Whenever Han Meilin is mentioned, people will immediately see the image of the open-minded, transparent, witty, and humorous art master "old naughty boy". They also think of his cute animal painting , unique style purple clay teapot , mysterious "book of heaven"... When you walk into the four Han Meilin Art Museums in Beijing, Hangzhou, Yinchuan and Yixing, the dazzling collection of works can take you into a beautiful world of art.
Recently, the author visited the general director of Han Meilin Art Museum in four places and Mrs. Han Meilin Zhou Jianping . She and Han Meilin have been together for 20 years. She is not only Han Meilin's life partner, but also a career partner and a soulmate in her soul. In her eyes, "Four art museums are the four children of Han Meilin and me."
Zhou Jianping and Han Meilin were at the opening scene of "Merry Lynch's World in Seoul" - Han Meilin Art Exhibition"
Flowers in four places
Thousands of collections are open to the public
Over the past 20 years, four Han Meilin Art Museums have risen from the ground, and Zhou Jianping is the general planner behind it. " Hangzhou Pavilion opened in 2005, Beijing Pavilion opened in 2008, Yinchuan Pavilion opened in 2015, and Yixing Zisha Pavilion opened in 2019. Now, this "four horse carriage" is galloping across the land of China and rushing forward: the fourth phase of the Hangzhou Pavilion is under construction, the third phase of the Beijing Pavilion is about to start, the second phase of the Yinchuan Pavilion has been completed, and the expansion of the Yixing Pavilion has been included in the government plan. "
Beijing Han Meilin Art Museum
With fierce competition in all levels and types of art museums and art museums across the country, it is not easy for Han Meilin Art Museum to maintain a good operating status. For more than ten years, Zhou Jianping has basically been inquired about the various work in the museum. Until in recent years, the team has gradually matured, and she has slowly let go. "Cohesion is the foundation of the four museums. Every month we hold a linkage meeting of the four museums to exchange experiences and communicate whether there are or not. "The artistic charm, unique cultural atmosphere, and scientific management of Han Meilin's works bring together a group of people with ambition and sentiment. The
collection is the foundation of the art museum's maintenance and the foundation of life. At present, the Hangzhou Museum has more than 2,000 pieces, the Beijing Museum has more than 2,000 pieces, the Yinchuan Museum has more than 1,000 pieces, and the Yixing Museum has more than 500 pieces, totaling more than 5,500 pieces. They are all representative works of Han Meilin in different periods and categories. From this audience can feel that Han Meilin is a very unique artistic master, an all-round artist. He is almost the same in painting, sculpture, design, calligraphy, seal carving, arts and crafts, architecture, and writing. All proficient and exquisite, but at the same time, they can integrate these categories into one and integrate them into one lineage in their creation, and form their own family.
exhibitions continue to
"art gallery" in the world
swells along with Han Meilin Art Museums, and mobile "art gallery" are also running. The mobile "art gallery" is the Han Meilin Art Exhibition held in the world and across China. Zhou Jianping recalled: "The sixth Han Meilin Art Exhibition in China National Museum in 2011 was unprecedented in the grand occasion, giving us greater courage and strength. Han Meilin Art, which has profound Chinese cultural genes and strong modern spirit, should belong to the world, and Merrill Lynch Art goes abroad based on cultural confidence. We started the "Han Merrill Lynch Global Tour Exhibition". Starting from Beijing, China, we have held solo exhibitions in Venice, Italy, Paris, France, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Seoul, South Korea, and Bangkok, Thailand. University of Venice also awarded the title of "Honorary Fellow of Han Meilin".
"Merry Lynch's World in Paris" audiences
Han Meilin was holding an exhibition in Venice , and a local "Korean wave" was triggered. Many Italians met Han Meilin and said, "You are Han Meilin from China. I know you. Please come to my house to sit!" When holding an exhibition in Paris, a French old man who was learning Chinese said in unskilled Chinese: "What an inspiring thing is an artist who can have his own personal art gallery in his own country and at both ends of the Grand Canal with more than 1,400 years of history!"
