Yu Jianyu, a famous calligraphy and painting artist with ancestral roots in Sichuan, is currently a doctoral supervisor at the Oxford School of Art, a visiting professor at the Harvard University School of Art, a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Victoria, Canada, an honorary dean of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Sweden, a visiting professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, the Academy of Fine Arts at Tsinghua University, Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, an art expert at the National Open University, vice chairman of the China Ziguangge Artists Association, a national first-class artist, a Chinese national ritual calligrapher and painter, a master of Chinese arts and crafts, and an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage ceramic skills. His landscape paintings inherit the painting styles of Li Keran and Zhang Daqian, integrating Chinese and Western painting art into one, grand and bold, free spirited, and unique.
He was born in the 1960s in a beautiful and picturesque mountain village in southern Sichuan Province, China. It borders Zhang Daqian's hometown to the east, Guo Moruo's hometown to the west, the beautiful and rich western Sichuan Plain to the north, and several higher education institutions relocated during the Anti Japanese War to the south Famous artists such as Zhang Daqian, Huang Binhong, Fu Baoshi, and Xu Beihong have all worked and lived here. The mountains, rivers, plants and trees in his hometown are beautiful pictures, especially the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, Mount Emei, and historical and cultural relics that have been deeply impressed in his mind since he was young. Yu Jianyu has had a passion for art and a strong interest in calligraphy and painting since childhood. His grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, sister, and older brother are all teachers who have been influenced by cultural knowledge in an educational family since childhood. In his spare time, he always plays with calligraphy and ink. The only Mao Zedong poetry cursive script manual in his family became his enlightenment textbook for learning calligraphy. In his youth, he showed outstanding artistic talent and started practicing cursive script before mastering regular script. This was also a last resort, and "taking one step to heaven" became the source and motivation for him to learn calligraphy art. He often encouraged himself with the teachings of the great man "ten thousand years is too long, seize the day and night".
Later, due to his sister's transfer to work in Beijing, he received an entrance ticket with the 17 Arch Bridge of the Summer Palace in Beijing printed on it. He was overjoyed and couldn't put it down, becoming the virgin of his paintings. On an afternoon when his parents were not at home, the white sheets washed by his mother became his canvas. After the meeting, his mother couldn't find the sheets everywhere, but she came back with a giant painting of the 17 Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace in Beijing: full of spring, flowers blooming, and the afterglow of the sunset shining on the bridge hole. At this moment, his mother's heart was mixed with emotions. After all, in that era of material scarcity, this was the only sheet for every child, often used for washing during the day and at night. Later, the beautiful scenery of the Summer Palace on this sheet was used as a photo background by a photographer. It is unknown how much money he made from it in that era when he didn't understand commercial use it, but for Yu Jianyu, it was a happy and joyful memory of his youth
Although born into a family of teachers, in an era where learning mathematics, physics, and chemistry was highly valued, Yu Jianyu's father, as a teacher, almost did not allow his children to come into contact with art. This caused Yu Jianyu to lose the opportunity to systematically study art, but it did not make him give up the path of learning calligraphy and painting. With his own understanding, unremitting efforts, and talent, his hard work paid off. In his later work and study, he relied on the opportunity to work in the central, provincial, and municipal media, traveled to the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland, interviewed and learned from famous artists from all over the world, absorbed knowledge of various schools of art, and devoted himself to studying the painting theories and techniques of Chinese masters. Yan Zhijiang, Zhang Wenxiang, Liu Zhenqing, Famous artists such as Zhang Yuqiao, with careful guidance and patient instruction, have accumulated and diligently studied for a long time, I have developed unique insights and understanding, gradually forming my own painting style and achieving gratifying results. It can be said that: collect the essence of famous calligraphy to support the mountains and rivers in their own works.
