曹辉的油画画风静雅，技法细腻，溶中西文化元素于一体，色彩明丽清新，形式唯美。翻开曹辉的作品集，便能感觉到画家对于艺术的真诚、执着与挚爱。在现今浮躁喧闹的艺术领域，像曹辉那样一如既往地走自己认准的艰苦的写实之路的画家已越来越少，在我看来这一方面是源于曹辉具备勤勉实干的禀赋——即作为一位写实派画家能有所成就所必须具备的甘于寂寞、虔诚耕耘的品性，另一方面则源于画家具有扎实的技艺、坚定的信念与丰富的内心世界。因为真正优秀的写实绘画并不是对自然的简单模仿，而是画家将纯熟的技艺和内在的精神蕴含在一起，在关注现实的基础上融入艺术家的主观意向，它往往更需要画家拥有厚重的人文素养，这也正是写实艺术之所以具有永恒的魅力的原因所在。

　　曹辉总是执着地捕捉着生活中丰富微妙的变幻着的光和影，并给予物象以宁和、唯美的感觉，画家始终以激奋的性情捕捉充满生机的阳光气息，这是艺术给予这个世界正面的、温暖的慰藉，使描绘的物象赋予了强烈的生命力，同时对现代人浮躁、困顿甚至扭曲的视觉和心灵予以抨击，这或许正是曹辉的作品能很快地深透观者内心的的真实原因。

　　曹辉对传统的中国文化有着特别浓厚的兴趣，在写实中渗透着中国传统艺术的美感，尤其在他风格鲜明的大量的静物画中，那些充溢着古老而缠绵的中国元素，使他的作品流露出强烈的怀旧气息；他的人物画中的女性则传达出一种东方女子的婉约含蓄之美；他的风景画让人感受到的是超凡的宁静。从曹辉涉及的各个题材内容及所取得的成绩可见，他是个油画技艺非常全面的优秀画家。

　　近年来陆续面世的几本有影响的个人画册并没有让曹辉满足于已有的成绩。反之，他似乎更冷静而严格地要求自己，通过走访世界各地博物馆，研习并提升自己的艺术水准。而今他的作品风格内容或丰满或简约、色调明丽，并在形式上显示出强烈戏剧性的一面，显示其作品具有格调高雅、清新隽永的如诗的意境。

　　每天日出而作，日落未息，曹辉把自己艰辛的作画过程视作是通往艺术彼岸的一种必不可少的磨练和代价，在不断完善自身的艺术追求的过程中，沉溺于绘画的时光让他感觉特别踏实和愉悦，因此，我相信曹辉定能成就更加出色的未来！

2013年10月

　　Silence and Sunshine

　　XU Mangyao

　　Famous Chinese Oil Painter

　　Former Dean of College of Fine Arts, Shanghai Normal University

　　October 2013

　　Cao Hui's oil paintings are elegant and exquisite, integrating Chinese and Western cultures with bright colors and beautiful forms. Dwelling on Cao Hui's works, you can feel the artist's sincerity, persistence and passion for art. In today's dynamic and evolving world of art, there are fewer and fewer painters who stick to the disciplined and realistic way of self-realization like him. I believe his success stems not only from his diligence and hard work, but also his considerable skills, firm beliefs and a rich inner world. A realistic painter has to endure the character test of loneliness, faith and hardship. The best realistic painting is not merely a simple imitation of nature, but a combination of mature skills and inner spirit. Only when the painter can draw upon a rich background humanitarian accomplishments can he incorporate his intentions with reality into his work. That is why realistic art holds an eternal charm.

　　Cao Hui remains obsessed with catching the rich and subtle shifts of light and shade, and endowing the object with a sense of tranquility and beauty. He passionately endeavors to capture the vibrant sunshine. It provides an image with positive and warm consolation as well as strong vitality. Meanwhile, it silently coveys a memorable respite for the impetuous, and often distressed minds of modern viewers. Perhaps that is why Cao Hui's works can quickly penetrate the viewers' souls.

　　Cao Hui has a keen interest in traditional Chinese culture. His realistic paintings evoke the beauty of traditional Chinese arts, especially in his large-scale still life paintings. The familiar ancient Chinese elements in his still life paintings reveal a strong nostalgic atmosphere; the women in his portraits convey the uniquely oriental qualities of grace and modesty; his landscape paintings stir feelings of extraordinary tranquility. Considering his various subject matter and achievements, Cao Hui is undoubtedly an excellent painter who has mastered an exceptionally broad range of oil painting skills.

　　Quite a few influential collections published in recent years have not dampened Cao Hui's ambitions. On the contrary, he has become even more rigorous and demanding of himself. He continues to study and improve his artistic visions by visiting museums around the world. Nowadays, his works are both rich and simple. With bright colors and highly dramatic effects, his works also include a graceful and poetic touch.

　　Working from dawn to dusk, Cao Hui regards his intensive painting process as an irreplaceable tempering and necessary cost to reach the highest expressions of art. In the constant pursuit of excellence, he indulges himself in the pleasant solitude of his painting hours. I am certainly not alone in my belief that Cao Hui will definitely have a very bright future indeed!