Artistic Elite: Chinese Colored Ink-wash Paintings by Zeng Daozong
Hall 5/6/8/9,2F，Guangdong Museum of Art(Ersha Island)
2026-03-28——
2026-04-12
Artistic Elite: Chinese Colored Ink-wash Paintings by Zeng Daozong
Date: 2026.3.28-2026.4.12
Venue: Hall 5/6/8/9,2F，Guangdong Museum of Art(Ersha Island)
(Address: 38 Yanyu Road, Ersha Island, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong）
Organizers: Guangdong Museum of Art
Guangdong Artists Associations
Co-organizers: Zhaoqing Art Museum
(Li Xiongcai Art Museum)
Exhibition Director: Wang Shaoqiang
Exhibition Consultant: Luo Qiufan
Curator: Wang Haiying
Introduction
Zeng Daozong is a pre-eminent versatile artist in the history of contemporary Chinese art, who has created a series of brilliant Chinese colored ink-wash paintings, including thematic-painting, figure-painting and landscape-painting. Deeply touched by the poetic pastoral life on Qinghai plateau, Zeng created a large number of thematic paintings that narrate the colorful life of local Tibetan people. Distinguished from many contemporary artists, he not only presents the plots of the fascinating stories clearly, but also organizes the figures and formal elements into a visually pleasing composition. In this way, he innovatively integrates narration and formal beauty, assimilating modern Western art influences on the basis of traditional Oriental painting techniques.
Cherishing true affection for local ethnic people, Zeng has created many attractive figures in his artworks such as handsome horsemen, charming ladies and lovely children. All these graceful and cheerful figures in his paintings reflect the peaceful and serene atmosphere in contemporary China.Zeng Daozong is one of the most excellent and favorite students of Professor Guan Shanyue and Li Xiongcai, two renowned masters of Chinese landscape painting in the history of modern Chinese art. Besides thematic and figure painting, Zeng also creates numerous spectacular landscape paintings depicting grandeur plateaus, mountains and rivers in northwestern China. In terms of scenery in southern China, Zeng absorbs the techniques of modern Western painting to present its beauty, applying rich but elegant colors to depict the appealing flowers and vibrant plants.
Showcasing more than 100 pieces of works made by Zeng Daozong in more than 40 years since 1970s, the exhibition will be displayed at the Guangdong Museum of Art on Er-sha Island, which is composed of four units, “Spiritual Richness”, “Magnificent Landscapes”, “Beautiful Scenery” and “Biological Charm”. More than 10 pieces of the works in the exhibition are collection of the Guangdong Museum of Art. We believe that Zeng Daozong’s masterpieces enjoy important academic value for art historical and theoretical study, which will offer many precious inspirations for contemporary and future artistic creation in China.
Selected Works
Aout Artist
Zeng DaozongBorn in 1938 in Guangdong Province, Zeng Daozong studied at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts from 1957 to 1961, majoring figure painting at the Department of Traditional Chinese Painting. He was one of the most excellent and favorite students of Professor Guan Shanyue and Li Xiongcai, two renowned masters of traditional Chinese painting in the history of modern Chinese art. Upon graduation in 1961, Zeng Daozong went to Qinghai Province in northwestern China voluntarily and lived there for 25 years. During this period, he used to work as a professor at the Art Department of Qinghai Normal University, and he was commissioned twice to create large-scale landscape paintings for the Great Hall of the National People’s Congress in Beijing.
Many leading fine art specialists in contemporary China agree that Zeng Daozong’s paintings enjoy important academic value for art historical and theoretical study. They believe that Zeng Daozong’s masterpieces will offer many precious inspirations for contemporary and future artistic creation in China.
Many leading fine art specialists in contemporary China agree that Zeng Daozong’s paintings enjoy important academic value for art historical and theoretical study. They believe that Zeng Daozong’s masterpieces will offer many precious inspirations for contemporary and future artistic creation in China.
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Closed on Mondays (except legal holidays and special circumstances).
Baietan Area: No. 19, Baietan South Road, Liwan District,Guangzhou P.C. 510170 | Front Desk Phone：020-88902999，020-88902888
Ersha Island: No. 38 Yanyu Road, Ersha Island, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou P.C. 510105 | Front Desk Phone：020-87351468