From the conversation, it can be clearly felt that Yu Jianyu has a personality that combines strength and softness, as well as a vigorous and upward spirit. He is engaged in professional creation. During decades of exploration and pursuit, Guangnabo named itself as the essence of art schools, forming its own unique artistic style. With profound modeling skills and colorful color appeal, Guangnabo embodies the profound beauty of Chinese traditional culture, while having new ideas.
Yu Jianyu's works bring a very sincere artistic feeling to people. His paintings are full of life, sunshine, and emotion. He expresses his passion with his pen in bright colors, and is a persistent but passionate artist. In his creation, he is able to skillfully express all painting elements while fully utilizing the unique charm of traditional painting techniques, which allows viewers to experience a feeling of being in a paradise from his works. The beautiful mountains and rivers in his works have a completely unique charm, as if the fragrance of nature has truly drifted out. In addition, the landscape scenes in his works are particularly dynamic, with every mountain, every water, every tree, every stone, every flower, every grass, every person, and every object exuding the joy of life. His emotions and love are full of interest and have a fresh and natural artistic appeal.
His traditional painting skills and cultural functions are profound, but he also disdains the value pursuit of traditional literati painting. He has the concept of art serving the public, and his works have always been filled with passionate emotions. This passionate lyricism makes his creations highly subjective and expressive, and also expands the social reality content of traditional landscape painting. It can be said that he combines the artistic styles of tradition, Western France, and nature. His landscape paintings in his works are thrilling, high spirited, and passionate. This romantic and realistic style, as well as his new understanding of the aesthetic and value of traditional Chinese painting, make him a pioneer of modern new Chinese painting style and one of the most legendary artists. His works not only praise the resolute leadership, but also depict the beautiful rivers and mountains, as well as the Chinese people who look like immortals.
Yu Jianyu confidently said, "In recent years, I have mainly been committed to creating a series of landscape paintings, striving to achieve a unique and meaningful level of imagery, with the aim of imbuing ink with auspicious connotations. This effort has received praise from experts, scholars, and various sectors of society, and has also brought people a lot of positive energy and artistic enjoyment
In recent years, Dean Yu has participated in national art competitions, national touring exhibitions, and personal exhibitions multiple times. He won the championship in the art competition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Anti Japanese War in 2015, won the championship again in the 2016 National Art Competition, was awarded the title of Most Collectible Calligrapher and Painter in 2017, and was honored as a contemporary art giant and the artist with the most investment and collection value in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, he won the Special Award for Meritorious Achievement of Chinese Good Brand Influential Art Masters; Won the gold medal in the 20th National Lushan Cup Calligraphy and Painting Competition in November 2020; In February 2021, he was awarded the honorary title of People's Literature and Art New Long March Assault Hand; In October 2021, he was named a renowned contemporary collector artist in China; In 2021, he was awarded the honorary title of "People's Artist", the annual figure of Chinese calligraphy and painting art in 2021, the honor of "Top 100 Chinese Calligraphers and Painters in 2022", the inheritor of a century old master of Chinese calligraphy and painting, the artistic image ambassador for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the special recommended artist for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and the special recommended artist for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China's Art System. In 2022, he was honored with the title of "National Gift Artist Network Special Advisor" and "National Treasure Art Master" written by Sun Xiaoyun, the chairman of the China Book Association. His works have been limited edition by China Post Collection and are loved by people from all walks of life. They have also been collected by many museums, art galleries, domestic and foreign enterprises and politicians. His traditional Chinese paintings, such as "Sunrise in the East", "Red Mountains Everywhere", "Mountains and Rivers So Beautiful", "Lotus Charm", "Heroes of Fierce Fire", "Footprints of Floods", etc., have been exhibited in Beijing, Gansu, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Anhui, Taiwan and other places, and have been highly praised and welcomed by all walks of life. His artistic works are hung as national gifts in embassies abroad for cultural exchange. Former Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang in Taiwan, Jiang Xiaoyan, happily said after viewing the exhibition: "National culture will always shine.
