From the much-publicized grandfather-grandson relationship between the late musician Li Kuncheng and 40-year-old Lin Jingen, to the recent official announcement of the fourth marriage of 86-year-old calligraphy master Fan Zeng to 36-year-old Xu Meng. Now, the love affair of 90-year-old well-known oil painting artist and educator Jin Shangyi has surfaced.
A few days ago, a netizen posted a video of 90-year-old Jin Shangyi and his lover Qi Yan watching an art exhibition together, which sparked heated discussions among netizens. In the video, Jin Shangyi, who will be 90 years old in a few months, is wearing a suit and admiring paintings with his hands behind his back. Although he is not young, he can be seen to be in high spirits. Except for his back being slightly curved, his steps are brisk and does not require support, which shows that his body is still strong. good.
Ms. Qi Yan on the side appeared in a V-neck black dress. Even though she is now in her forties, she looks very young with her hair tied up and wearing earrings and pendants. She looks very elegant at first glance. That’s the kind of thing an artist likes.
In fact, this is no longer the combination of Jin Shangyi and Qi Yan appearing in public. In May last year, a netizen met Mr. Jin Shangyi at the Contemporary Art Expo, and Qi Yan also followed.
You may not know much about Jin Shangyi, but he is a great figure in my country's art world. He is one of the representatives of contemporary oil painting in my country and has created many classic paintings. A double-body oil painting by Jin Shangyi once sold for 55 million yuan. At an auction last year, Jin Shangyi's oil painting sold for 21.735 million yuan, leading the auction.
His current wife Qi Yan, who is 44 years younger than me, is an artist. She was born in 1978 and graduated from Chinese Opera. Qi Yan has appeared in works such as "Crescent Moon Princess", "Huo Yuanjia", and "Feng Wu Hero Chen Zhen". Although she has appeared in many works as heroines, she is not well known because she stays away from the media and hype and keeps a low profile.
Netizens discussed this a lot. Some netizens commented, "I just said that Fan Zeng, Jin Shangyi is different." Some netizens joked, "A painter in his nineties is famous, and his wife in her thirties is a beautiful mother." Some netizens joked, "From Baishi , Daqian has this tradition.”
In fact, Jin Shangyi was once married. His ex-wife was Yang Shuqing, who was born in the same year as him. She was the first generation of female sculptors in my country and died in 2006.
In 2021, Jin Shangyi also told the love story with Yang Shuqing on a CCTV program, saying that the two had a certain connection with their love and painting. They also painted a portrait of Yang Shuqing. Talking about that time, Jin Shangyi’s face Still overflowing with happiness.
Now Jin Shangyi is accompanied by Qi Yan, who is more than 40 years younger. As early as 2022, Jin Shangyi painted a portrait of Qi Yan, which shows that the two have been together for a long time. Although the two did not make their relationship public and kept a low profile, the news was still criticized by the outside world.
But no matter what, Jin Shangyi’s artistic creation career is full of extraordinary colors. Every move of his brush seems to be telling a moving story, and Qi Yan silently accompanies him, witnessing the stories behind these paintings.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this richness and fulfillment of life that Jin Shangyi still maintains vitality and creativity even though he is ninety years old. Their life together may be a profound experience and interpretation of art and the essence of life.
When we see Jin Shangyi's white hair, he still looks energetic, and when we see Qi Yan's elegant figure, we seem to see the gentleness of time and the power of art. Such a picture, if there was not such a big age difference, would definitely make people sigh about the beauty of love.
With the development of the times, the relationship between grandfather and grandson has gradually come into everyone's field of vision. Many people have become accustomed to it. We are familiar with the 102-year-old Yang Zhenning and his 54-year-old wife Weng Fan, Xie Xian and 49-year-old Coco. Short-lived romance, Zhang Yimou and Chen Ting, who is 31 years younger than me, etc. After pianist Liu Shikun married Sun Ying, 37 years his junior, his wife gave birth to a daughter and a son when he was 81 and 84 years old.
With social progress and updated concepts, modern people have a more open understanding of love and marriage.Individual freedom and happiness are regarded as the supreme value, and the age gap is no longer regarded as a stumbling block to love. In some cases, the emergence of romantic relationships between celebrities with a wide age gap is even seen as a free expression of individual choice, a challenge and transcendence of traditional concepts.
As public figures, their lives and behaviors often become the focus of public attention. Their romance is not just a private life, but may also be endowed with public responsibilities and social influence. Therefore, whether a relationship with a huge age gap is made public or not often attracts attention and heated discussion from the outside world. Are you optimistic about such a relationship?
