Pursuit of beauty
Among those who taught at the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, Zhu Danian (1916-95) and Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) were two prominent artists themselves who formed distinctive styles and contributed to the development of 20th-century Chinese art. Zhu once studied ceramic art in Japan and was a pioneer in designing modern Chinese ceramics. He also produced monumental mural works and paintings marked by delicate details and intense colors. Wu's art training was in China and France. His wide-ranging practices of painting expanded the realm of Chinese ink traditions and formed a link between the abstract art of the West and the minimalism of Chinese art. The two artists donated works to Tsinghua that are on show in rotation at a gallery named after them at Tsinghua University Art Museum, where a viewer can learn about their pursuit of beauty.
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