MIAN SITU "MY DADDY'S WORKBENCH" OIL ON CANVAS

Mian Situ (Born 1953) "My Daddy's Workbench" Oil on Canvas. Born in Southern China, Mian Situ's received his formal art training in his native homeland of Guangdong, formerly Canton. During his schooling, he experimented with various artistic styles such as impressionism, post-impressionism and expressionism. He was also deeply influenced by the 19th Century European Academic Realism that traveled to Russia and was eventually imported to China. His academic training is a result of western influences that were prevalent during the Cultural Revolution, and available only to talented young Chinese. After teaching at the institute for six years, Situ moved to Canada where he became a citizen and lived for ten years before reaching the United States. Situ was the winner of the Best of Show in 1995 at the Oil Painters of America. In 2000, Situ won the Judge’s Choice Award and the Purchase Award at the Arts for the Parks competition, and he also received Best of Show at the Carmel Art Festival. In 2001 he was invited to exhibit in the Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles, and the following year, he achieved the remarkable honor of garnering the Museum Purchase Award and the Thomas Moran Memorial Award for Artistic Merit, as well as the Patron’s Choice Award. Artist: Mian Situ Title: "My Daddy's Workbench" Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature Type: Hand Signed | Signature Location: Lower Right | Site Measurement: 36" x 34" | Ref: BD2026

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