Zhao Wenliang Explained

Zhao Wenliang
Native Name:	赵文量
Birth Date:	1937
Birth Place:	Harbin, China
Death Place:	Beijing, China
Nationality:	Chinese
Field:	Painting
Movement:	Yuyuantan School of Painting, No Name (Wuming) Group

Zhao Wenliang (; 1937–2019) was a Chinese painter best known for his roles in the Yuyuantan School of Painting and as a foundational member of the No Name (Wuming) Group.

Biography

Born in 1937 in Harbin, Zhao Wenliang moved to Beijing in 1954, where he began his painting career. In the late 1950s he formed close associations with fellow artists, including Yang Yushu and Shi Zhenyu, often painting en plein air in the suburbs of Beijing, which led to the formation of the "Yuyuantan School of Painting". Zhao became a pioneering and influential figure in the No Name Group, officially established in 1979. At the age of 82, Zhao Wenliang died on November 10, 2019, in Beijing.^[1]

Exhibitions

• 1979 – Beijing, China – Beijing Beihai Park Painted Boat House, The 1st No Name (Wuming) Group Works Exhibition^[2]
• 2004 – Beijing, China – National Art Museum of China, Zhao Wenliang and Yang Yushu Oil Painting Exhibition^[3]
• 2018 – Beijing, China – Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum, Crescent: Retrospectives of Zhao Wenliang and Yang Yushu^[4]

Further reading

• Introduction of No Name (Wuming) Group drafted by Zhao Wenliang: "文化沙漠中的一块绿洲 - 无名画会 简介", Asia Art Archive

Notes and References

1. News: 艺术家赵文量因病医治无效，于2019年11月10日在北京逝世，享年82岁。 . 13 November 2023 . Art Forum . 2019-11-10.
2. Web site: [1979-7-7]“无名画会”作品展 ]. 艺术档案网 . artda . 13 November 2023.
3. Web site: 赵文量、杨雨澍油画展 . The National Art Museum of China . NAMOC . 13 November 2023.
4. Web site: Crescent: Retrospectives of Zhao Wenliang and Yang Yushu . e-flux.com . 12 November 2023.