In 2019, Han Meilin's Zodiac Art Exhibition was held in the Wenhua Hall of the Forbidden City; in 2020, "Merry Lynch's World in Shenzhen·Han Meilin's Zodiac Art Exhibition" and "Merry Lynch's World in Shenzhen·Han Meilin's Zodiac Art Exhibition" and "Merry Lynch's World in Shenzhen· Han Meilin Art Exhibition - Tian· Earth· People·He" was held at Shenzhen Nanshan Museum and Guanshanyue Art Museum ; in 2021, "Reading the Sky as Books - Han Meilin Tianshu Art Palace Exhibition" was held at the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City; in 2022, "Han Meilin Zodiac Art Exhibition" was held in Haikou; in 2022, "Han Meilin Art Exhibition" was held at the newly completed Anhui Provincial Art Museum , which just ended a few days ago. In the past 10 years since the new era, the Han Meilin Art Exhibition has never stopped.
The old horse is in the stable
85 years old and still breaks through himself
Han Meilin has a catchphrase: "I am improving every day!" The belief he has always insisted on is that art must always move forward. No matter he himself, the art gallery, the employees and students around him, he cannot be content with the status quo.
2003 Han Meilin's "Art Caravan" in Kaili, Guizhou
As a contemporary artist, he always wants to break through himself and break through the barriers of art. In 2021, at the age of 85, he still took his famous "art caravan" south to Yixing, Hangzhou, Shangyu to collect folklore, seek creative inspiration, and accumulate ceramic works for the art exhibition. In 17 days, Han Meilin has created more than 1,200 works of large and small sizes, from small square plates to large pottery. This is a great test for an 85-year-old artist, both energy and physical strength. But he enjoyed it and his talent was really amazing.
"Meerlin always says that the roots of art must be rooted in a colorful life. He is inseparable from this root in his life." Zhou Jianping said that in more than 40 years, Han Meilin took his art caravan and drove through more than 900,000 kilometers from north to south of the motherland. From Shaanxi to Qinghai, from Shandong to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he has always been persistent and firmly exploring, organizing and studying national folk art. He combined ancient folk art such as paper cutting, clay sculptures, color printed cloth, purple sand , wood carving and other ancient folk arts with modern design concepts, giving these national art more modernity and adding modern charm. "Be with the people and share the destiny with traditions" is the persistence of the "art caravan" for 40 years, and it is also the original intention of Han Meilin to pay tribute to national folk art and spread the excellent culture of the Chinese nation to the world.
Family and national feelings
He is Han Meilin, who belongs to China
"The most correct thing Merrill Lynch and I have done in our lives is to decide to donate our works to the country seventeen years ago." Zhou Jianping said, "Many people who have read Merrill Lynch's works call him 'Chinese Picasso ', but Merrill Lynch said that he is 'Chinese Han Meilin' and was born and raised in the country. , artists trained by China. "
" In addition to his own innate endowment and acquired efforts, Merrill Lynch's success has to be attributed to the country, nation and people. He draws nutrients from the people and Chinese culture, and of course he also needs to use art to feed the people. Therefore, leaving the works to the people, building an art museum for free and open to the public, so that the public can understand the profoundness of Chinese culture through Merrill Lynch's works is the common wish of Merrill Lynch and I." Zhou Jianping said.
Han Meilin introduced to Princess Silinton to "Merry Lynn's World in Bangkok -Han Meilin Zodiac Art Exhibition" exhibition works
Not only did their wishes come true, but the art gallery also developed very smoothly.By the time this year, the Hangzhou Pavilion was seventeen years old, the Beijing Pavilion was fourteen years old, the Yinchuan Pavilion was seven years old, and the Yixing Pavilion was three years old, the four "children" have been moving forward together to provide the public who come there with beauty nourishment and artistic influence. There is a parent who would take his children to the Beijing Pavilion every once in a while. He sighed, "You can check in here everywhere, and the beautiful scenery is everywhere, which is very shocking and can also improve your children's artistic vision!" Another visitor said, "When I feel tired, I am willing to go here to go around. Looking at these exhibits, my mind will calm down and my body and mind will relax." Another audience commented, "Mr. Han Meilin has not let down his artistic talent and works throughout his life, so that he can have today's art hall." These feedbacks are the most pertinent praises to Han Meilin Art Museum.
