Fu Xilin

Fu Xilin was born in Beijing in 1954. He is currently the deputy chairman of the Beijing Young Association and also a member of the Beijing Artist Association. Although Xilin is a self-taught artist, his classic styles attract worldwide recognition. His works are now collected by various museums, embassies and the United Nations Wildlife Foundation.

Poem in the Heart - translated extracts by Fan Zeng
"Xilin's paintings are fresh, simple and free from the current trend of undisciplined and neurotic paintings. They should be admired like reading poems of Wang Wei or Men Hoaran or like listening to the violin music of Paganini. It is the overwhelming beauty of classicism. He is highly skilled in the control of lines and colours to achieve the harmonious atmosphere. The effects are clearly visible when he tackles the idyllic and dream-like landscape, the misty early morning and the glimmering haze."