Artist: Wang Gengxin
Era: Late Modern
Status: National First Class Artist of China
Name of Artwork: Fish are Happy
Type of Painting: Ink & Color on Paper
Wang Gengxin was born in Xi, Anhui Province, China in 1924. He is a prestigious master of traditional Chinese paintings and a master of art. He is the Vice Chairperson of the China Artists Association, the Vice Chairperson of the World Artists Association, the Vice Dean of the Traditional Chinese Paintings Institute of China, and a lifetime Honorary President of the Calligraphy and Painting Institute of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. There are real international auction prices for his works. He has had an ardent love for art since his childhood. He was influenced by the Xin An school of painting. He paints a very wide range of subjects and is especially adept at painting fish, tigers, and eagles. In international painting circles, he is acclaimed as “The King of Both Tigers and Fish”. His artworks have been selected for display by major exhibits held in China and many other areas and countries. He has won many awards, including the Special Award, First Award, Gold Award, and Silver Award in China’s National Grand Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition, as well as a Gold Cup Award in an international exhibition. His paintings are collected by memorial halls, museums, calligraphy and painting institutes, China Central Television, the Central Government of China, and people of fame and status inside and outside of China. His paintings are circulated in over 70 countries. The carp he paints are full of dynamic impressions. He pursues to create an atmosphere in which the fish look happy and transforms the lifeless brush and ink into an artistic conception that feels full of life. His use of colors is especially creative; he makes the fish look not only radiant but also alive. His clever use of cyan colors makes the carp shine, allowing the painting to look colorful and full of vitality.
創 作 者：汪更新
時 代：現代
身份級別：國家一級美術師
作品名稱：魚樂圖
畫 種：水墨設色、紙本
汪更新，1924年生，安徽歙縣人。著名國畫大師、藝術大師。中國美術家協會副主席，世界藝術家協會副主席，中國國畫院副院長，臺北故宮書畫院終身名譽院長。有實在的國際拍賣行情價。自幼酷愛美術，受新安畫派影響，博採眾長，創作題材廣泛，以畫魚、虎、鷹等出色，在國際畫壇上有「虎、魚雙王」之譽。曾入選多個國家、地區及國內大型畫展，榮獲全國書畫大賽多次特等、一等、金、銀獎，國際展金杯獎等。作品被紀念館、博物館、書畫院、中央電視臺、中南海及海內外知名人士廣為收藏，流傳70多個國家和地區。其畫鯉魚富有動勢，力求魚樂氛圍，把無情筆墨化作令人生情的意境。用色尤活，不僅畫出魚光熠熠的感覺，更將魚兒點睛點活，而且巧用花青，凸顯筆下的鯉魚放出光芒，顯得色彩豐實，增添了畫面活氣。