Rongbaozhai Huapu. 157. The Figure Section: The Figure Section

Author: Cheng Shifa
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Cheng Shifa is a renowned contemporary Chinese painter and an internationally acclaimed master with outstanding reputation. He was born in 1921 in the historic city of Songjiang, with the name Tong and various studios such as Sanfu Shuwu, Bujianglou, Bujiao Yidai Huan Guo Zhi Zhai, and Jiusong Shanzhuang. In his youth, he showed exceptional talent in painting and calligraphy. At over eighty years old, he has continuously painted for over seventy years, his works spreading far and wide, leaving a profound impact. Cheng Shifa is a true painter in every sense, a versatile master who has achieved great heights in the art world. He possesses an abundant creative passion and can skillfully wield his brush in depicting landscapes, figures, flowers, birds, insects, and everything from the heavens to the earth. He has explored and excelled in various art forms, including traditional Chinese painting, comic books, New Year pictures, illustrations, calligraphy, and even Western painting. His personality is deeply sincere and vibrant, with a humorous and witty demeanor, even earning him the title of a true humor master among the art community. Therefore, he approaches painting with a calm, sincere, and emotionally rich brushwork, infusing his works with a joyful and optimistic spirit—he paints for the happiness of people. Thus, in his paintings, every corner is filled with blooming flowers and singing birds, harmonious melodies, while darkness and suffering can only fade away in their vicinity. Behind his emotionally rich inner world lies wisdom and erudition. Over decades, he has collected hundreds of masterpieces from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, all donated to the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy. He has cultivated the of both literati painters, folk painters, and even literary and theatrical artists, while also long-term interest and study in Western painting. As a result, Cheng Shifa's art carries a profound and profound sentiment.