In his painting "The Great Wall," the rosy clouds and swirling sea of clouds depict the intricate details of bricks, tiles, and clouds perfectly between the walls. The scenery of the Great Wall depicted in the painting is lofty and stretches for tens of thousands of miles, symbolizing the eternal stability of rivers and mountains, standing in the east of the world. The layout of the painting is staggered and cleverly handles the relationship between reality and illusion between foreground and foreground. The weathered and majestic city wall, vast and majestic mountains, steep and fierce, and the long and distant Great Wall are full of grandeur and magnificence. Through the painting, it seems that one can see the misty atmosphere of the majestic pass and the nostalgia of the homeland. The magnificent Great Wall painting highlights the Chinese nation's The national spirit and soul, as well as the beautiful scenery of beautiful rivers and mountains, the winding and continuous Great Wall weaves through the clouds and mist, and the trees covering the sky are lush and green, The prosperous and thriving scenes give people an infinite sense of visual extension.
Teacher Yu takes it as his responsibility to inherit traditional culture, shout for the mountains and rivers of our motherland, and take it as his obligation to call for natural environmental protection. He uses his brush to depict the magnificent mountains, rivers, and green mountains of our motherland. In the painting, there are mountains and valleys with steep and beautiful peaks, and deep and mysterious valleys. The picture is both magnificent and colorful, both majestic and enchanting. As General Secretary Xi Jinping once said, "Green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver." "Green mountains are beautiful, and blue skies are happiness." The main idea is to make mountains greener, water clearer, and sky bluer, while also guiding us to develop greater ecological consciousness, respect nature, adapt to nature, and protect nature. The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, as depicted by Teacher Yu, are truly picturesque, with the three great apes singing and tears streaming down their faces. The mountains and rivers are like a painting, and one cannot help but marvel at the beauty of the landscape. Multiple peaks are layered, both near and far, and the river flows quietly through the towering mountains of the Jiajiang River in a charming manner on the far side of the mountains. The rosy glow is boundless, and the pulse of life flows out. A magnificent scenery of the "Three Gorges of Badong, Wu Gorge Chief". Let Jiangxia not be the land of Xiao Han, where the three cries of apes touch her clothes, but instead be filled with the atmosphere of human fireworks. The majestic Yangtze River nurtures the Three Gorges culture, where the Bachu culture blends, reproduces, and develops. It is not only an exploration and innovation of the contemporary landscape painting situation and techniques in China, but also an infinite praise for the mother river and life. It is also a self sublimation and improvement of a painter's life and artistic path.
Looking at the artistic stars of ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, Professor Yu Jianyu's works are highly valuable for collection and appreciation, in line with the current and future artistic life and value. His works have won numerous awards in the industry and have received unanimous praise from industry insiders. Collecting Professor Yu's works not only brings aesthetic enjoyment to the eyes, but also showcases his unique artistic appreciation taste.
Mr. Yu Jianyu studied under renowned artists such as Yan Zhijiang, Zhang Wenxiang, Liu Zhenqing, and Zhang Yuqiao. He diligently researched and achieved remarkable results. After evaluation by relevant departments, his calligraphy works have been polished to 30000 yuan per square foot, and his paintings have been polished to 60000 yuan per square foot. And in the large-scale auction event of CCTV Public Welfare China Spring Festival Gala, "Sunrise in the East" achieved very good results. All proceeds from the auction were donated to public welfare activities that care for vulnerable groups. In recent years, Mr. Jianyu has also made a total of tens of millions of charitable donations to vulnerable groups such as left behind children and elderly people living alone. Dozens of media outlets, including CCTV, Xinhua News Agency, Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily Online, CCTV, and Huaxia Network, have reported on this.
