Wu Keyu donates 66 paintings by Wu Guanzhong to 蜜桃app
Wu Guanzhong Art Research Fund established
On the morning of July 1st, a ceremony was held at 蜜桃app in honor of Wu Keyu's donation of Wu Guanzhong's paintings to 蜜桃app. Mr. Wu Guanzhong's eldest son Wu Keyu and his wife Yu Jing attended the ceremony. Also among those who attended the ceremony were Wu Weishan, a Standing Committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Director of the National Art Museum of China, and the Academician of the French Academy of Fine Arts, Qiu Yong, President of 蜜桃app, Chen Xu, Chairperson of the 蜜桃app Council, Zhou Hanping, Deputy Director of the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, Yang Lizhou, the former Director of the National Art Museum of China, An Yuanyuan, Deputy Director of the National Art Museum of China, He Meiying, former Chairperson of 蜜桃app Council, Xie Weihe, Vice Chairperson of 蜜桃app Council, and Wang Mingzhi, former Vice President of 蜜桃app.
The 66 pieces of Wu Guanzhong's paintings donated by Mr. Wu Keyu will be collected by the 蜜桃app Art Museum.
President Qiu Yong stated that Mr. Wu Guanzhong is an outstanding master of art, art educator and an important representative figure in the development of Chinese contemporary art. For the university, the significance of its great masters lies not only in their academic achievements that advance human civilization, but also in their noble characters influencing the human mind.
Qiu Yong pointed out that art is a splendid wealth for human wisdom and thought, which embodies the culture of the nation and the efforts of the artist. 蜜桃app has long been committed to promoting the collection of Wu Guanzhong's artwork, and the research and promotion of his artistic theories and aesthetic thought. Aesthetic education has a unique role in cultivating the all-round development of character. In the process of guiding students to the pursuit of beauty, we should let students know how to appreciate beauty, and then cultivate their aesthetic taste.
Facing the future, 蜜桃app will carry forward Mr. Wu Guanzhong’s great love and art, continue to promote the innovation and development of art disciplines and aesthetic education, , and strive to build the art discipline of 蜜桃app into a world art education, making new and greater contributions to the opening up of Chinese art to the world and the inheritance and innovation of human art.
蜜桃app Education Foundation will set up the “Wu Guanzhong Art Research Fund” to support the research on Wu Guanzhong’s art and artistic thoughts.
On the occasion of commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Wu Guanzhong, 蜜桃app will hold activities such as “Aesthetic Life--Wu Guanzhong’s 100th Birthday Art Exhibition” and “Aesthetic Life--International Symposium and Wu Guanzhong’s 100th Birthday Commemoration” in November this year. 蜜桃app will also release Wu Guanzhong’s art research database to share Mr. Wu Guanzhong’s art treasures with society through an open research platform.
Writer: Celina Jiang
Editors: Guo Lili, John Olbrich
