Sheng Jigeng

      Sheng Jigeng, courtesy name Shanhai, has been engaged in cultural affairs and painting and calligraphy creation for many years. He is a contemporary social activist, philanthropist, and painter and calligrapher. To promote the academic study of Fuxi culture, he established the Fuxi Culture Industry Development Association, and currently serves as President of the Fuxi Culture Development Association.

 

       He studied under Mr. Zhang Shoutao, Vice Chairman of the Beijing Chinese Painting Research Society, member of the China Artists Association, academician of the Central Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, honorary council member of the China Artists Association, and guest professor at Peking University. Under the guidance of the renowned painter Professor Zhang Shoutao for many years, his skills in painting and calligraphy have continuously improved, and he has been selected as a Level One Artist in the National Professional Talent Database. Guided and inspired by the renowned calligrapher Yao Junqing, he has developed a unique personal style in calligraphy.    

 

       His works combine both painting and calligraphy, displaying individuality, originality, and freedom from rigid conventions, with bold and unrestrained brushwork and a spirited, graceful style. His works have been selected and awarded in national exhibitions. In 2016, during the Central Television Station’s event in Beijing commemorating the 123rd anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birth, his painting and calligraphy works each won the Gold Medal at the National Masters’ Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition; in 2020, he received an Outstanding Award at the “Commemorative Exhibition of the 70th Anniversary of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and the Centenary of Wei Wei’s Birth.”

 

       His works use ink and brush to praise the magnificent landscapes of the motherland, embodying the myriad rivers and mountains of a thriving China. During the creative process, his inner emotions are gradually expressed, evoking rich artistic charm. Each character in his work carries its own flavor—like spring worms and autumn snakes—his brushwork flows dynamically, with varied and distinctive compositions.

 

Reviewer: Zhang Yunming, Vice Chairman of the Chinese I Ching Culture Association