Teacher Yu Jianyu not only has a deep understanding of calligraphy and painting art, but also has great cultivation in ceramic art craftsmanship. His hometown is rich in high-quality clay, and he takes every opportunity to integrate painting art and craft pottery, cultural and creative pottery, and develop Rongzhou pottery series cultural and creative products under the Rongshan pottery trademark. It benefits one side, has a unique style, and elevates traditional earthenware products to a higher level. It increases the added value of the earthenware industry and has been exhibited in various museums at home and abroad, winning various awards and receiving high praise from domestic and foreign merchants.
Not only that, he is also a senior collector and cultural relic appraiser. For over forty years, he has collected nearly ten thousand pieces of various cultural relics and rare objects, and has opened museums in Beijing, Guangdong, and Sichuan for free for the world to visit and learn from.
余剑宇，著名书画艺术家，祖籍四川，现为牛津艺术学院博士生导师、哈佛大学艺术学院客座教授、加拿大维多利亚皇家美术学院客座教授、瑞典皇家美术学院名誉院长中央美术学院客座教授、清华大学美术学院客座教授、四川美术学院客座教授、西安美术学院客座教授、国家开放大学艺术专家、中国紫光阁艺术家协会副主席、国家一级美术师、中华国礼书画家，中国工艺美术大师，非遗陶瓷技艺传承师其山水画传承李可染、张大千的绘画风格，将中西绘画艺术融为一体，大气豪迈，自由奔放，别具一格。
他出生于上世纪六十年代，在四川省川南一个风景优美、山清水秀的山村，那里东临张大千故乡、西邻郭沫若家乡、北边是美丽富饶的川西平原、南边是抗战时期迁来的几所高等学府......著名艺术家前辈张大千、黄宾虹、傅抱石、徐悲鸿等都在此工作生活过。家乡的一山一水、一草一木都是一幅幅美丽的画卷，尤其是濒临乐山大佛、峨眉山、历史文化遗迹从小就深深的印在他的脑海深处。余剑宇自幼热爱艺术且对书法绘画有浓厚的兴趣，其外公、外婆、父亲、母亲、姐姐、兄长均是教师，从小在教育世家受到文化知识的熏陶，空余时间总是游艺与笔墨之间，家里唯一本毛泽东诗词草书手册，成了他学习书法启蒙教材，少年时期即显露出众的艺术才能，正楷字没练好，开始就练草书，这也是不得已而为之，“一步登天”这也成了他学习书法艺术的源泉和动力，常常以“一万年太久、只争朝夕”这一伟人的教导勉励自己。
