Yu Meng, male, oil painter. 200 1 admitted to the central academy of fine arts, and graduated from the second studio of mural department of the central academy of fine arts in 2005. 20 13 founded the neo-realistic classical oil painting salon, and now lives in Beijing, specializing in ultra-realistic oil painting. Yu Meng's oil paintings are full of magical realism and retain all the charm of classical oil paintings. The traditional academic art education of the Central Academy of Fine Arts endowed him with solid modeling skills, which enabled him to use colors and modeling freely, adding persuasiveness and artistic value to his works. He is good at expressing smooth and flexible hair in a surreal way. Thin hair roots have distinct layers, and each hair has its own light and shade relationship. In his oil paintings, the characters are solemn and firm, brave to face everything, and full of aristocratic basic information columns.

Chinese name: Yu Meng

Nationality: China.

Ethnic group: Han nationality

Place of birth: Baotou, Inner Mongolia

Date of birth:1September 22, 980

Occupation: artist

Graduate school: Central Academy of Fine Arts

Main achievements: On October 20th, Kloc-0/3rd, he founded the New Realistic Classical Oil Painting Salon and won the lighting innovation award of the College.

Masterpieces: Queen of Athens, Venus in the East and Dragon series.

Artistic resume

1980 was born in Baotou, Inner Mongolia.

In 2000, specialized courses ranked third in the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

200 1 admitted to the modeling basic class of the central academy of fine arts with a single subject of oil painting.

In 2003, Portrait of Women in Oil Painting was included in the course of oil painting techniques of Central Academy of Fine Arts and published.

In 2005, he graduated from the Mural Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree. His graduation creation won the "Light of the Academy" innovation award and entered the Guardian auction.

20 13 new realistic classical oil painting salon was founded.

The work "Five Elements-Dragon" in August, 20 13 was selected for the Yachang Artists' Joint Exhibition (Beijing Times Art Museum) in 20 13.

September 20 13 The works "Five Elements-Dragon", "Mu" and "Alice" participated in the 20 13ArtChina China International Culture and Art Expo (Beijing Agricultural Exhibition Hall).

20 13 10 works Mu participated in Beijing 798 Art Festival (Beijing 798 Art District).

20 13 1 1 The works "The Queen of Athens", "Mu" and "Alice" participated in the 8th China Beijing International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo (Beijing Agricultural Exhibition Hall).

20 13 12 works The Queen of Athens, Venus of the Orient and Mu participated in Reality and Vision-Realistic Oil Painting Exhibition (China Millennium Monument-World Art Museum).

Personal work

Dragon 80X2000px20 14 Taiji Seal.

The circular composition corresponds to China people's exquisite perfection, and the light combination is used to project the relationship between light and shadow of Tai Chi pattern on the screen, just like the huge imprint left by the seal on the screen. The iron sheet, jade, crocodile and porcelain in the picture all present a unique texture in the picture. The author chooses the blue and white porcelain and seal in traditional culture as the elements of the picture, which makes the work full of Chinese style, while the rusty round iron sheet is more expressive of western classical oil painting. Chinese and western cultures collide and merge repeatedly on the screen, and finally reach a balance.

Wuxing-Long 80X2000px20 13.

The universe contained in Taiji Five Elements in China traditional culture is represented by circular composition. The map of China is faintly visible on the stone in the picture, while the crocodile around the stone represents the image of a dragon, which is a traditional totem of worship in China.

One of Mu series, 90X 1500px20 13.

Mu series II 100X2000px20 13

Mu series warm sun 160X2250px20 13.

It depicts the image of a girl bathed in the sun. The girl shows a realistic relationship between light and shadow under the sunshine, and shows the girl's long hair in a surreal way. Fine hair has distinct layers, and each hair has its own light and shade relationship. The author uses Mr. Ivell's realistic technique, but he doesn't want to be similar to the popular photographic realism. He hopes to leave more oil painting flavor in his paintings and add his own ideas on the basis of realism.

