In an interview with NTD, Renae Wang, an art instructor from Laguna College of Art and Design, offered a profound exploration of the intricate process of crafting realist oil paintings. Ms. Wang shared insights on selective detailing and provided valuable advice for aspiring artists, also unveiling the inspiration behind her competition submission—a captivating oil on […]
NTD’s 6th International Figure Painting Competition is a delight to behold, with 60 award-winning oil paintings by over 50 artists from more than 20 countries at the finalists’ exhibition. The competition seeks to use this art form to foster traditional values and positive ideals, such as righteousness, beauty, and compassion. Art-lovers can view the paintings […]
NTD concluded its 6th International Figure Painting Competition with an award ceremony at the Salmagundi Club in New York on Jan. 18. A total of 60 entries from 20 countries around the world were selected for the final exhibition. After a review from the judges, there was no Gold Award given out this year, but […]
NEW YORK—When you walk into the finalist exhibition of 6th NTD International Figure Painting Competition (NIFPC), you’ll find the wall furthest back bathed in a heavenly light. On display through Jan. 19 at the Salmagundi Club in New York City is “The Infinite Grace of Buddha,” an eye-catching triptych almost nine feet high, submitted by […]
NEW YORK—Immediately upon the artists convening for the 2019 NTD International Figure Painting Competition, the community was abuzz with excitement for the next competition and the prospect of furthering a mission to advance art through “pure beauty, pure kindness, [and] pure authenticity.” Then a pandemic struck, and wars followed. It would be years before enough […]
Traditional painting techniques will be showcased in NTD’s sixth International Figure Painting Competition. We hear from the competition’s jury chair, who describes the importance of the traditional art form.
New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD) says its International Figure Painting Competition will return to New York in November. The mission of the competition—the sixth of its kind since the inaugural event in 2008—is to promote the pure beauty, kindness, and truth of traditional oil painting. The competition is inviting realist artists worldwide to submit figure paintings that […]
The Sixth NTD International Figure Painting Competition is now calling for entries. The mission is to promote the pure beauty, goodness, and authenticity of traditional painting. Prof. Zhang Kunlun, an accomplished sculptor, is the jury chair of the competition. According to him, a strong technical foundation is crucial for an artist, and a good work […]
Presenting an inspiring story from award-winning painter Lauren Tilden. Her painting “Birds of the Air, Grass of the Field” won the Bronze Award from the NTD International Figure Painting Competition in 2019. “Working on that painting was a reminder to me not to worry. There is more to life than the issue you are facing […]
NEW YORK—Sandra Kuck has been a professional artist for 50 years, and in her time has participated in many competitions and earned many awards. On Nov. 26, 2019, at the 5th NTD International Figure Painting Competition awards ceremony, Kuck said the finalist paintings on exhibition made it one of the best shows she has seen. […]
For Xiaoping Chen, an award-winning oil painting artist and the head of New York’s Northern Academy of the Arts art department, an oil painter’s brush is not limited to portraying what’s before the eyes, but “what they can sense or hear,” and even “the beings in higher realms.” “The very beginning of art invariably starts from […]
The fifth NTD International Figure Painting Competition is now calling for entries. The competition requires the use of authentic academic-realism painting techniques. One of the judges, professor Zhang Kunlun, explains the various skills involved behind the strokes. “An artist should be equipped with a strong sense of color, experienced with various aspects of painting, including […]