后因姐姐调到北京工作的契机，于是得到一张印有北京颐和园十七孔桥的入园门票，他欣喜若狂、爱不释手，成了他绘画作品的处女之作。一个趁父母不在家的下午，母亲洗出来的白色床单成了他的画布，母亲开完会回来到处找不到床单却多出了一副北京颐和园十七孔桥的巨型画作：春意盎然、鲜花盛开，夕阳的余晖印照在桥洞上，闪闪生辉.母亲此刻内心是五味杂陈，毕竟在那个物质匮乏的年代，这可是每个子女唯一的床单，常常是白天洗晚上用，后来这一床单上的颐和园美景被一照相师傅用于照片背景，也不知道在那个不懂商业用途的年代他用此赚了多少钱，但对于余剑宇来说却是快乐幸福的少年时代回忆……
虽然出生在教师之家，但在那个崇尚的是学好数理化走遍天下的年代，作为教师的父亲对美术几乎是不让子女们接触，这让余剑宇失去了系统学习美术的机会，但这并没有让他放弃学习书画的道路，自身的悟性和不懈的努力以及天赋加持，功夫不负有心人，在后来的工作学习中，凭借着在中央，省市媒体工作的机会，走遍了祖国的大好河山，采访学习古今中外的艺术名家，吸收了各类门派的艺术知识，潜心师承中国画坛巨匠绘画理论和技法，颜之江、张文祥、刘珍清、张渔樵等艺术名家，精心教导，耐心指点，经过长时间的积累沉淀和勤奋专研，产生了独到的认识与见解，从而逐渐的形成了自己的绘画风格，取得了可喜成绩。可谓是：众集名家之翰墨精华 养自家笔下之山河大川。
从交谈中可以清晰的感受到，余剑宇有着刚柔相济的个性和一种蓬勃向上的精神。他从事专业创作，在几十年的探索追求中，广纳博取名艺术流派之精华，形成自己独特的艺术风格，以深厚的造型功力和斑斓的色彩感染力，体现了中华传统文化的厚重美，同时又有着新意。
余剑宇的作品，带给人的艺术感受十分真挚，其画面有生命、有阳光、有情感，他在明亮的色彩之间用笔灵动地表达出了自己的热情，是一个执着但充满激情的艺术家。创作之中，他能够在很熟练地表现所有绘画元素的同时，充分发挥出传统绘画技法的独特魅力，这令观者从作品中领略到了一种彷佛身处世外桃源般的感受。他作品中的美丽山川有着完全独具一格的神韵，就好似真的飘散出了大自然的芳香。此外，他笔下的山水情景也格外灵动，笔墨交融之中一山一水、一树一石、一花一草、一人一物，无不焕发出生命的悦动，其情其爱充满意趣，极具清新自然的艺术感染力。
他的传统绘画功底与文化功能深厚，但他又不屑于传统文人画的价值追求，他有着艺术服务大众的观念，他的作品一直洋溢着火热的激情，这激情的抒情使他的创作带有强烈的主观变现性，也扩充了传统山水画的社会现实内容，可谓是结合了传统、西法、自然三者的艺术风貌，他作品中的山水画惊心动魄，高亢激昂，这种带有浪漫与现实主义的风格，以及他对国画审美和价值的全新理解，使他成为一个现代新国画绘画风格的开拓者，最具传奇色彩的艺术家之一。他的作品既有歌颂领袖铮铮铁青，又有描绘大好河山，还有貌若天仙的中华儿女。
余剑宇充满自信地说：“近几年来，我主要致力于创作山水画系列作品，并力求画面要达到独具匠心、意味深长的水准，旨在为笔墨之中赋予吉祥瑞意的内涵，这种努力得到了专家、学者和社会各界的好评，也给人们带来了满满的正能量和艺术的享受。”
近年来，余院长多次参加全国级艺术大赛、全国巡回展及个人展览。他曾在2015年纪念抗战胜利70周年艺术大赛中夺冠，在2016全国美术大赛再夺冠军，2017年获得最具收藏价值书画家称号，2018、2019获得当代艺术巨匠和最具投资收藏价值艺术家等荣誉称号，2020年获中国好品牌影响力艺术名家特等奖功勋奖；2020年11月在全国第二十届庐山杯书画大赛中荣获金奖；2021年2月被授予人民文艺新长征突击手荣誉称号；2021年10月被评为中国当代著名收藏艺术家；2021年被授予“人民艺术家”荣誉称号，2021 中国书画艺术年度人物，2022 中国书画百杰荣誉，中国书画百年巨匠传承人，2022北京冬奥会艺术形象大使，2022北京冬奥会特别推荐艺术家，2022聚焦“两会”重点推荐艺术家 党的二十大艺术系统特别推荐艺术家 2022荣获由中书协主席孙晓云题写的国礼艺术家网特邀顾问和国宝级艺术大师称号。