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Yu Chengyou

Yu Chengyou, born 1953
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Yu Chengyou is one of the popular modern Chinese printmakers and he is one of the few with exhibitions outside China. He could be called the traditionalist among thoday's printmakers in China.

Traditional subjects of Chinese painting style like fans, tea bowls, musical instruments are among the artist's favorite subjects. He is especially strong in calligraphy, which can be frequently found in the background of Yu Chengyou's prints. For Western eyes his calligraphy looks like a nice decoration. For the artist and for Chinese eyes it is more than that. Behind each calligraphy is a classical Chinese poem.

The other passion of the artist are natural subjects - birds in different seasons, reeds in a marshland or an old tree. He was born in 1953 in Shandong Province, the homeland of Confucianism.

Yu Chengyou's prints are never overloaded - not his designs nor the use of colors. He is the master of expressing more by showing less - a classical Chinese artist.

Affiliations

• Member of China Artists Association
• Associate Secretary of Heilongjiang Printmaking Association

Major Exhibitions

• Contemporary Print Works of China (Japan)
• Invitational Exhibition of Artistic Works from China, Japan and Korea (Hongkong, Beijing)
• New works from China (Vietnam)
• Contemporary Chinese Prints (United States)

Awards

Yu Chengyou

Tea - Award Winning Print from 1992
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• 1984 - "Night of Village" - Silver Prize at the 6th National Art Exhibition
• 1992 - "Tea" - Golden Prize from the Japanese Association for the Promotion of Chinese Prints
• 1992 - "Peace" - chosen for exhibiting at the 11th National Print Exhibition
• 1994 - "Remembrance" - Honored as an outstanding work in the 8th National Art Exhibition
• 1994 - "Encirclement" - Silver Prize at 12th National Print Art Exhibition.
• 1996 - "Snowbound along the Road Near Mountain Village" - Silver Prize at 13th National Print Exhibition
• 1998 - "Primeval Echoes" - selected for exhibiting at the 14th National Print Exhibition
• 1998 - "Book Vouchers (set of five)" - Silver Prize at 7th National Exhibition of Book Vouchers

Collections

• 1984 - "Night of Village" - China Arts Museum
• 1991 - "Mountain Flower" - China Arts Museum
• 1992 - "Tea" - International Prints Museum (Japan)
• 1994 - "Encirclement" - Shenzhen Art Museum
• 1996 - "Snowbound along the Road Near Mountain Village" - Jiangsu Art Museum
• 1997 - "Into Autumn" - British Engraving Foundation
• 1998 - "Primeval Echoes" - Shenzhou Prints Museum

Media

The artist uses the traditional woodcut technique.

Editions

Limited editions from 30 to 150 copies + A.P. (artist proof) - signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil.

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