Aesthetic Supremacy. Series Three of the Famous Oil Painter

Author: Li Fang
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: What are the joys and sorrows of Chinese top-tier artists? What is their ideal lifestyle? What are the high principles they uphold in their art? What is their ideal artistic realm? Who are their idolized artists? Which is their perceived successful work, and which is their failed one? Behind these works, what stories—either vivid or—are there? How do their close family members see them? What extraordinary experiences did they have during their upbringing? These contents rarely appear in mainstream art history, yet aren’t they just as intriguing to readers? The Woo Mei Zhi - Sheng Tian Ge Chinese Artists Series will answer all these questions for you. This series comprises 21 books, preparing to conduct in-depth interviews with 100 influential Chinese painters, calligraphers, and craft masters to authentically record their thoughts and reflect the overall landscape of artists in this era. The six renowned realistic painters introduced in this series are: Xu Mangyao, Yuan Zhengyang, Long Liyou, Li Guijun, Zhang Yibo, and Zhu Chunlin. They all possess unique artistic languages, pure aesthetic pursuits, and personalities that are diverse and endlessly fascinating.