Name: 庄一兵 Zhuang Yibing
Professional title: Professor
Research direction: Chinese Calligraphy and Painting, Redesign of Chinese Folk Art
Education: Master Degree
Address:https://faculty.buct.edu.cn/art/zyb_en/main.psp
Email: zhuangyb@mail.buct.edu.cn
Office: Student Activity Center 211, Changping Campus, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Introduction:
My name is Zhuang Yibing, and I was born in 1970 in Xuyi, Jiangsu Province. I am of Han ethnicity. In 1988, I was admitted to the Fine Arts Education program at Nanjing Normal University's School of Fine Arts. In 1998, I entered the postgraduate program at the same institution. Later, in 2002, I furthered my studies at the School of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and in 2005, I attended the Advanced Seminar on Design Theory led by Wang Shouzhi at Jiangnan University. I completed my Master's degree in 2009 at the Institute of Fine Arts, Nanjing University. Between 2016 and 2017, I had the opportunity to be a visiting scholar at the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Genoa, Italy. Currently, I am a member of the China Artists Association and an expert in the Beijing Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Database. I serve as the Director of the Department of Art and Design at Beijing University of Chemical Technology, where I am a Professor and Master's Supervisor. Additionally, I am an advisor to the Painting and Calligraphy Academy of the China Aging Development Foundation, a board member of the Jiangsu Province Industrial Design Association, a member of the Jiangsu Province Aesthetics Society, and a member of the Xu Beihong Research Association of Jiangsu Province. Throughout my career, I have contributed to the fields of Chinese painting, watercolor painting, gouache painting, and art design. My works have been selected four times for the National Art Exhibition, which is held once every five years (11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th editions). I have also participated in over 30 national and provincial design and painting exhibitions (including collaborations). To date, I have published more than 100 papers in various art journals. I have held solo exhibitions at the Kawashima Art Museum in Japan, the University of Genoa in Italy, and the University of Miskolc in Hungary. My research focuses on interpreting and expressing the traditional language of Chinese art in contemporary contexts, with a particular interest in exploring the art of survival. I strongly believe in the philosophy of artistic living, which shapes my artistic pursuit. My main areas of research are Chinese calligraphy and painting, as well as the redesign of Chinese folk art.
Research:
My research focuses on interpreting and expressing the traditional language of Chinese art in contemporary contexts, with a particular interest in exploring the art of survival. I strongly believe in the philosophy of artistic living, which shapes my artistic pursuit. My main areas of research are Chinese calligraphy and painting, as well as the redesign of Chinese folk art.
Teaching:
Courses Taught:
Design Sketching
Design Color
Design Expression
Research on Folk Art Modeling
Funding:
Projects Led:
2024, National Art Fund Fine Arts Creation Project (Project Number: 2024-A-03-015-308)
In 2015, led product design work for the international cooperation project “Agreement for the Task of Clean Stoves Platform Design”
Participated in the 2018 Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Fund project, “Iconographic Study of Traditional Chinese Architecture: A Case Study of Huizhou Architecture” (Project Number: 18YJC760072)
Additionally, led five enterprise-oriented projects, with a total funding of over 1.4 million RMB.
Publications:
Published Papers:
Zhuang Yibing. “The Need for Collision and Integration for Chinese Painting to Reach the World.” China Art, 2017(07): 9-10.
Zhuang Yibing. “The Aesthetic Value of Blank Space in Chinese Painting.” Rongbaozhai, 2013(02): 226-227.
Zhuang Yibing. “Philosophical Origins and Aesthetic Value of Blank Space in Chinese Painting.” Chinese Calligraphy and Painting, 2012(12): 74-77.
Zhuang Yibing. “Modern Color Concepts, Practice, and Education from the Perspective of Color Perception.” Art Overview, 2012(07): 174-175.
Zhuang Yibing. “The Debate Between ‘Spirit’ and ‘Ease’: Disputes Over Chinese Painting Concepts in the 20th Century.” Film Criticism, 2012(02): 86-88.
Zhuang Yibing. “Desk Scenery: The Artistic Value of She Inkstones.” Art Anthology, 2011(27): 458-459. (CSSCI)
Zhuang Yibing. “Color Theory in Chinese Painting as Seen Through ‘Painting After Simplicity’.” China Art, 2011(04): 100-101.
Zhuang Yibing, Zhou Jin. “Aesthetic Implications of the Four Carvings of Huizhou.” Fine Arts, 2005(06): 116-119. (CSSCI)
Zhuang Yibing. “Research on the Talent Training Model and Teaching System for Industrial Design.” Journal of Yancheng Institute of Technology (Social Science Edition), 2004(04): 82-85.
Zhuang Yibing. “The Development Trend of Chinese Industrial Product Design in the Context of Globalization.” Development and Innovation of Electromechanical Products, 2004(05): 27-29. (CSSCI)
Zhuang Yibing. “Reading Between the Lines: Notes on Color Landscape Sketching.” Art Anthology, 2004(04): 142-144. (CSSCI)
Zhuang Yibing. “Chinese Industrial Design in the Context of Globalization.” Journal of Huaiyin Institute of Technology, 2004(04): 52-54.
Zhuang Yibing. “Beauty of Blankness: The Philosophical Origins and Aesthetic Value of Blank Space in Chinese Painting.” Southeast Culture, 2004(01): 39-41. (CSSCI)
Zhuang Yibing. “The Humanistic Spirit in the Architecture of Ancient Huizhou Residences.” Journal of Yancheng Teachers University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), 2003(04): 71-74.
