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Lan Zhenghui (b.1959, Sichuan, China) graduated from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 1987. He currently lives and works in Beijing, China and Toronto, Canada. His style has since been termed “heavy ink” by art critic Liu Xiaochun. The description refers both to the large scale of Lan’s works and also reflects the weight of power and spirit within them. Lan puts great emphasis on the brush movements, which make his characters come alive. In this aspect of his work, one can see the benefit of his research on symbol structure in the 1990s. In 2000, he launched a “"power brush”" movement with some of his fellow artists to promote the natural sense of motion and power in ink brush and oppose contrived methods of expression.
Select solo exhibitions include Color Extending, Canadian Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada, 2014; Vigorous Splash-Stroke of Heavy Ink, Sanshang Art, Hangzhou, China, 2013; Ink Painting Dream, Contrasts Gallery (now Pearl Lam Galleries), Shanghai, China, 2011; The Great Ink: My Road of Abstraction, 789 Art Zone, Beijing, China, 2010; Lan Zhenghui: Mighty Rain, O House Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2009; Heavy Ink Painting by Lan Zhenghui, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China, 2006; Powerful Ink Painting Art by Zhenghui Lan, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2004.
Select group exhibitions include Spiritual as Mountains, Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong, China, 2014; 28 Chinese, Rubell Family Collection/Contemporary Arts Foundation, Miami, USA, 2013; Beyond Colour: Pearl Lam Galleries at Art Stage Singapore, Marina Bay Sands Convention and Exhibition Center, Singapore, 2012; Natural Mind: 2012 Italy – China Art Biennale, Italy, 2012; Toronto Art Fair, Toronto, Canada, 2010; Art Dubai 2010, Dubai, UAE, 2010; Meditation from the East, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 2009; Seoul International Modern Calligraphic Art Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea, 2008; Contemporary Ink Art Evolution, Museum of Contemporary Art, Beijing, China; RAAB Galerie, Bonn, Germany; Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University, USA; National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan, 2008.
Select collections include Rubell Family Collection, USA, Consul General of British Consulate at Guangzhou, UK, Consul General of German Consulate at Guangzhou, German Guangdong Museum of Art, China, National Art Museum Of China, Beijing, China, China Songzhuang Ink Painting League, China, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida, USA, Chinese Cultural Centre Of Greater Toronto,
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