Alice 120X2000px20 13 years

The work depicts the image of a girl who goes to the city to find her dream. This city has gradually taught girls to survive and be confused. Where is the future? She seems unable to find her destination. Hope and disappointment appear alternately in her eyes, and it is difficult to give up completely and be firm. The painter captured the uncertainty in the girl's eyes, and the background used unreal scenes, showing the magical color like Alice in Wonderland.

Queen of Athens 160X3250px20 13

The girl in the work is elegant and beautiful, with solemn expression, clear, frank and dignified eyes, showing firm willpower, aristocratic temperament and crystal clear skin, wearing a white robe and kneeling on purple silk. Jinjiao next to the girl exudes a unique metallic color, showing a magical reflection under the influence of light and surrounding environment. Bright red is boldly used in the background, and the treatment of the background is full of magical realism. The use of such bright colors makes the main characters and still life jump out of the background quietly, which makes the picture have a strong visual impact.

Venus160 x1750px2013 in the east.

This work, as its name implies, depicts the image of Venus facing the East. She is petite and beautiful, her skin is crystal clear as snow, her face is quiet and dignified, noble and sacred, showing a mature female beauty, which gives this beautiful goddess Venus an oriental interpretation. In the work, the goddess' body is covered with expressive red silk pleats, which looks heavy and steady, setting off the beauty of the body. This kind of beauty is no longer the sensory beauty expressed by most female oil paintings, but a classical ideal beauty, full of infinite poetry, which is a classical realistic work that the author is committed to expressing.

Publishing and news reporting

1. Contemporary Oil Painting 07 Character Album Anhui Fine Arts Publishing House

2. Contemporary New Realistic Oil Paintings in China from Classicism —— Appreciation of Yu Meng's Works, China Reform Newspaper, No.5390, No.0/2 Edition.

3. 2013-2014 Young Artists in China-Jiangxi Fine Arts Publishing House.

4. Art NewspaperNo. 1 054 2065438+February125th edition.

4. Dialogue-Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition Collection China Fine Arts Photography Publishing House.

5.e Jinghua 3-20 13 Yachang Artists Joint Exhibition

6. Realistic and visual oil painting exhibition

Others' evaluation

Contemporary New Realistic Oil Paintings in China from the Perspective of Classicism —— Appreciation of Yu Meng's Works

We know that oil painting, as an art form, is created on canvas through oil painting, which is very different from the tradition of Chinese painting-ink painting and Xuan paper painting. It is a new form of artistic expression, and it was not until the Renaissance that it really got rid of the forms of sculpture and murals and became the most important artistic form for artists to express their hearts. In France in the19th century, the appearance of neoclassicism marked that classical realism techniques had reached a quite mature stage. China's new realism is the continuation and development of classical realism, and it also further explores the nationalization and modernization of oil painting. From this perspective, contemporary new realistic oil painting and classical painting are inextricably linked.

Neo-realism oil painting mainly refers to the inheritance and development of classical realism oil painting after China's modernist artistic trend of thought, such as contemporary surrealism, cynical realism, conceptual realism, regional realism oil painting and other concepts corresponding to neoclassicism. The word "new realism" embodies the confidence and courage of contemporary realistic oil painters to face problems directly and dare to break through. Since 1990s, it is a good way to highlight the characteristics of new realism into contemporary realistic painting. Therefore, the success of contemporary neo-realistic painters is first of all the success of realistic skills, which is characterized by contemporary cultural attributes and personal discourse. Contemporary realistic oil painting is different from the classical old perspective and realistic language. These painters have their own new artistic experience. They feel life at close range, describe the mental state of real people, and try their best to show the "contemporariness" of art. As a "neoclassical style" and a "new generation", the works of a group of oil painters give China people a new sense of beauty. China art has entered a new context of cultural and spiritual construction. At the beginning of the 20th century, China neo-realistic oil painters explored the new connotation of oil painting in a freer, more open and more confident state.

