Opening ceremony of “ Mr. Xiao Han Art Museum”was held in Wuhu, Anhui province on October 29. More than 300 artists from all over China including Mr. Li Xikui, Secretary General of Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Mr. He Maoxie, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of Wuhu, Anhui province, Mr. He Xian, former vice minister of Human Resources and Social Security Ministry, Mr. Yuan Hua, Director General of Culture Department of Anhui province, Mr. Duan Yujia, Director General of Publicity Department of Wuhu, Anhui province, Mr. Wu Xiangming, President of Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese in Anhui province, attended the opening ceremony and visited the exhibition.
Secretary General Li Xikui said in his speech that Mr. Xiao Han is the third generation of painters toured Germany after Xu Beihong, Lin Fengmian, Zhang Daqian, Fu Baoshi and other older artists. Mr. Xiao Han created the painting technique of "Putting color in Chinese traditional painting", which enjoyed reputation in foreign and domestic. He imports the western painting technique and style into Chinese traditional painting, which shows the Chinese people’s desires for arts. It can be described as "the lights of endless color, the spirits of ink fusion, the feelings of modern calligraphy".
Mr. Xiao Han is the founder of "product colored in Chinese traditional painting", who lived in Germany in 1989. His works were exhibited at several art museums and galleries in Germany. After he came back to China in 2002, He committed himself to promote Western painting skills into traditional Eastern painting works, and devoted himself to the art innovation, the people’s diplomacy and the art cultural exchanges. He also held his personal art exhibitions and academic seminars in some famous China Art Museums, such as National Art Museum of China, Art Museum of Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. At present he is the president of the China professionals Research Institute Art specialists Association and the deputy dean of China Friendship Art Exchange Association.
The excellent paintings of Xiao Han from the youth until now are collected in Xiao Han Art Museum. The museum is the first art museum in Wuhu, and will be opened to the public for free. It is a local cultural event, which has great and significant meaning. After the opening ceremony, the guests and artists visit the paintings in Museum.
