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In February of 2008 artelino has started to present 18 artists from the printmaking school of Songxi. Please do not understand "school" as a real school with a builing. "Art school" is used as a term to describe an art movment, a group of artists that share common views, styles or techniques and artistic concepts. The people of Songxi are self-confident people. The Chinese State Ministry of Culture named Songxi in 2006 "The Printmaking Hometown of China".
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The Origins of Songxi Printmaking School
Songxi is a small county located in the north area of Fujian Province in China. In recent years, this unnoticed small county has acquired fame in China for its large number of printmakers creating works with local characteristics.
Songxi art printmaking school emerged in the beginning of nineties. In 1994, in order to promote the local traditional culture, advocated by few local printmaking artists, the local government of Songxi County began to support and organize activities in the field of printmaking. In the meantime there are circa thirty leading printmakers that make part of what can be described as Songxi Printmaking School.
Songxi printmaking take the local life as a source of inspiration and creation. The artists use black and white prints and reduction woodblock prints as their main technique. In the meantime Songxi artists have also absorbed inspirations from other printmaking schools, as well as local folk art traditions. Thereby the artists gradually formed a special style which is characterized by a strong rustic touch combined with the distinct feature of the typical art of woodblock printmaking.
In June 2006, Songxi County was named "The Printmaking Hometown of China" by the Chinese State Ministry of Culture.
Chinese Exhibition of the Printmaking Hometown of China
In October 2002, Songxi County successfully held the "Chinese Printmaking Works Exhibition of the Printmaking Hometown of China". Overall 300 printmaking works by 30 different printmaking art schools from all over China were shown. The whole country participated in this exhibition. Numerous printmaking artists and art critics participated in the exchange programs of this exhibition.
In March 2003, the Songxi Printmaking Institute was founded by the Songxi County Government. Thus an effective guarantee was provided for the future development of printmaking in Songxi.
Successful Track Record of Songxi Printmaking Institute
Currently, there are more than thirty full time or part time printmakers at Songxi Printmaking Institute. Around 30 pieces of printmaking works have participated in national or oversea exhibitions and partly won prizes. Songxi art prints have been collected by museums.
More than 50 pieces have participated in Fujian provincial exhibitions. And more than 200 pieces of printmaking works by artists of the Songxi Printmaking Institute have been published in different magazines or newspapers, such as "Fine Arts", "Fine Arts Newspaper", "Printmaking" and "Chinese Culture Report".
18 Artists of the Songxi Printmaking School
Here is a list of 18 artists of the Songxi printmaking school that artelino has introduced in one or more online auctions.
- Lan Kunfa born 1967
- Huang Rui born 1974
- Ye Shuna born 1977
- Cai Li born 1969
- Hu Lihuo born 1979
- Zheng Rongrong born 1976
- Wang Hai born 1970
- Ye Min born 1981
- Ye Jinrong born 1969
- Cheng Ligen born 1975
- Tong Lixiang born 1969
- Cai Jianhui born 1973
- Lu Jingmin born 1959
- Ma Lin born 1964
- Lin Shaojin born 1968
- Chen Bangshou born 1957
- Jiang Meifang born 1972
- Guo Chongye born 1943
Edited by Dieter Wanczura
(February 2008, updated November 2009)
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