Mona
comes from southern China and lives in California. Her
Chinese name is 周忆清. She was loaded with talent.
At age 5, she started her first
Chinese painting and calligraphy lessons. At university,
she majored in oil painting and graphic design. Her
oil paintings combine Realism and Expressionism, a combination
rarely found in the works of such a young artist. Whether
she paints a portrait, a still-life, or scenery, she
makes natural use of her skills, reflecting her understanding
of both the European and Chinese cultures and her profound
love of nature. This combination creates appealing works
in terms of their visual harmonies and picturesque qualities.
Some people believe this is due to her solid, all-around
educational background and her keen love for her fellow
humans.
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Artist Statement:I learned traditional Chinese
watercolor when I was age 5. At 11 years old, I began learning
Western painting basics: Sketching and Gouache. From my academic
experience at two universities, I have obtained a solid foundation
in drawing and am skilled in realism and classicism. I began
to combine the styles of Western and Oriental by the highest
aesthetic integration points. Regardless of my Oil paintings,
Gouache, Watercolor, and Chinese paintings, they all come deeply
from my concept of philosophy. In my opinion, painting is not
a competition in high technology, but rather the artists’ discernment
of life to the inherent thing in the analysis of realism, neoclassicism,
and impressionism. Therefore, painting is not only the best
with superb painting skills, but more importantly, it has the
means to decrypt the philosophy of life with adept painting
technologies; this is my point to reach my target of painting
in the future.
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Her paintings, her
documentary writing on her travel experience, and her
literary essays give one the feeling of a prominent artist.
To collect her works at this present stage would be a
wise decision, and probably a promising investment. These
works of art could also be worth collecting just for one's
own appreciation and enjoyment. Sooner or later this gifted
young lady can be expected to become famous in one or
other of the fields in which she works. |
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