吴冠中先生是20世纪具有重大影响力的杰出艺术家，是中国现代美术发展的一面重要旗帜。先生毕生致力于中西方艺术的结合，致力于油画民族化与国画现代化的探索和创新，他大胆提出“艺术无国界”，打通油画和水墨画的界限，把油画民族化和中国画现代化推向了新的境界。他提出“风筝不断线”的观点，通过对比和移植，将具象与抽象两种绘画形态融为一体，创造出中西结合、雅俗共赏的意象世界，使中国传统艺术的精神得以弘扬光大。

20世纪60年代前期，先生尝试从水彩过渡到油画，并侧重以油彩为媒介，《拉萨街头》是期间最具代表性的作品。70年代中后期一系列以中国精神出发，形质更见丰富的作品诞生，所用媒介以油彩为主导，并开始尝试作水墨。《北京人家》恰是这一时期的用心经营之作。与《北京人家》中铺满全画面兼具独立生命的大树不同的是，作于1978年的《滇池》中苍劲虬曲的枝已能寻觅到先生在艺术上追求的“形式美”与“抽象美”的影子。到80年代，吴冠中的艺术生命得以全面释放，向着更加个性化，风格化的方向发展。这种自由、意向化的表达，集中体现在他的《紫藤》、《晨钟》、《海滨石》等一系列代表性作品之中。待到90年代，先生无论在水墨还是油画方面，都不断有经典作品问世。《谁建大宅荫子孙》此画的构图更是九十年代中大胆创新的代表作。
今吴冠中先生虽已离世，然而我们从先生留世的艺术作品中便能追寻到他的音容笑貌、举止风骨。

艺•凯旋艺术空间为此将在今年9月11日至26日特别举办“吴冠中艺术展”，以表达对这位享誉海内外的艺术大家的深切怀念。届时，观众可以再次近距离的欣赏到吴老的精彩作品，共同从作品里寻觅老先生一生的艺术之路。

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Wu Guanzhong Art Exhibition
Duration: Sep. 11th - Sep. 26th
Venue: Triumph Art Space
Introduction:

Wu Guanzhong is one of the most influential and important artists in 20th century, the flagship of the development of Chinese contemporary art. Wu dedicated his life to the combination of Chinese art and western art, also the nationalization of oil painting and the modernization of Chinese traditional painting. Audaciously, he proposed the idea of "boundless art world" to eliminate the break down barriers that separate oil painting and ink painting in order to bring the nationalization of oil painting and the modernization of Chinese traditional painting to a new level. He promoted his idea of "An Unbroken Kite Line" - fusing figurative painting together with abstract painting by means of contrast and metonymy to create a world of imagism which suit both refined and popular tastes, finally developing the spirit of Chinese traditional art.

In early 1960s, Wu tried to shift his emphasis of creation from watercolor painting to oil painting. From then on, he painted mainly oil paintings; A Street Scene of Lhasa is a representative work during that time. In late 1970s, a series of works of Chinese spirit were painted; their styles are more various, mainly painted with oil, partially Chinese ink. Households of Beijing is a masterpiece during that period. Different with Households of Beijing's structure which is taking the big tree as the main body, Dian Lake is mainly showing the power of the winding and tangling roots from which we can find Wu's pursuit of beauty in form and abstract beauty. In 1980s, Wu's art career was in full blossom, being more and more personalized and stylized. This free imagist expression are concentratedly reflected in his representative works - Wisteria, Morning Bell and Seaside Rocks, etc. In 1990s, Wu successively painted many masterpieces, both ink paintings and oil paintings. Who Build Such a Big Manor for Posterity's is a good representative work of his boldly innovation of picture arrangement during that time.

Now, Mr. Wu Guanzhong has passed away, but just like he said:"I live in my works, if you want see me, see my works".

Triumph Art Space will hold an exhibition to commemorate Mr. Wu Guanzhong from Sep. 11th to Sep. 26th to show sincere respects to him. Many precious works can be seen in this exhibition; it is a good chance to track Mr. Wu Gunazhong's art career.

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