Magzoid Magazine - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | April 2022

“Every stroke is a decision. Knowing what to remove is harder than
knowing what to add to the painting,” says Jie Gao
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Jie Gao earned a bachelor's
degree in arts and amazed
the world with his expertise
in oil painting, concept art,
character animation, game
design, texturing, visual effects,
video games, and animation.
He began exhibiting at a young
age, and his work is now widely
recognized in the French and
Chinese art worlds. Being constantly
curious about new topics, Jie is
Jie aims to create
something fresh in
terms of the form and
content of the painting,
simultaneously sharing
his understanding and
knowledge of painting
to inspire and help other
people who are learning
to paint.
committed to focusing his time
and energy on a single goal. His
life motto is to be sure of himself
in everything he does, whether it's
drawing or living.
Being inspired by the environment
and people, he enjoys wandering
down the street, visiting communities,
and conversing with and watching
them for no apparent reason. He
strongly believes that there is always
so much beauty waiting for him to
unearth. That kind of beauty never
fails to inspire him.
Jie aims to create something fresh
in terms of the form and content of
the painting, simultaneously sharing
his understanding and knowledge
of painting to inspire and help other
people who are learning to paint. ‌‌In
the world of art, after mastering the
skills accumulated by predecessors,
if he can innovate based on this
foundation, even a small step, he
believes, is remarkable.
When it comes to awards and
accomplishments, his personal oil
painting book, "Contemporary Oil
Paintings Selected by Jie Gao,"
was released in China in 2018.
His recent achievements include
winning the Creative Quarterly fine
art competition in 2017, being the
finalist in the Clyde & Co Oil Painting
Competition in 2016, being named
Outstanding Artwork in the Academy
of Art University in 2014 among many
others. ​
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