Tan Xiangdong

Tan Xiangdong
Personal Profile
  Tan Xiangdong, from Lueyang, Shaanxi, pen name Xu Long, art name Master of Juchong Studio. Buddhist lay practitioner, Dharma name Wei Ci   Member of the China Printmakers Association   Member of the Shaanxi Artists Association   Member of the Shenzhen Artists Association   Vice President of the Shenzhen Bookplate Society   Art Consultant, China Returnees Development Association   Art Consultant, Hong Kong Taihe Culture Communication Company   Vice Dean, Puti Calligraphy and Painting Research Institute   Art Consultant, Lueyang County Artists Association   Special Expert Appointed by the Lueyang County Party Committee and Government       Studied the traditional masters and modern calligraphy and painting masters, integrating the strengths of various schools. Solid foundational skills and strong life-drawing ability; has explored various painting genres and calligraphic styles. His artistic creations feature rigorous forms, profound artistic conception, and fluid brushwork. Enjoys creating large-scale works with a bold, unrestrained style and rich, expressive ink tones. His smaller pieces are elegant, ethereal, and meticulously rendered in ink. He inherits tradition while infusing it with innovation, pursuing aesthetic visual experiences and sincere emotional expression.       Nearly a hundred of his personal works in printmaking, ink painting, comic strips, bookplates, oil painting, cartoons, and calligraphy have won gold, silver, and bronze awards in national, provincial, and municipal exhibitions, and have been collected by institutions such as the University of Southern Queensland (Australia), Shenzhen Archives, Shenzhen University Library, and Shenzhen Mobaoyuan Museum.     Over a hundred of his calligraphy and painting works have been published in more than ten periodicals, including Art Newspaper, Art Outlook, Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Daily, and Art Education.   His artistic profile and achievements have been included in five art reference books.     Dozens of his calligraphy and painting works have been collected by individuals both domestically and internationally.

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