Hongmin SUN (China)

Sun Hongmin

Born in 1961 in Jilin province of China

Graduated from Oil painting department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1988 Director of Guangdong Academy of Young Artists Vice-director of studio at Guangdong Academy of Painting

Vice-president of Guangdong Artists Association

"When Jia suggested the candidature of Hongmin, she presented her as a flower painter.

A funny idea in a contemporary art gallery and yet,  behind the fact that the vice president of the Guangdong artists' association paints interesting bouquets of flowers in vases, the young girls in bloom, sometimes alone, often in pairs, holding troubling attitudes (which reminded me of Balthus or David Hamilton) powerfully strike the viewer. Here, shamelessness does not come from the very conventional clothing,: it comes from the posture. It's an intriguing work to discover and collect as long as it's accessible."

Bertrand Scholler

Major Exhibitions & Awards:

2011 “Ye Jianying”, silver medal of the Art Exhibition “100 Years Historical Theme” in Guangdong province

2010 “Diary of girl”, the 9th China National Art Festival, Guangzhou Art Museum

2009 “Exist”, nomination award of the 11th China National Fine Arts Exhibition, China National Art Museum

2008 “Diary of girl”, best award of the Exhibition of Fine Arts for Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the “Reform and open policy of China”

2008 nomination award of “Xiao Shufang Arts Award” of Wu Zuoren International Art Foundation  

2007 “Xiao Dan”, best award of the Exhibition “Time Spirit -- The Portrait Oil Paintings of China”

2006 “Rest”, “Difficult years”, collected by Guangzhou Art Museum

2006 “Girl·Girl”, first prize of the 5th “Culture and Art Prize” of Guangzhou

2006 “The rain”, bronze medal of Guangzhou Grand Exhibition of Fine Arts

2005 “The girl”, best award of the 3rd Exhibition of China National Academy of Painting

2004 “Girl·Girl”, silver medal of the 10th China National Fine Arts Exhibition, collected by China National Art Museum

2003 “Teenager”, bronze medal of the 2nd Grand Exhibition of Oil Painting of Guangdong

2002 “Girl”, silver medal of the 1st China National Exhibition of Pastel Painting

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