b.1946(Beijing)

The classic mural with watercolor and ink on rice paper or silk is an ancient art form and this tradition is back in high regard in today's China. Zheng Xilin (1946) is one of the most famous masters in the field of traditional Chinese scroll painting and calligraphy. In addition, he has developed in the last ten years as a specialist in the field of Tibetan Buddhist thangkas. In the context of 40 years of diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the People's Republic of China, the Geelvinck shows in collaboration with The Silk Road Ecological Culture Committee in Beijing and with the support of the Association of Netherlands - China (VNC) works of this master.
 
Zheng Xilin has gained the traditional technique of scroll painting in his famous teachers Fan Zen and prof. Jiang Zhaohe at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. The sophisticated technique of scroll paintings is very refined and is based on a long tradition. His remarkable work - the scroll paintings often have a monumental dimension - is in various collections and has been exhibited among others in the United Nations headquarters in New York. Recently, there was also seen a retrospective in Berlin. This is the first exhibition of work by Zheng Xilin in the Netherlands.
 
Besides scroll painting, Zheng Xilin has in the past ten years specializing on Tibetan Buddhism and making thangkas, the traditional Tibetan Buddhist religious scenes painted on a banner or role. He uses to bring to an age-old technique of gold leaf. Zheng Xilin thangkas are in Buddhist temples in Tibet, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and China. Zheng Xilin is the first Han Chinese, which has received international acclaim and recognition in this specific field.

Zheng Xilin is - often as a board member - associated with various organizations that are committed to classical painting and calligraphy, as the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Research Centre, the Chinese Arts and Crafts Association, the Institute of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, the Huai Su Painting and Calligraphy Institute, the International Artists Association and the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Association.
One of the most remarkable objects that will be on display in the exhibition, is a particularly precious and exceptional - 12 meters - long thangka with gold leaf. This thangka is June 26 transferred to the He Hua Temple on the beachfront.

鄭希林，中國礪金國畫師，號長樂齋主人，1946年生於北京，早年就讀中央美術學院，師承著名人物畫家蔣兆和教授。  幾十年來在中國人物畫上潛心磨練，外師造化，不斷研習及探索，他研究及恢復中國古老國畫技法——礪金運用在繪畫上，被譽為中國「礪金工筆畫第一人」的當代畫家 。 此是新的創舉和突破！近年來他以中西結合的工筆畫作品在中國美協和國內外美術大展中獲獎入選。 在泰國、新加坡、馬來西亞三國的中國工藝美術作品大展中獲創獎，得到國際認可。鄭希林將礪金繪畫技法與藏族唐卡融合，為唐卡添上莊嚴與尊貴。令你走進了金色的世界，如置身於富麗堂皇的殿堂，無論是慈悲為懷的白度母或莊嚴神聖的佛祖，既保留了傳統西藏唐卡的嚴謹和神秘風格外,  礪金還為唐卡添上閃亮的金黃色，盡顯莊嚴與尊貴。讓礪金唐卡成為一件十分難得的藝術瑰寶。他的礪金唐卡作品更被格西科才慈智木活佛，雍和宮主持嘉木楊圖布丹活佛，中國佛教協會，泰國素博巴莫親王，聯合國副秘書長貝楠，聯和國秘書長潘基文等收藏。

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