Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SFAI) () is a
public fine arts university established in 1940 in the southwest City of Chonqing, China. It is one of the four most prominent art academies in China and the only one in
southwest China.
History and reputation
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute has a history in the creation of art and research. Artwork has been created by the teachers at SFAI.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the institute was symbolized by handcraft arts. In the 1970s, it was sculpture, especially the most famous group statues, the “Rent Collecting Courtyard”. In the 1980s, it was oil painting, such as SFAI's president Luo Zhongli’s masterpiece "My Father”, etc.
The institute enjoys prestige domestically and internationally. The artwork has contributed to contemporary
Chinese art. Since the 1990s, many teachers and students have won national and international awards. Artists from SFAI have exhibited their art internationally.
SFAI has been establishing cultural exchange relations with more and more foreign art institutes, delegations, and artists, dispatching students to study abroad and receiving foreign students to study at SFAI. This outreach has resulted in the promotion of international art exchanges and development. These outstanding artists make contributions to the development of fine arts in China.
The traditional campus was in the district of
Jiulongpo
Jiulongpo () is a district forming part of the western part of the Chongqing urban core (). Its total population is around 675,000, while its urban city population is nearly 650,000 (2005).
Location
Jiulongpo is one of the main districts in Ch ...
, in
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
. The new campus was built in
Huxi District Huxi may refer to:
* Huxi, Penghu, a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan
* Huxi, Shandong, a former prefecture in Shandong Province, China
* Huxi District, Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanes ...
, Chongqing, in 2005.
The university's philosophy is "close to life, to serve the people; knowledge as equally important, new incentives; open-minded and keeping up with the times". The overall development objective is to provide the highest level of art education in the western region of China.
Departments
Programs of study at SFAI include craft art, oil painting, sculpture, design, architecture, printmaking, art theory, and traditional Chinese painting. (The institute no longer offers Chinese language classes for international and exchange students as a second language at the Huxi campus.)
Alumni
The following at alumni of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute:
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A Ge
A Ge (Simplified Chinese: 阿鸽; Hanyu Pinyin: Ā Gē) (born 1948), also known as Deng Mingying (邓明英), is a Chinese woodcut print artist from Liangshan in Sichuan Province and is a member of the Yi people ethnic minority.
Life
Per gover ...
* Qionghui Zou
* Yin Haixin
*
Zhang Xiaogang
See also
*
Chengdu Art Academy
The Chengdu Art Academy ( zh, 成都画院) is an arts organization, supporting contemporary art and the Chengdu Art Museum with a collection of artworks, based in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Overview
The academy is organized by the Chi ...
References
External links
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute website
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1940 establishments in China
Educational institutions established in 1940
Arts organizations established in 1940
Universities and colleges in Chongqing
Jiulongpo District
Shapingba District