Artist Huajin Qiu

Huajin Qiu, also known as Peter Huajin Qiu, is a contemporary artist based in England.

He started painting in ink on paper at the age of eight when his parents decided to send him to two folk artists to learn Chinese calligraphy which they believed would focus him and help him improve his concentration. His parents were right. Qiu did not only become more patient and concentrated at school, more importantly, painting became a significant part of his life and has been ever since. Qiu was fascinated with Chinese calligraphy and painting. He spent most of his free time practicing his brushing skills. At the age of fifteen he was already a master of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting.

During his time spent in high school and university (2000-2007), Huajin Qiu continued studying western fine art by teaching himself and continued practicing Chinese Calligraphy. He believes no one can teach him art but he himself. In his mind genuine art is something unique, discovered or created by an individual who should be called an artist, consciously or unconsciously in order to visually convey his inner self to the outside world. During this time he also worked as a painter and graphic designer in the school studios. His paintings incorporated features known from traditional Chinese abstract art illustrating the beauty and energy of strokes and fuelling the imagination of his audience.

In 2008 he brought his calligraphic artworks to the UK. In 2009, he created a new set of brushing systems based on the shape of wood, waves, stones, flowers, to name a few, which gave him a more comprehensive way of conveying his ideas. He won the award of Excellence in the 2nd UK national Chinese Calligraphy Competition 2009 by UKAPCE. He held his first UK solo exhibition entitled “Spring Passion” in a shopping mall in Preston. His calligraphic paintings such as IT’S ALWAYS A GREAT HAPPINESS TO HAVE A VISITING FRIEND FROM FARAWAY, to name only a few are representative quality works.

In 2010 and 2011 colour composition became Huajin Qiu’s central artistic focus. His fascination currently lies with fusing Chinese calligraphy and Western abstract expressionism. He created a new painting approach called “art-body autopsy” in which Chinese Calligraphic Characters are painted in strong black acrylic as a basic structure of his paintings. He defines this as the “bone and soul” of the artwork body. Carefully composited colours fill the gaps between the characters and strokes of one character while diverse stroking techniques are used to complete a painting. He describes the colours composited in this step as the “flesh and skin” of the artwork body. In 2011 he held two solo exhibitions in the Mystery Tea House and the Equator Art Gallery in Preston, Lancashire. His recent works, mostly inspired by his dreams, which consists of such paintings as I Listen, Frozen Fire, Wine Club, I Grow A Rainbow On My Head and A Borrowed Dream have reputation as “Art of Gold”. Exploring encouraging images and pleasant fantasies, his artwork has become highly sought after, doubling in value in the past year. He has now involved in some big exhibitions in some famous galleries both in Uk, America, and China.

Huajin Qiu was born in Fujian, China. He lives and works in his home studio in Preston, England.

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A Happy Mood (2012) Size: 30.00" x 20.00" Price: £580.00	Island of Friday (2012) Size: 16.00" x 18.00" Price: £580.00	All About Chi Size: 12.00" x 16.00" Price: £500.00
Cannon in D Major (2012) Size: 24.00" x 12.00" Price: £650.00	Boys in a Wonderland Size: 40.00" x 40.00" Price: £700.00	A Rescue Project Size: 20.00" x 20.00" Price: £580.00
Waltz 78 Size: 14.00" x 18.00" Price: £500.00	Hawaii Size: 18.00" x 24.00" Price: £680.00	An Extraordinary Adventure Size: 20.00" x 20.00" Price: £650.00
An Ideal Vacation Size: 18.00" x 14.00" Price: £500.00	Oliwia's Dream Size: 40.00" x 40.00" Price: £980.00	A Borrowed Dream Size: 40.00" x 40.00" Price: £1000.00
I Grow a Rainbow On My Head Size: 40.00" x 40.00" Price: £1000.00	Nude Nature Size: 40.00" x 40.00" Price: £1200.00	Girls Size: 40.00" x 40.00" Price: £1000.00
Wine Club Size: 40.00" x 40.00" Price: £1200.00	I Listen Size: 40.00" x 40.00" Price: £1000.00	Frozen Fire Size: 40.00" x 40.00" Price: £1500.00
Hope Meets Love Size: 19.50" x 27.00" Price: £680.00	Together and Get Warm Size: 19.50" x 27.00" Price: £680.00	Kiss the Rain Size: 19.50" x 27.00" Price: £680.00
New Journey New Start Size: 6.00" x 6.00" Price: £250.00	Love Size: 8.30" x 8.30" Price: £300.00	Pursuit of Perfection Size: 27.00" x 19.50" Price: £550.00
Read and Travel Size: 27.00" x 19.50" Price: £650.00	Flow Size: 27.00" x 17.00" Price: £600.00	A Cat Living in the Ocean Size: 30.00" x 24.00" Price: £190.00
A Reflection of Passion in a Child's Eyes Size: 30.00" x 24.00" Price: £185.00	The Peach Blossom Season Size: 12.00" x 12.00" Price: £300.00	Hope Is Always Around Size: 12.00" x 12.00" Price: £450.00
A Visit To a Village West of the Mountains (Framed) Size: 15.00" x 27.50" Price: £650.00	An Autumn Evening in the Mountains (Framed) Size: 15.00" x 27.50" Price: £700.00	There's Always a Better Way Out (2012) Size: 12.00" x 12.00" Price: £600.00 Sold
Reflection of Rage and Passion(2012) Size: 12.00" x 12.00" Price: £600.00 Sold	On the Wine Bar Size: 24.00" x 24.00" Price: £800.00 Sold	Serendipity Size: 24.00" x 24.00" Price: £800.00 Sold
It's Always a Great Happiness To Have Visiting Friends From Faraway Size: 20.00" x 10.00" Price: £500.00 Sold	Return To Nature Size: 15.00" x 27.50" Price: £650.00 Sold	A Night-mooring Near Maple Bridge (Chinese Scroll) Size: 11.50" x 47.00" Price: £500.00 Sold

39 artworks.