Yu Meng, a young artist, graduated from the mural department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. If you have a deeper understanding, you will find that Yu Meng was once a rare little genius. In 2000, the Central Academy of Fine Arts won the third place in the college entrance examination; 200 1 admitted to the modeling basic class of the central academy of fine arts with a single subject of oil painting; His graduation creation won the "Light of the Academy" innovation award and entered the Guardian auction ... The Central Academy of Fine Arts is the cradle of classical realism in China. In addition to painters like Jin Shangyi, Yang Feiyun and Wang Yidong, many students from the Central Academy of Fine Arts turned to it in the mid-1980s. As a newcomer, Yu Meng not only received strict basic training in painting, but also inherited the realistic tradition of the older generation of artists in China. On the basis of it, it is flourishing.

If a good art wants to maintain its vigorous vitality, it must first have perfect technical support, and more importantly, it lies in the existence of the spirit contained in this skill or technology. In western modern art, many successful artists have chosen realistic oil painting language forms, such as Freud and Hooper, because they vividly show the rhythm of the times and the common feelings of contemporary people, so they have distinct characteristics of the times. From Yu Meng's Five Elements-Dragon, Mu Series, Alice, Queen of Athens, Venus of the East and other works, we can see his solid realistic skills and active exploration of the modernity of oil painting language.

Mu series is the presentation of Yu Meng's exploration of expression techniques in this period, which combines the expression techniques of surrealism painting with the classical realism techniques of Claude Ivell, a master of "fantasy school" art, making the works more oil-like and different from the current popular photographic realism painting. In Mu's series of works, the cold gray background is in sharp contrast with the warm gray of the characters' faces, the flat background and the folds of clothes. The composition similar to the golden section shows the inner spirit of the main characters in the picture. In Mu's second series, the protagonist is changed into an empty and dark environment, and a bright ray of light passes through thick clouds and falls behind a lonely but elegant woman. Derived the positive and optimistic inner beauty of people in the "post-80 s" era. The choice of characters in Alice can be better reflected in Meng's keen observation of life. The main characters have good external image temperament. The characters in the picture and the painter themselves are "post-80 s" and have the same internal spirit and external feelings under the background of the great era. As the painter himself said, "The girl has been in Beijing for many years. The city gradually taught her how to survive, and she gradually became confused. Where is the future? She seems unable to find her destination. Hope and disappointment alternate in her eyes. It is difficult to give up completely and it is difficult to be firm. " This naturally complicated emotional expression has naturally become the emotional image endorsement of most "post-80s". In The Queen of Athens and Venus in the East, Yu Meng devoted himself to the expression of classical realistic techniques. Through the replacement of the national images of the Queen of Athens and Venus, the external solemn and elegant images of the orientals and the internal firm and sacred national spirit are presented. In terms of concept and style, Yu Meng's works can be roughly divided into surrealism, lyric realism and classical realism. Whether in surrealist works, the painter tries to introduce the viewer into the level of thinking, or in lyrical realistic works, tries to arouse the viewer's humanity with poetic scenes, or establishes aesthetic standards for examining and reflecting on contemporary social behavior in classical realism. These are not only the painter's pursuit of style diversity, but also the exploration of new realism. Yu Meng's basic skills are solid, and he works hard. What is commendable is that he has a devout heart, which is very rare in today's art world. Knowing the value of life, fearing beautiful things and being grateful are the true meaning of neo-realism art.

Neo-realism painting is developed from rich oil painting techniques in Europe, so it has clear technical objectives and standards to measure technical level. In the connotation of the works, it pays attention to reflecting the artist's real feelings about contemporary social life, and bears a strong brand of modern life in China. So it is understood by the audience and resonates. People can not only appreciate the beauty of oil painting art, but also communicate with the author's feelings. With the characteristics of appealing to both refined and popular tastes, it is suitable for the current aesthetic level of China people.