Bai HuHong

Author: Xu Ji
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: "Adhere to the best of ancient methods, continue what is on the verge of extinction, improve what is unsatisfactory, add what is lacking, and integrate what can be adopted from Western painting." - Xu Beihong
Xu Beihong was one of China's greatest modern artists and art educators. This book compiles his famous sayings on artistic methodology, aesthetics, and art education, providing an in-depth analysis of his views. It is accompanied by over 200 of Xu Beihong's own works, allowing readers to gain both theoretical insights and aesthetic enjoyment.
Xu Beihong (1895-1953) was born in Yixing, Jiangsu, into a poor rural family of painter-artisans. In his youth, he learned painting from his father. In 1918, he accepted a position as a mentor at the Peking University Painting Method Research Society, invited by. The following year, he went to Paris for studies, later transferring to Berlin and Belgium to study drawing and oil painting. Upon returning to China in 1927, he successively served as the president of the Peking Art Academy, the head of the Art Department at Nanjing Central University, and the president of the Peking Art College after the War of Resistance Against Japan. After the liberation, he became the president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the chairman of the All-China Association of Art Workers until his death.