Newman Huo

MORE than 130 works by 16 resident and retired artists of the Shenzhen Fine Art Institute (SFAI) are being displayed in the gallery of the National Fine Art Institute of China in Beijing until Jan. 13.

This is the first joint art exhibition the SFAI has staged in Beijing to showcase its achievements in art research and creation over the past two decades.

The works by artists Dong Xiaoming, Zhou Kai, Lu Jia, Wang Lixing, Yang Xiaoyang, Yu Changjiang and Zheng Qiang focus on urban landscapes or the lives of urban residents.

In contrast, the works by artists Tian Kesheng, Qijia Dawa, Song Chengde, Fuzhong Qi and Hai Yan tend to show aesthetic tastes in traditional Chinese landscape and figure paintings.

Another group of artists, including Liang Quan and Yan Shanchun, place more emphasis on experimental expressions of their individual experiences with multiple media used in their works.

Established in 1986, the SFAI is one of the youngest of its kind in China. Since 1993, the SFAI has been endeavoring to promote the concept of “urban landscape painting” throughout the country.