JIANG TIEFENG Running Horses Serigraph XL, circa 1989, numbered in lower left corner XXXVI/LXXV, signed in the lower right corner, subject shows abstract nude women and horses in bright colors, in frame measures approx 52 1/2 x 38 1/2 in., gold toned wood and black composite frame, surface wear to frame, professionally framed, not examined out of frame. Jiang is the founder of the Yunnan School of Painting, one of the most important contemporary movements of abstract art in China. His works are richly colored and his imagery contains figurative elements with contrasting patterns. Considered to be at the forefront of contemporary Chinese art, Jiang paints as if creating stained glass windows, concentrating on women, horses, birds, and flowers through brightly colored ink and calligraphic lines.Jiang attended the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. He studied with the renowned Chinese artist, Huang Yong-Yu. During the 1960s and early 1970s, Jiang was assigned to produce propaganda posters during Maos Cultural Revolution. At night Jiang secretly worked on his own style. He works primarily in watercolor and serigraphy and his works have been actively collected worldwide since the early 1980s. From 1976 to 1983, Jiang served on the board of directors for the Yunnan branch of the Chinese National Art Association. He was also a member of the Chinese Woodblock Association. Later, Jiang was an instructor and professor at the Yunnan Art Institute. (Via Parkwestgallery.com).JIANG TIEFENG Running Horses serigraph, JIANG TIEFENG running horses, JIANG TIEFENG art, JIANG TIEFENG serigraph, yunnan school art, yunnan school artist, Chinese art, abstract art, figurative art, vibrant art, modern art, abstract figurative art, wall art, wall decor, 7L (6v)