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Duan Hongbo
Duan Hongbo
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Duan Hongbo, originally from Nanchang, Jiangxi, currently resides in Beijing's Songzhuang.Member of the China Artists Association, Gansu Artists Association member, Director of Gansu Wuquan Painting Academy, Vice President of Lanzhou Calligraphy and Painting Collection Association.
Comments from Renowned Artists
The Artistic Pursuit of Painter Duan Hongbo — by Dong Zibiao
Painter Duan Hongbo’s diligence is well known among art professionals; his artworks, meticulously studied and crafted, consistently reveal outstanding qualities. Although born in southern China, Duan has lived for a long time in the northwest, and his paintings clearly reflect the boldness and purity characteristic of northwest men, while also conveying a subtle delicacy unique to southerners.
Some of his works combine meticulous detail with freehand brushwork. In these pieces, small subjects such as bees and butterflies, as well as large ones like galloping deer and yaks, are rendered with clear, lifelike forms that harmonize beautifully with the overall expressive style—dynamic and exquisite.
Duan Hongbo excels in the use of color in his flower-and-bird paintings, placing special emphasis on the charm of ink. Through variations in ink density—from dry to wet, light to dark—he captures subtle nuances of depth and richness, using vibrant hues to represent the colorful diversity of natural flora. His peonies, wisteria, and immortal peaches are painted with bold, vivid colors, rendered with remarkable precision and vitality.
Likewise, his landscape paintings are the result of keen observation and thoughtful abstraction of nature. His compositions incorporate symbolic elements expressed through techniques such as outlining, texture strokes, and ink washing, highlighting the beauty of artistic conception and directly expressing his inner emotions.
His western landscapes employ large areas of color to convey a sense of majestic grandeur—white, yellow, or red, applied spontaneously with masterful touches that always captivate the viewer. The layered composition, with vertically rising and interwoven rocks and trees, evokes an ancient atmosphere; the harmony between color and structure creates aesthetic appeal. The foreground rocks seamlessly merge with distant skies, and swirling snowflakes drift across the scene, evoking a profound sense of the western landscape.
His works place particular emphasis on poetic resonance and atmosphere; some are even original creations that appeal equally to refined and popular tastes, elevating traditional painting to new spiritual and aesthetic heights.
Written on November 13, 2020, at Muyi Studio, Lanzhou
(Dong Zibiao, Member of the China Writers Association of Prose, Research Fellow, Gansu Academy of Painting and Calligraphy)
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