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The tranquility of contemporary Chinese and Tibetan pastoral life is the essence of the masterful impressionistic oil paintings of artist Wu Jing Han, who was born in Beijing, mainland China in 1964. After attending Beijing's High School of Fine Arts between 1980 and 1984, Wu was exposed to many different styles of Western painting technique at the esteemed Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, where he earned a degree in oil painting. Since that time, his work has been exhibited in a number of important international art venues, including China, Singapore and France.

"Past to a new Beginning" 36" x 72 " PR8

In one of Wu's most memorable paintings, Past to a New Beginning, the artist emblematically encapsulates the dichotomy of Tibetan culture in the contemporary world. In this long, vertical piece, an old Tibetan woman, her back to the viewer, prays facing towards one of Tibet's many sacred mountains, to which she most likely has made a pilgrimage. The woman has removed her shoes to pray, a sign of reverence for the holiness of the place and occasion. For Tibetan Buddhists, pilgrimage refers to the journey from ignorance to enlightenment, from self-centeredness and materialistic preoccupations to a deep sense of the relativity and interconnectedness of all life. Next to her, a young girl in classic Tibetan regalia stands with her back to the mountain, though close to the old woman who is engaged in religious ritual. Emblematically, this image represents the striking changes Tibet has undergone since being placed under Chinese governmental rule . In spite of the rapid westernization of Tibet and China,These people remain intimately close to their ancient religious heritage.

Jinghan WU

Painter

Born: 1964, Beijing, China

Studies

1984-1988      Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing

1980-1984     The High School of Fine Arts, Beijing

Group Exhibitions

2005     « Les pieds ici et des racines ailleurs », Sémaphore, Cébazat, France

2004     « Plasticiens of Puy-de-Dôme », Winner of Audience Prize, Department Council of Puy-de-Dôme, Clermont-Ferrand, France

2004     « Ombres franco-chinois » , Le Cendre, France

2003     « Arts en Balade », Clermont-Ferrand, France

2002     16^th Grand Prize of Paintings, Saint-Grégoire, France

2002     « 17 Autour de l’Arbre », Garde A Vue, Clermont-Ferrand, France

1997     Young Chinese Artists’ Oil Paintings Exhibition, National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing

1993     Selected Chinese Oil Paintings Exhibition, HongKong

1992     Selected Chinese Oil Paintings Exhibition, HongKong

1989     Chinese Oil Paintings Exhibition, Singapour

One person exhibitions

2005     Saint-Bertrand-des-Comminges.

2005     Galery les Tourelles, Brioude, France

2003     Auvergne Mutualiste, Clermont-Ferrand, France

2001     Galery Memory, HongKong

1999     Galery Memory, HongKong

Publication

Chinese Contemporary Oil Paintings Works, Tian Jin Yang Liu Qing Fine Arts Press, 2005.