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Xu Guanglei

Male, born in Shan County, Shandong Province, with ancestral roots in Pei County, Jiangsu Province. He is a pioneer of innovative ink wash painting.

Since the early 1980s, he has dedicated himself to researching original ink painting techniques, with his groundbreaking "water painting" standing out as his signature innovation. Over four decades of concentrated research, he has pioneered numerous breakthroughs in techniques, methodologies, painting tools and materials.

He broke the millennium-old convention that water-based ink techniques could only serve as background embellishments for landscapes rather than independent thematic works, expanding its subject range to flower-and-bird painting and figure painting.

Selected Exhibitions & Honors

His works have been featured in numerous national, provincial and municipal art exhibitions:

Guards was selected for the 2017 Wannian Pujiang National Chinese Figure Painting Exhibition hosted by the China Artists Association and collected by the exhibition institution.

Ode to the Yellow River was shortlisted for the Shandong Yellow River-themed Fine Arts Creation Exhibition organized by the Shandong Artists Association.

Moonlight over the Lotus Pond was exhibited at the China Dalian Chinese Painting Exhibition sponsored by the National Academy of Chinese Painting and permanently collected.

In 2013, he was awarded the title of One of the 3rd Most Popular Chinese Artists Online.

*Fragrance Staining Butterfly Wings*

138 × 69 cm, 2025

*Blue Smoke and Pink Charm*

138 × 69 cm, 2018

*Plum Spirit Under Snowy Moon*

138 × 69 cm, 2010

*Pine Trees on Snowy Ridge*

180 × 97 cm, 2026

*Moonlit Night*

60 × 60 cm, 2000

*River Blooms Ablaze at Sunrise*

60×60 cm, 2005

*Vast Desert*

60 × 60 cm, 2006

*Peonies*

2021, 80 × 80 cm

*Dancing Moonlight*

60 × 60 cm, 1999

*Twin Steeds*

2026, 180 × 97 cm

*Camel Trails on the Silk Road*

100 × 50 cm, 2025

*Snow After Clearing Up*

2023, 210 × 180 cm

许光磊，男，生于山东单县，祖籍江苏沛县，新兴水墨画开拓者。上世纪八十年代初起，他专注新型水墨技法研究，尤以“水画”创新最为突出，历经四十年潜心钻研，在技巧、方法、工具、材料等方面多有创见。他打破水画千年以来仅作山水补景、不能独立主题的先例，将题材拓展至花鸟画与人物画。

作品多次参加全国及省市级展览：《守卫》入选中国美术家协会主办的“2017万年浦江全国中国画人物作品展”并被收藏；《黄河颂》入选山东省美术家协会主办的“山东省黄河主题美术创作大展”；《荷塘月色》入选国家画院主办的“中国·大连中国画展”并被收藏。2013年被评为“第三届中国最具网络人气美术家”。