At the foot of the Cang Mountain, Tian Zhenqiong, a painter who has lived in Dali for 9 years, has long been far away from the ancient city where literary and artistic youths have pushed.
"I didn't deliberately paint the animals and plants at first, but I always wanted to paint the small flowers and grasses on the street. Later, my friend suggested that I don't paint the plants in the city, it is better to go to Cangshan!" Since the first time I went to Cangshan Tian Zhenqiong's obsession with the mountain world became uncontrollable, and this place became the starting point for him to establish his creative direction of museum paintings.
In 2017, Tian Zhenqiong followed the famous botanical painting industry master Zeng Xiao Lian as his teacher, and systematically learned the techniques of naturalistic painting.
“Drawing right is always more important than painting beautifully. This is the difference between museum painting and art painting.” He will observe all kinds of creatures in nature, and then add real details when creating.
"Whatever you see, just record them with a brush. I don't like to do too much artistic processing." This museum painting "Wild Man", which is often soaked in the wilderness, uses his delicate brushwork and real five senses to construct a relationship with the natural world. Biological link.
From October 11 to 15, 2021, the first phase of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations "Convention on Biological Diversity" will be held in Kunming.
Let us approach the creators and guardians of Yunnan’s “biodiversity treasure house” and record the story of Yunnan’s biodiversity.
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】