What is the origin of calligrapher Wang Tao?

Wang Tao, a famous figure painter, is one of the representatives of contemporary freehand figure painting. 1943 was born in Hefei, Anhui province, formerly known as Wang Shouxin, and is the only vegetarian. 1967 graduated from the art department of Anhui Normal University. 1979- 1982 graduated from the graduate class of Chinese painting figures of China Academy of Fine Arts (formerly Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts). After 1985, he became the president of Anhui Painting and Calligraphy Institute, vice chairman of Anhui Artists Association, director of China Artists Association, member of Chinese Painting Art Committee of China Artists Association, researcher of China National Painting Academy, executive director of China Painting Society, member of Art Committee of Central Literature and History Painting and Calligraphy Institute, and national first-class artist, enjoying the government allowance granted by the State Council for his special contribution. He has participated in many major domestic exhibitions and won awards, and has been collected and exhibited by major art galleries, museums, the Great Hall of the People, the State Council and other units, and has held solo exhibitions in the United States, Germany, Japan, Britain, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan Province Province and other countries and regions.

Wang Tao is a leading figure of contemporary Xin 'an Painting School. Wang Tao's paintings are not won by shape, but by qi; Don't win by skill, but by example. His techniques of line drawing, deboning, rubbings and ink splashing are familiar, as if they were grasped by hand. The formal beauty of pen and ink and the abstract beauty of modeling complement each other, and the pen and ink are smooth, intended for the end of the pen and exquisite with the pen. His paintings have turned the past into the present, and fresh air is blowing on his face. He is the representative of the perfect combination of ancient method and new idea in today's painting world. Published 20 albums in Yu Ben, including Portrait of Wang Tao, Collection of Wang Tao's Works, Collection of Wang Tao's Paintings, Four Outstanding Painters, Ten Contemporary Portraits of China-Wang Tao and Twenty Chinese Paintings-Wang Tao.