其作品被中国邮政珍藏版限量发行，受到社会各界人士的喜爱，并被多家博物馆、美术馆及海内外企业和政要收藏 ，其国画作品《日出东方》、《万山红遍》、《江山如此多娇》《荷之韵》《烈火英雄》《洪水脚印》等在北京、甘肃、江苏、山东、山西、四川、安徽、台湾等地展出后，深受各界的好评和欢迎，其艺术作品作为国礼悬挂在驻外大使馆作为文化交流，前台湾国民党副主席蒋孝严观展后高兴地说：“民族文化永放光芒”。
其笔下的《长城》霞光万道、云海缭绕，将砖瓦的细致、云雾完美的细致刻画在长城之间，画中所描绘的长城景色意境高远，绵延数万里，象征着河山永固，屹立于世界东方，画面布局错落有致，巧妙的处理了近景与远景之间的虚实关系，沧桑雄峻的城墙、苍茫恢宏的山峦，峻峭刚猛，绵延远去的长城气象万千，充分展示长城之壮美雄浑 透过画作仿似能够看到雄关漫道、故国情怀的氤氲之息，气势磅礴的万里长城图彰显了中华民族的民族精神和魂魄，以及大好河山的美丽景象，曲折蜿蜒连绵不绝的长城穿梭于云雾之中，漫天遍野的树木郁郁葱葱，一幅幅繁荣昌盛的景象，给人以无穷的视觉延伸感。
余老师以传承传统文化为己任，为祖国山河呐喊，以呼吁自然环保为义务，通过画笔来表现祖国的壮丽山河、绿水青山。画中群山栾叠嶂，山峰陡峭险秀，山谷深邃幽奇。画面既气象万千，又绚烂多彩，既磅礴雄浑，又旖旎妩媚。正如习近平总书记说的那句：“绿水青山就是金山银山。”“青山就是美丽，蓝天也是幸福。”主旨都是要让山更绿、水更清、天更蓝，同时也引导我们产生更大的生态自觉，尊重自然、顺应自然、保护自然。“巴东三峡巫峡长 猿鸣三声泪沾裳”，这是余老师笔下的长江三峡，让人如身临其境，不得不感叹：真的是江山如画 如画江山……多重山峰层层叠叠有近及远，江水在远山侧畔以妖娆的姿态静静流过夹江而立的高山，霞光万丈，淌出了生命脉动。一片“巴东三峡巫峡长 ”的宏阔之景。让江峡不是“猿鸣三声泪沾裳”的萧寒之地，反而充满了人间烟火气。壮伟的长江哺育了三峡文化，巴楚文化在这里交融、繁衍与发展，不但是对中国当代山水画形势和技法的探索与创新，更是对母亲河、对生命的无限与赞颂，更是一位画家人生与艺术之路的自我升华与完善。
众观古今中外艺术群星，余剑宇老师的作品极具收藏和观赏价值，符合当前及未来的艺术生命与价值，其作品多次获行业内各大奖项，受到行业内人士一致好评，珍藏余老师的作品不仅可以一饱眼福带来美的享受，更能够彰显个人独特的艺术鉴赏品味。
余剑宇先生师从于颜之江、张文祥、刘珍清、张渔樵等艺术名家，勤奋钻研，取得了可喜成绩，经有关部门评审，目前书法作品润格为3万元/平尺，绘画作品润格为6万/平尺。并在央视公益中国春晚大型拍卖活动中，《日出东方》拍得了非常好的成绩。拍卖将所得全部捐献给了关爱弱势群体的公益活动，不仅如此，剑宇先生近年来还多次为留守儿童、孤寡老人等弱势群体做出了累计千万的公益慈善捐款，中央电视台、新华社、新华网、人民网、央广网、华夏网等数十家媒体相继给予了报道。
余剑宇老师不仅在书画艺术上造旨很深,而且在陶瓷艺术工艺方面也很有造就.他的家乡盛产优质陶土.便利用一切机会将绘画艺术和工艺陶,文创陶融为一体，开发荣山陶为商标的荣州陶系列文创产品.造福一方，别具风格,将传统的土陶制品拉升了多少个档次.增加了土陶产业的附加值并在国内外多种博物览会参展，获得各类大奖,受到国内外客商的高度赞扬。
不仅如此.他还是一名资深的收藏家.文物鉴定家.四十多年来收藏近万件各类文物.稀有物件,在北京、广东、四川开设博物馆.免费供世人参观学习。
