"Art Rebel" Liu Haisu

Author: Shi Nan
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: A great artist, he did not want to succeed. What he needed was greatness, not the vanity of ordinary people, not the victory of warlords, but the destruction of all time, containing the spirit of martyrdom. Strange hardships and humiliations could not restrain his life; poverty and loneliness constantly tempered his soul. Even in the midst of sorrowful songs, he could draw courage from them to uplift himself. He was truly a hero who created his era, not a victim of traditional customs, nor a slave to society, to be praised and played with. A great artist, through continuous struggle and relentless creation, revolutionized traditional art. He was indeed a rebel in the world of art.
Liu Haifu's The Rebel in Art This book includes: Childhood; Second Marriage; Principal at Age 17; Treading the Thorny Path for the First Time; The Debate over Nudes; Learning Calligraphy from Kang Youwei; Lifelong Gratitude to Cai Yuanpei; Leaving for Japan; Traveling to Europe for Research; Pen Battles; Misunderstandings; Misunderstandings; The Berlin Chinese Art Exhibition; Another Controversy; Adventures in Southeast Asia; Secluding Himself to Paint; A New Station in Life; Experiencing Purgatory; Iron Bone and Red Plum; Springtime; A Global Journey; The Splendor of Sunset.