CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- When you see the high-quality works exhibited — including Luo Zhongli's "Dandelion", Pang Maokun's "sixth series of Huaji Weiliao", Jin Shangyi's "Late Year of Huang Binhong", and Zhan Jianjun's "Snowy Plateau" — you may realize that this is a high-profile exhibition. Last weekend, "Chinese Connotation - China International Exhibition of Oil Painting Art (Chongqing Station)" opened at the art gallery of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in the Higher Education Mega Center. With the theme of "Chinese Connotation", 150 works were shown in three categories: "The Meaning of Life," "Humanistic Thinking," and "Boundary of Soul". Together, these represent the highest artistic achievements achieved by contemporary Chinese oil painting.

Opening ceremony scene. (Photograph provided by Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and released by CQNEWS)

The "Chinese Connotation - China International Exhibition of Oil Painting Art (Chongqing Station)" was sponsored by the Oil Painting Academy of the China National Academy of Painting and the art gallery of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. The exhibition features the paintings of the Oil Painting Academy of the Chinese National Academy as the main body. Works from more than 60 painters from the Chinese oil painting industry are featured, including Luo Zhongli, Pang Maokun, Jin Shangyi, Yang Songlin, Zhang Zuying, and Zhan Jianjun.

Luo Zhongli's canvas oil painting "Dandelion", 200x185cm, 2008-2015. (Photograph provided by Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and released by CQNEWS)

Among the exhibition works, "The Meaning of Life" expresses the painters’ attention and unique feelings to the various aspects of real life. "Humanistic Thinking" focuses on the artists' emotional care and deep consideration of Chinese culture and history based on reality. "Boundary of Soul" focuses on the painter's reflection on the inner world and the metaphysical free performance of Chinese spirit and aesthetics.

Visitors enjoy the exhibition. (Photograph provided by Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and released by CQNEWS)