Art Rebel Liu Haisu

Author: Shi Nan
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: A great artist, he did not want success. 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. He endured extraordinary hardships and humiliation, yet his life was not constrained. Poverty and solitude constantly tempered his soul. Even in sorrow, he drew courage from it to uplift himself. He was truly a hero who created his era, not a victim of tradition, nor a slave to society, merely 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 Hai Su's The Rebel of Art This book includes: Childhood; Second Marriage; Principal at Age Seventeen; First Treading the Thorny Path; The Debate over Nudes; Learning Calligraphy from Kang Youwei; Lifelong Gratitude to Cai Yuanpei; Departure to Japan; European Expedition; Pen Battles; Misunderstandings; Misunderstandings; Chinese Art Exhibition in Berlin; Further Controversies; Adventures in Southeast Asia; Seclusion to Paint; A New Station in Life; Experiencing Purgatory; Iron Bone Red Plum; Springtime; Global Journey; Sunset Splendor