Zong Haifeng宗海峰
This introduction focuses on his series of landscape paintings, notable for their circular frames. Through these works, we witness his skillful inheritance of traditional forms and his innovative contributions. The natural scenes depicted include mountain ranges, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and dense forests, presenting a limitless array of layered and interwoven landscapes.
Zong Haifeng, born in June 1972, resides in Beijing and is a professional painter, a National First-Class Artist, Vice President and Professor of the International University of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, and Deputy Director of the Rongbaozhai Academy of Painting and Calligraphy. He is renowned as "China's Number One King of Longevity Bamboo."
His Chinese paintings are characterized by bold and expressive freehand brushwork. They embody a harmonious balance of "meaning," "strength," "rhythm," and "interest." Proficient in both landscapes and flower-and-bird compositions, his landscape paintings are grand and majestic, capturing the essence of mist and wind. His flower-and-bird works, on the other hand, are refined and dynamic, brimming with vibrant charm. His diverse style ranges effortlessly from bold and seasoned to delicate and elegant. The visually and spiritually captivating quality of his artworks leaves viewers profoundly moved and showering praise.
The mountains in the paintings stretch with majestic beauty, forming interconnected yet distinct peaks. The elevation shifts fluidly, with islands and lakes interspersed, creating a seamless unity of water and mountains. Each group of mountains exhibits unique variations, avoiding repetitive patterns and instead presenting new elements in every horizontal progression, akin to musical variations.
The wetlands feature lush vegetation in the foreground and misty expanses of water in the distance. The lake surface is mirror-like, shimmering under light. Not only does the artist pay meticulous attention to the intricate details of the depicted landscapes, but he also demonstrates boldness in his use of color. Employing mineral pigments and azurite hues, he outlines the contours of rocks with light ink, shading the mountain bodies with ochre or azurite.
