Bai Miao — Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Master's Interpretation of Artworks

Author: Xu Ji (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2005-11-11
Features: "Adhere to the best of ancient methods, inherit the endangered, improve the unsatisfactory, supplement the insufficient, and integrate what is adoptable from Western painting." — Xu Beihong
Xu Beihong was one of China's greatest modern artists and art educators. This book compiles his famous quotes 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 studied painting under his father. In 1918, he was appointed as a lecturer at the Peking University Painting Method Research Society upon the invitation of Cai Yuanpei. 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.