Yulin’s Tigers： Capturing the Spirit beyond Form

黃玉琳，杭州江南書(shū)畫(huà)院副秘書(shū)長(zhǎng)，廈門(mén)九朝匯寶博物館簽約畫(huà)家，浙江省美協(xié)會(huì)員。專(zhuān)攻走獸，尤精畫(huà)虎。著名美術(shù)史論家王伯敏評(píng)論：“畫(huà)虎畫(huà)家中的佼佼者”;著名畫(huà)家吳山明題字：“虎虎有生氣”;著名畫(huà)家宋柏松題字：“一家之法獨(dú)步山林”;中國(guó)美院博導(dǎo)任道斌題字：“氣韻生動(dòng)，形神兼?zhèn)洹薄?/p>

曾參加中國(guó)美協(xié)舉辦的《2006 年全囯中國(guó)畫(huà)作品展》《鑫光杯全國(guó)中國(guó)畫(huà)精品展》和在中國(guó)美術(shù)館舉辦的《2010 年百年百虎精品展》、廈門(mén)美術(shù)館舉辦的《全國(guó)中國(guó)畫(huà)名家邀請(qǐng)展》、上海美術(shù)館舉辦的《虎年畫(huà)虎全國(guó)中國(guó)畫(huà)邀請(qǐng)展》以及各省市重大展覽。

已由西泠印社出版畫(huà)冊(cè)《江南國(guó)畫(huà)名家黃玉琳》和《2010虎年掛歷》《2013 十二生肖掛歷》，中國(guó)美術(shù)出版社出版有《黃玉琳》畫(huà)集。2008年，在杭州西湖新天地舉辦《黃玉琳動(dòng)物畫(huà)展》。2009年，在杭州恒廬美術(shù)館舉辦《黃玉琳迎虎年畫(huà)展》。2013年，在廈門(mén)九朝匯寶博物館舉辦《黃玉琳國(guó)畫(huà)作品展》。2021年， 在杭州吳山品悅藝術(shù)館舉辦《黃玉琳寅年畫(huà)虎作品展》。2010 年，參加杭州市文化交流訪問(wèn)團(tuán)并參訪中國(guó)臺(tái)灣。

2015—2021年，出版臺(tái)歷《猴》《雞》《狗》《豬》《虎》。

Huang Yulin is the deputy secretary-general of Hangzhou Jiangnan Calligraphy and Painting Academy， contract painter with the Dynasty Treasure Museum in Xiamen and member of the Zhejiang Artists Association. Huang is specialized in painting four-footed animals， tigers in particular. Wang Bomin （1924-2013）， a renowned art historian， once said that Huang is “one of the best tiger painters”. Among the inscriptions for Huang’s works are those from Wu Shanming （1941-2021）， a celebrated painter from Zhejiang （“Each and every tiger is full of vigor”）， from Song Baisong， another well-known Zhejiang painter （“One specialty is roaring in the woods”） and from Ren Daobin， professor at the China Academy of Art （“Dynamic and vivid， both in form and in spirit”）.

Huang’s works have been featured in various national exhibitions， including the National Chinese Painting Exhibition in 2006， the 100 Years and 100 Tigers Exhibition in 2010， the Painting Tigers in the Year of the Tiger Exhibition， and major provincial and city exhibitions.

So far， Huang has published such painting albums as Huang Yulin： A Renowned Jiangnan Painter， 2010 Year of the Tiger Wall Calendar and 2013 Chinese Zodiac Animals Wall Calendar， as well as five desk calendar albums featuring Chinese zodiac animals the Monkey， the Rooster， the Dog， the Pig and the Tiger between 2015 and 2021.