Zhuang Yibing. “The Aesthetic Value of Blank Space in Chinese Painting.” Art Overview, 2003(12): 28-29.
Zhuang Yibing. “Pu Xinyu’s Social Interactions and Daily Writing Before the Southward Migration.” Chinese Calligraphy, 2020(03). (CSSCI)
Zhuang Yibing. “Exploring Folk Art Teaching Models in the Context of the Rural Revitalization Strategy.” Chinese Journal of Education, 2019(10). (C Journal)
Zhuang Yibing. Chinese Painting by Zhuang Yibing. Theory and Criticism of Literature and Art, 2020(06). (CSSCI)
Zhuang Yibing. “Calligraphy Creation on Folding Fans from a Design Perspective.” Calligraphy Herald, 16th Issue (Published on April 19, 2023, Issue 1712)
Published Books:
Contemporary Chinese Master Painters – Zhuang Yibing, China International Fine Arts Press, First Edition, October 2004
Sketching Portraits, co-authored with Zong Huating, Chemical Industry Press, First Edition, December 2006
Sketching Fashion Figures, co-authored with Zong Huating, Peking University Press, First Edition, March 2009
Poetic Living: Studies on Huizhou Art Phenomena, co-authored with Zong Huating, Shandong Pictorial Publishing House, First Edition, January 2015
Awards:
Honors and Awards:
2008: Awarded the title of “Caring Calligrapher and Painter” by the China Young Pioneers Career Development Center
2016: Top Ten Teachers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
2024: Outstanding Teacher, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Domestic and International Exhibition and Awards:
1991: Memory of Water Creatures, selected for the “Flood Relief Art Exhibition” organized by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture
1992: Dreaming of Northern Shaanxi, selected for the “Exhibition to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Mao Zedong’s Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art” in Jiangsu Province
1997: Pine, selected for the “1997 Hong Kong Handover Chinese Painting Exhibition” in Jiangsu Province
2002: Impending Storm 1, participated in the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Nanjing Normal University Calligraphy and Painting Exhibitio
2004: Winter Solstice, selected for the Li Jiancheng Watercolor Biennale (organized by the China Artists Association)
2008: Yueda World, selected for the Jiangsu Province 30th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-Up Art Exhibition (Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and the Jiangsu Artists Association)
2009: Echoes of Huizhou, selected for the Jiangsu Province 60th Anniversary National Day Art Exhibition (organized by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and the Jiangsu Artists Association)
2009: Dreaming of Northern Shaanxi, won the Excellence Award at the Jiangsu Province 60th Anniversary National Day Art Exhibition
2009: Dreaming of Northern Shaanxi, selected for the 11th National Art Exhibition (organized by the Ministry of Culture, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the China Artists Association)
2010: Still Life with Basket, selected for the 7th Jiangsu Province Oil Painting Exhibition
2010: Lotus Rhyme – Dynamic Memory Design, won the Jiangsu Provincial Industrial Design Excellence Award
2011: Dried Chili, won the Excellence Award at the 2nd National Small Watercolor Exhibition (organized by the China Artists Association)
2011: Mountain and Water, won the Excellence Award at the 1st National College Art and Design Competition
2011: Luminous, selected for the Jiangsu Province Pastel Art Exhibition (organized by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and the Jiangsu Artists Association)
2011: Yuan, selected for the Jiangsu Province Watercolor and Pastel Exhibition
2011: Year, selected for the 2nd National Pastel Exhibition (organized by the China Artists Association)
2013: Return at Dusk, won the Excellence Award at the 1st Jiangsu Province Pastel Exhibition
2014: Dried Up, selected for the 12th National Art Exhibition
2014: Days, won the Excellence Award at the Jiangsu Province 65th Anniversary National Day Art Exhibition
2015: Impending Storm, selected for the 1st National Gouache Exhibition
2018: Silent Autumn Water, selected for the 3rd National Pastel Exhibition
2018: Yan'an – Red Chili, collected by the National Art Museum of China
2019: First Snow, selected for the 4th Lou Dong National Landscape Painting Biennale
2019: Snow After the Storm, selected for the 1st Chinese Watercolor Landscape Exhibition
2019: Breeze, selected for the 2nd National Gouache Exhibition
2019: Spring Breeze for Ten Miles, selected for the 13th National Art Exhibition
2020: 2020 – Snow, selected for the 12th National Watercolor and Pastel Exhibition
2021: Winter Solstice, selected for the 2020 Xiamen National (Small) Gongbi Painting Biennale
2022: After the Rain, selected for the 4th China Pastel Exhibition (Entry Qualification Award)
2022: Yan'an – Red Chili, selected for the National Art Museum’s “Celebrating the Victory of the 20th National Congress – The Beauty of the New Era” Special Exhibition
2023: Snow on the Plain, selected for the 2022 Chinese Freehand Painting Exhibition
2023: Pine Shade, selected for the “Tribute to Greatness: National Small Fine Arts Exhibition” at the National Art Museum of China
2023: Snow After the Storm, selected for the National Art Fund’s “Mighty River: Yellow River Culture” Art Exhibition
2023: Auspicious Persimmons and Distant Memories, selected for the National College Teachers’ Paper Works Exhibition
Solo Exhibitions:
1993: Impressions of Ancient Poems, exhibited at the Kawashima Art Museum in Japan as part of the Chinese Gongbi Painting Exhibition
2016: Qi Yun – Chinese Painting by Zhuang Yibing, exhibited at the University of Genoa, Italy
2020: Imagery – Painting and Calligraphy by Zhuang Yibing, exhibited at the University of Miskolc, Hungary
