【推荐2】Arinze Stanley is a talented young Nigerian artist whose works often leave people asking themselves if they’re looking at a pencil drawing or a high-definition black and white photograph. Yes, his drawing skills are that good!

Arinze’s interest in art, and drawing in particular, was started at a young age, primarily by the fact that he was always surrounded by paper. His family ran a paper company, so he would often kill time by grabbing a piece of paper and trying his hand at drawing. But he only started exploring hyper-realism in 2012, and became a professional artist a year later. He has never taken any professional art classes, and says that the level of detail he is able to produce is only the result of years of practice, Looking at his fantastic artworks, it's safe to say that he has come a long way in very little time.

“I’ve got a motto I work with and that’s‘Practice, Patience,and Persistence’,” Arinze said.“Constant practice makes me better at what I do but it will not have been possible without persistence and patience, as it takes over 200 hours to complete a drawing and I only have time to work during the night due to my busy schedule at work during the day.”

Arinze says that he takes inspiration for his artworks from everything around him and takes reference photos himself using a camera, but focuses primarily on portraits. He acknowledges that he often ends up staring at people's feces unconsciously, and adds that being a portrait artist has made him appreciate the varieties of human facial structures and details.

【推荐3】Fu Yiyao, one of China’s leading ink wash painters, released her new book on December 6, 2017 in Shanghai.

Fu followed the words of her father, Fu Baoshi (1904～1965), who was a representative landscape painter of his time, to study Chinese language in college. She set foot in painting circles because of her strong attachment (依恋) to art and she became an outstanding painter.

In 1979, Fu was one of the first batch of overseas students sent to Japan after the country carried out its reform and opening­up policy. She was famous for large­scale ink wash painting and held many exhibitions around the world, helping promote Chinese painting worldwide.

Fu said that her original dream was to become an actress, but her father thought that literature plays an important role in one’s growth and is also a qualification (资格)   to start painting. Later, Fu gradually understood her father’s deep love for her.

After living in Japan for 40 years, Fu said she genuinely understood the superiority of her motherland’s culture and she would go on to promote the art of ink wash painting. She believed that she had obeyed her father’s wishes.

Speaking of her original purpose of creating her book, Fu said,“It is not a pure autobiography (自传) for I have shared my thoughts on life and art in a new form.” Meanwhile, the book has three types of vision to meet the needs of different readers.

“I have got what I wanted in the process of study and creation. Love may remain only three days, but my love for Chinese culture can last thousands of years.” Fu concluded.