from Sichuan Academy of Art in 1987, and was a member of the “85 New Art Movement”. He has been working in the realm of contemporary ink painting and calligraphy for nearly 20 years. He began thinking about and discovering the “bodily” or “physical” potential of contemporary calligraphy in 2000. With this he established a new concept that he regards to as “Mian Shu Xie”. In 2006, the artist received funding from the Canadian government and had a solo exhibited at the National Art Museum of China titled “Lan Zhenghui Tiliang Shuimo”.
Lan Zhenghui is adimittedly one of the most influential contemporary Chinese calligraphy artists today. In February 2010, he was invited to the Toronto Art Exposition as the only representative of contemporary Chinese calligraphy, and brought contemporary Chinese ink painting and calligraphy onto the global stage. He then created a grand piece of ink painting “Meng Xiang Zhi Lu” as the artist representative of BMW. “Meng Xing Zhi Lu” was praised as the most powerful ink work in history. The renowned Chinese dancer Huang Doudou, too, participated in the recreation of this piece through multi-media means.
Lan Zhenghui graduated from Sichuan Academy of Art in 1987, and was a member of the “85 New Art Movement”. He has been working in the realm of contemporary ink painting and calligraphy for nearly 20 years. He began thinking about and discovering the “bodily” or “physical” potential of contemporary calligraphy in 2000. With this he established a new concept that he regards to as “Mian Shu Xie”. In 2006, the artist received funding from the Canadian government and had a solo exhibited at the National Art Museum of China titled “Lan Zhenghui Tiliang Shuimo”.
Lan Zhenghui is adimittedly one of the most influential contemporary Chinese calligraphy artists today. In February 2010, he was invited to the Toronto Art Exposition as the only representative of contemporary Chinese calligraphy, and brought contemporary Chinese ink painting and calligraphy onto the global stage. He then created a grand piece of ink painting “Meng Xiang Zhi Lu” as the artist representative of BMW. “Meng Xing Zhi Lu” was praised as the most powerful ink work in history. The renowned Chinese dancer Huang Doudou, too, participated in the recreation of this piece through multi-media means.
