Purchased on January 4, 2013 |
Artist signature - Qin Cheng Yu, in July 1991
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Title - New Look for the Village |
中国天津北郊现代民间画会 Tianjin North Village Contemporary Folk Art Club |
Another Chinese chop mark |
This is a very interesting painting in rich and detail descriptions on how farm lives are in China. Vivid colors and kind of like cartoonish style really made me smile everyday :-)
See the grandma is feeding those chicken |
Are they breeding honeybees? |
Women are lifting heavy stuff by using the bamboo carry pole |
Use donkeys to transport bulky items |
Toddler and mom crossing the bridge |
Feeding fishes on a boat with goats surrounding by the river |
Kids playing under the Chinese pavilion |
Goats gathering? |
Peacock! |
Colorful tree and peacock - which looks better? |
A flying bird is being drawn like a Phoenix |
Bird mother is feeding her three babies |
秦诚玉 Qin Cheng Yu (Born in June 1940) Graduated from High School in 1959, worked at editorial related position at army. He is a Chinese farmer who plants watermelon and corns, started peasant paintings in 1987 after taking a painting course in his village. After that, he did four paintings and they were all selected for an exhibition. He wants to paint a huge painting about their farm life and make one which is the biggest peasant painting forever.
Qin Cheng Yu is the father of four grown sons and currently lives on his farm with his wife.
Artist Reference:
http://www.redlantern-folkart.com/english/author_view.aspx?aid=16
Materials:
Plastic Frame, Transparent, 20' x 28', opening size 18.5' x 26.5'
Watercolor Gouache