Galloping Horses

Painting

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Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures

Name/Title

Galloping Horses

Entry/Object ID

2019.1.11

Artwork Details

Medium

watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product)

Collection

Andrea and Irv Green Huxian Paintings Collection

Cataloged By

Hensley, Sam

Acquisition

Accession

2019.1

Source or Donor

Green, Andrea, Green, Irv

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Andrea and Irv Green

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Luo Zhijian

Role

Painter

Date made

1999

Time Period

20th Century

Place

County

Hu Xian

Country

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Han Chinese

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Past Accession Number - Donor Initials

Other Number

2019.iag.11

Number Type

Collector's Number

Other Number

AG 11

Dimensions

Height

43.18 cm

Width

48.26 cm

Parts

Count

1

Accessories

Accessory

Frame

Copyright

Type of License

Exclusive License

Copyright Holder

Luo Zhijian

Copyright Date

1999

Copyright Details

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Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Tombstone Label

Label

Galloping Horses Luo Zhijian (Chinese, b. 1954) 1999 Paint on rice paper Gift of Andrea and Irv Green, 2019.1.11

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

In this painting, overlapping shadowy dark and light horses creates a sense of perspective. This painting was created in the year 1999 by Luo Zhijian. Luo Zhijian was born in the Year of the Horse (a symbol of success) and was inspired by his cousin, who was studying at the Xi’an Fine Arts Academy and would sketch horses for him, to learn how to draw. Since his father could not afford to send him to college, Luo Zhijian taught himself to paint by decorating the objects he was building as a carpenter. According to the artist, this painting represents his own success (something which the Year of the Horse symbolizes) and his hope that people, like these galloping horses, may go forward forever. In Chinese culture, horses symbolize power, beauty, and freedom and people born in the year of the horse are said to be high spirited, active, and energetic. In addition, horses are legendary for their ability to run long distances, which mark them as a symbol of travel and swift success.