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Author: Li Yansheng
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: This painting is both lifelike and expressive. — A friendship tribute from I.M. Pei, a renowned Chinese-American architect. — Jacques Chirac, President of France. I feel Mr. Li possesses exceptional skill. Only a confident artist dares to create such portrait sketches. Only a master who commands the brush with divine ease can produce such astonishingly expressive sketches. Reading Li Yansheng's portrait sketches is truly a delight. The painting features famous individuals, and the famous enhance the painting. The inscriptions complement the portraits, capturing the essence in every stroke. — Zhao Haosheng, a senior journalist of American-Chinese descent. To depict the spirit through form, the key lies in the word "depict." Depicting form is merely a means; conveying the spirit is the ultimate goal. It is essential to achieve both form and spirit, carrying forward this tradition. — Guan Shanyue, a painter and art educator.
Yan Sheng's brother Li Qimao, a painter from Taiwan, remarked: "His sketch of my recent likeness is a stroke of genius, truly admirable."
The painting features famous individuals, and the famous enhance the painting. The inscriptions complement the portraits, capturing the essence in every stroke. The renowned figure painter Mr. Li Yansheng, who directly sketches portraits with a brush on real people, may not be a person, but his influence is immense, and his achievements are remarkable, making him a standout gem on the contemporary Chinese art scene. Among the subjects of these portrait sketches are Ba Jin, Zhao Puchu, Bing Xin, Ai Qing, Qi Gong, Huang Zhou, I.M. Pei, and Lee Tsung-Dao. These subjects are mostly contemporary scientific and cultural figures from China and abroad. Under Li's masterful brushstrokes, the portraits are not only lifelike but also expressive. No wonder I.M. Pei inscribed on Li's portrait of him: "This painting is both lifelike and expressive."
The name "The Wise" originates from Confucius's saying: "A benevolent person does not worry, a wise person does not doubt, and a brave person does not fear." In Li's eyes, only those who truly understand the essence of life are the strong ones in their own destiny, becoming the "wise" figures he eagerly captures.
Rarely seen is Li Yansheng's fresh and flowing writing style, like a mountain stream murmuring softly into the ear. His modesty and gentle warmth embody the elegance and refinement of millennia of Chinese intellectuals. Reading this book and admiring these paintings is like entering a fragrant garden, where the aroma fills the air.
The painting features famous individuals, and the famous enhance the painting. The inscriptions complement the portraits, capturing the essence in every stroke. The renowned figure painter Mr. Li Yansheng, who directly sketches portraits with a brush on real people, may not be a person, but his influence is immense, and his achievements are remarkable, making him a standout gem on the contemporary Chinese art scene. Among the subjects of these portrait sketches are Ba Jin, Zhao Puchu, Bing Xin, Ai Qing, Ji Gong, Huang Zhou, I.M. Pei, and Lee Tsung-Dao. These subjects are mostly contemporary scientific and cultural figures from China and abroad. Under Li's masterful brushstrokes, the portraits are not only lifelike but also expressive. No wonder I.M. Pei inscribed on Li's portrait of him: "This painting is both lifelike and expressive."
The name "The Wise" originates from Confucius's saying: "A benevolent person does not worry, a wise person does not doubt, and a brave person does not fear." In Li's eyes, only those who truly understand the essence of life are the strong ones in their own destiny, becoming the "wise" figures he eagerly captures.
Rarely seen is Li Yansheng's fresh and flowing writing style, like a mountain stream murmuring softly into the ear. His modesty and gentle warmth embody the elegance and refinement of millennia of Chinese intellectuals. Reading this book and admiring these paintings is like entering a fragrant garden, where the aroma fills the air.