Han Shuli Delievered Address
Ribbon Cutting at the Launch of the Exhibition
Han Shuli Ushering in the Dignitaries to View the Exhibition
Han Shuli Dedicating his Artworks to Macao Foundation
To promote traditional Chinese culture, boost art exchanges between Macao and Tibet, introduce the glamour of Tibetan painting to Macao people and invigorate local cultural atmosphere, the 'Macao Exhibition of Tibetan Paintings by Han Shuli' was held from April 5th to 30th at the Handover Gifts Museum of Macao. It was sponsored by Macao Foundation, Tibetan Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Tibetan Artists Association, organized by Macao Artist Society and Macao Association for the Advancement of Tibetan Culture, with support from Culture Department of Macao SAR Government and Macao Art Museum. There were over 50 pieces of select artworks by Mr. HAN, providing Macao audience an opportunity to appreciate both an overall heritage of Tibetan culture from the traditional artworks to the contemporary ones, and to understand the artist's cultural concepts for inheritance, creation and further development.
Participants at the launching ceremony included dignitaries from Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macao, Office of the Commissioner of the Foreign Ministry in Macao, Macao Foundation, Publicity Department of Chinese Communist Party in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibetan Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Macao Daily News, Macao Art Museum, Macao Artist Society, and Macao Association for the Advancement of Tibetan Culture. Mr. Han’s artworks were based upon multiple materials and presented different features. His heavy-color paintings on cloth took lessons both in terms of fabric and cultural symbols from Tibetan Thangka, i.e., Tibetan
Buddhism scroll paintings, yet also went quite beyond simple takeover of Tibetan Buddhism arts. Creative ideas from the scholarly paintings in Mandarin area were also imbued. His brocade barbola artworks, i.e., silk clip arts were made from renewed second-hand silk fabrics which were gathered as if from some corners of history. It looked like a historical connation of Mandarin culture with religious and secular lives in Tibet. His ink wash paintings in ‘Black Background’ style used the same materials as for traditional Chinese paintings, yet absorbed the mystic accent in Tibetan temples, and took on expression techniques of Tibetan black-background frescoes. It presented ink wash pictures in reversed black and white colors and thus created the so-called 'Han's black paintings' which is now well-known at home and abroad. The themes of Mr. Han's artworks were also unique for their penchant for positive education and enlightenment in society, and furthermore, for preaching of beneficence. Mr. Han is now a leading figure in contemporary Tibetan fine arts. Every time he spoke of his creative artworks, he never forgot to express gratitude for the kind and honest Tibetan people as well as the profound and excellent Tibetan culture. Benefiting from the artistic cultivation in Tibet, he reciprocated with artistic inheritance. For many years, Mr. Han took on leading posts at Tibetan Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Tibetan Artists Association and Tibetan Academy of Arts. He made steady efforts to identify and cultivate artistic talents. He organized the ‘Hundred Thangka Project’. He helped to boost the development of contemporary Tibetan fine arts, and at the same time, brought the artworks out of Tibet and out of China for worldwide exchanges and dialogues.
Resume of Han Shuli
Ladies of the Northern Plateau by Han Shuli
Han shuli has born in 1948 in Beijing. Graduated from the postgraduate class of China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1982. His graduation work, the comic book of Bangjinmeiduo won him a position in the fine arts circle. He combined traditional fine brushwork and heavy-color painting techniques with various models of modern arts, imbued symbols over ancient colored potteries, Mandarin portraits and Tibetan totems, and thus presented the Tibetan folk story of Bangjinmeiduo in a well-balanced and perfect manner. There came the basic tones for his artistic creations afterwards. 
