Frank Wu

Frank Wu study oil-painting from Guang Zhou Fine Arts College in China at the late-60’s.  He had participated several large-scale fine arts exhibitions.  His artistic cultivation is broad and profound, and his foundation of oil-painting skill is solid and down-to-earth.  He is skillful in drawing portrait, animal, landscape, seascape, fruit, and flower.

         Mr. Wu is a painter who has his own character.  He put his inspirations into painting and devotes exclusive attention to original creation.  His paintings are rigorous and realistic, especially his portrait painting.  His portraiture became famous in Guang Zhou at the 70’s.  That was the time when China was experiencing the ten-year “Cultural Revolution” under Mao Ze-Dong’s direction.  All the walls on the streets in China were painted with red Ana and the portraits of national leaders. At that time, Mr. Wu was assigned to paint the portraits.

        Portraying the national leaders was an extremely serious job.  It did not allow a single bit of deviation; otherwise, it would be an insult to the leaders, which was a political felony. Mr. Wu’s attainment of portraiture was sharpened under such a harsh condition, and his painting skill was polished as days went on. He had gained considerable fame among his contemporaries as the Mao’s portrait expert in Guang Zhou.  

        In 1981, Mr. Wu migrate oversea.  He has been lived in several countries in Central America, such as Bahamas, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Aruba.  He became a US citizen in 1996.  Currently, he lives at Los Angeles.