Artist Name: Wu Jian

Violin Title: Music--- The Soul of the Ballet

Inspiration Statement: “Wu Jian’s paintings of ballerinas are for those who love classical music…those who regard the past a noble and valuable part of our civilization.”

BIO:  Wu Jian entices the viewer with tenderness and attention to detail and motion. Clearly evident is the artist's ability to focus on subtle events that often pass unnoticed. Wu Jian examines these moments with a focus so profound as to transcend their physical boundaries. His technique a unique blending of Classical, Realist and Impressionist styles utilizing an ultra smooth canvas and building the surface upward in a symphony of blended hues and gradients of light and color. Each brushstroke embodies volume, color, texture, and the most ephemeral of all qualities, the human spirit. Born in the Zheijang Province of China in 1942, Wu Jian would go on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Shanghai and soon came to participate in numerous national juried exhibitions in China.  In the 1980’s he immigrated to the United States where his painting style was welcomed with acclaim.  In 1988, the New England Center of Contemporary Art honored him with his first solo museum show in America and added his work to their permanent collection. His works can also be found in other prestigious museum collections including Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, the Shanghai Fine Art Museum China, and the LuXun Museum also of Shanghai. Represented by Galerie d’Orsay, Wu Jian’s works can be viewed in the gallery or by visiting:  www.galerie-dorsay.com.