在我的印象中,向新元是位上了年纪却不显苍老的普通老头。其人面目清朗、神态平和,初次见面言语不多,也无太多客套,但言谈举止得体,处处流露出良好的学养、儒雅的气质,整个人可谓朴素、实在、真诚。向新元是画家,也是教师,他教过的学生和带过的研究生不少,个人创作出的美术作品虽相对不算太多,但其中给人印象深刻的作品不少。“文革”中,他曾刻过版画,也画过不少毛主席像。从美院附中毕业后,他画过油画和水彩。当他的油画作品刚在四川省一个大展获奖 In my mind, I was an ordinary old man who did not show any signs of aging in Singapore. His face is clean and fresh, his demeanor is calm, and there are not many words or no polite words for the first time. However, his speech and demeanor are decent, showing a good sense of schooling and refined temperament. The whole person can be described as simple, truthful and sincere. To Singapore, he is an artist and a teacher. Many of the students he taught and many of his graduate students did not make up too many art works. However, there are quite a few impressive works. “Cultural Revolution ”, he had engraved prints, but also painted a lot of Chairman Mao like. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts, he painted paintings and watercolor. When his paintings just won an exhibition in Sichuan Province