2. Zhao Kailin was born in 1961, in
Bengbu, China. He graduated from
Central Art Academy in Beijing in 1991.
He lived in Stockholm, Sweden from
1992-1994, where he started creating oil
paintings. Mr. Zhao immigrated to Los
Angeles, California in 2003 and became
a member of the Portrait Society of
America.
Zhao Kailin’s aesthetic vision is a fusion
of realist technique and his own
interpretation of Neoclassicism. Zhao
intends to express young girl in a silence
atmosphere that suggests the
transcendent purity of spirit but depicts
the inner sensibility of the modern
woman.
3. Zhao Kailin's work has been shown in
numerous solo and group exhibitions
throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S.
and is a part of notable public and
private art collections. Winner of a
number of awards for his work, and
has been an influential mentor to a
number of other painters currently
represented exclusively by
Contemporary Chinese Fine Art in
Laguna Beach, California.
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Arangement: Sanda Foişoreanu
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Sound: Traditional Chinese Music - The Misty Rain of Jiangnan in China
Editor's Notes
The background is inspired from two great Chinese masters from two dynasties. He has constructed his painting melding the styles of Song artist Emperor Ji, Zhao (1082-1135) and Ming Dynasty artist Bohu, Tang (1470-1135 A.D.). Art historians consider Song Emperor Ji Zhao among China 's most important and accomplished artists. Ji Zhao's work is noted for depicting the expression of the ruling class's refined lifestyles as seen in Kailin's composition of colorful Song elite enjoying the fruits of wealth and stability. Ji Zhao's works hang in the National Museum of Taipei, Taiwan. The second artist Kailin draws inspiration from is Ming artist Bohu, Tang (1470-1523 A.D.). Bohu, Tang's work stands out in Chinese art history for his ability to paint landscapes and beautiful women. Bohu Tang's work can be seen in the Palace Museum of Beijing, China. The title,"Beautiful Memory of Qiuxiang ", pays homage to an opera based on a legend about Tang Bohu .......During a trip to the West Lake, gifted scholar Tang Bohu falls in love at first sight with Qiuxiang, a maid in the residence of Hua Hongshan, a ranking official. For Qiuxiang's sake, Tang forgoes his noble status to serve as an attendant in Hua's residence. There he unfortunately meets his cousin sister and ex-lover Feng Yulan. An emotional entanglement among Tang, Qiuxiang and Yulan evolves. Eventually, however, Yulan gives way to enable her cousin brother to marry his true love, Qiuxiang. Zhao Kailin's choice to place this portrait of a sitting beauty in the foreground among the great painting styles of Song Dynasty Emperor/Painter Ji, Zhao and the great Ming painter Bohu, Tang is evidence of Kailin's admiration for his pedigree, for his cultural roots and for his rich heritage. The beautiful young women in Kailin's composition is a direct descendent and a symbol of the lineage that is the Great history of China.
