Lifelong perfection

When Zhong Han enrolled at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1955, he was 26, a late start for someone to learn oil art. But he had talent, and was lucky to study under several good artists and teachers, such as Ai Zhongxin, Wei Qimei and Dong Xiwen. He devoted his career to portraying his homeland and its people, using bold colors and expansive compositions to secure his place in late 20th-century Chinese art.

Perfecting for Sixty Years, now at Guangdong Museum of Art in Guangzhou, retraces Zhong's artistic journey to document the breadth and depth of social changes in China. Zhong died in 2023 at age 94. The exhibition runs through Sept 21.

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