Shi Dawei

Author: Shi Dawei
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Shi Dawei, Tang Yongli, Feng Yuan, Zhao Qi, Tian Liming, (Hui Chan) Shi Guoliang, Shen Shaojun, Liu Jian'an, Li Yang, Chen Yuming, Zhou Jingxin, and others are all painters born in the 1950s who hold representative and leading positions in the field of figure painting in contemporary Chinese art. Their works exhibit distinct artistic characteristics and cultural pursuits in terms of technique and style, establishing a highly personalized vocabulary and a mature individual artistic style. They reflect the research achievements and development directions in the field of Chinese figure painting since the reform and opening-up. This series of books is a large-scale art album featuring these mainstream painters, integrating art criticism, introductions to works, case studies, artist's essays, manuscripts, sketches, and photographs. The series aims to showcase the achievements of contemporary figure painters through their rich and uniquely expressive works, as well as the paths of exploration they have chosen, abandoned, and rechosen, constantly striving for self-transcendence. It presents the artistic perspectives, language use, formal explorations, humanistic backgrounds, creative processes, and spiritual demeanor of the painters, reflecting their academic thoughts within the current cultural context.