Exhibition period: November 13th to November 18th, 2012

Exhibition location: Central Hall and Hall C on the first floor of Guanshan Yue Art Museum

Organizer: Guanshan Yue Art Museum

Mr. Wu Qi, who has been in art for sixty years, is one of the few outstanding artists in the contemporary painting industry in terms of poetry, calligraphy, and painting. His poetry is refreshing and charming, with profound meanings; His calligraphy skills are solid, his brushstrokes are powerful, and he possesses his own style, fully showcasing the grandeur of everyone. Wu Qi's landscape paintings are like a resounding and unrestrained melody that moves from the ground, depicting not only the bones of mountains and rivers but also the gods of mountains and rivers. They are like "the water of the Yellow River rises from the sky" and "the great river flows eastward", with a grand and profound momentum. They are not only the display of the soul of the Chinese nation, but also a self portrait of his spiritual person. Observing them, there is a fresh and compelling aura that gives people a kind of spiritual shock and satisfaction in the enjoyment of beauty.　　

Mr. Wu Qi is honest, straightforward, and sincere. He is not only talented, but also has a unique personality charm to attract painting friends. Together, he has created a new trend of combining Chinese and Western landscape painting; He made extraordinary efforts in the development of contemporary Chinese painting through his cultivation in poetry, calligraphy, and painting, and made valuable contributions to the transition of Chinese landscape painting from traditional to modern forms.　　

Not long after leaving the school, Wu Qi participated in art creations such as the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution and the Great Hall of the People. In 1989, he created an 80 square meter large-scale mural called "Di Ling Tu" for the Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang. In 1992, he was dispatched by the Ministry of Culture to Thailand to create a huge landscape painting called "Jiang Shan Ling Xiu Tu" for the "Danfu Yuan" in the fourth palace of the Thai king. The reform and opening up thought that at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he had created paintings for Chinese embassies and consulates in Italy, the United States, Finland, Canada, Chile, Austria, etc. The above works are mostly voluntary contributions, reflecting the valuable qualities and spiritual outlook of a Communist Party member artist.　　

In the 1990s, Professor Wu Qi was a Chinese member of the World Council of the International Society for Art Education of UNESCO, and one of the three world directors in Asia. In December 1992, with the approval of the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the provincial government, the "International Symposium on Asian Art Education" was successfully hosted and held in Nanchang. Nearly a hundred experts and professors from home and abroad attended the four-day grand event, which received enthusiastic feedback and had a profound impact. It made outstanding contributions to China's foreign cultural exchange activities and also demonstrated the organizational leadership and foresight of an artist. Mr. Wu Qi has also been invited to give lectures at renowned universities in countries such as Thailand, Japan, and Chile, and has attended international academic conferences multiple times. Due to the significant contributions of numerous calligraphy and painting creations and participation in international cultural exchanges, it has been recognized as a world-renowned cultural figure by international authoritative cultural institutions and has received special allowances from experts with outstanding contributions from the State Council. He is currently the Honorary Dean of Jiangxi Academy of Painting, Honorary President of China National Studies Society, Honorary President of World Chinese Poetry Association, Honorary Chairman of Zhuhai Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Honorary Chairman of Zhuhai Artists Association, and Art Advisor of Zhuhai Academy of Painting.　　

The "Wu Qi Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition" held this time showcases some of his masterpieces in recent years, aiming to activate artistic exchanges in the art world, strive to create advanced culture to strengthen our country's strength, and make due contributions to realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and promoting the great development and prosperity of socialist cultural undertakings.